News that NCT would be having a collaboration with Starbucks went viral on Twitter recently. K-Pop collaborations with the coffee chain are not new — the brand has previously collaborated with BLACKPINK and BTS. Tweets with the alleged merchandise have been going viral. Although no one knows where the source comes from, it seems like […]
4th Gen K-Pop Idol Praised Amidst Global Starbucks Boycott
A 4th Gen K-Pop idol is being praised for boycotting Starbucks. Since October, the death toll in the Gaza Strip has reportedly surpassed 33,400 due to Israeli attacks. The surviving Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to survive as over 75K are injured, starving, displaced, and lost homes, family, and friends. Around 1 in every 25 […]
Solana memecoin hype continues, Backpack’s beta phase was a success and Starbucks axes its NFT program
Welcome to TechCrunch Crypto, formerly known as Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Hello and welcome back to the TechCrunch Crypto newsletter. This week, Starbucks killed its Odyssey NFT program that was launched in 2022, […]
Starbucks ditches its Odyssey NFT program
Update: Starbucks announced Friday that it’s discontinuing its NFT program, to “prepare for what comes next as we continue to evolve the program,” according to an FAQ page. We spoke with Steve Kaczynski, the program’s lead, on the Chain Reaction podcast last month. On Friday, he tweeted that his future at the company was […]
The “Difference” In Netizens’ Reactions To Somi And LE SSERAFIM Yunjin’s “Starbucks” Controversies Sparks Debates
Since November 2023, Starbucks has been under fire following allegations of promoting anti-Palestine ideals and reportedly terminating employees who expressed support for Palestine on social media. This led to a widespread boycott aimed at stopping the company’s alleged contributions to the ongoing genocide that was not initially included in official boycott targets. The criticism of […]