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10 ARTICLES
The deceit of India’s TikTok clones
A lot of money was spent on building a home-grown social media success story. The only thing that got built was fundraising pitch decks.
16 Oct 2023
Anand Mahindra aims to give chess its IPL moment
The billionaire wants to turn the game into a spectator sport with the Global Chess League. Can he pull it off?
01 Jul 2023
Chingari’s desperate attempt to stay relevant
The short-video app’s latest move to add a private video-calling feature solely meant for adults is neither original nor promising.
30 Jun 2023
Chingari fires 20% of its workforce, cites ‘restructuring’
The layoffs come a month after co-founder Aditya Kothari quit the short-video startup and four months after the company raised funding from California-based Aptos Labs.
20 Jun 2023
Chingari’s crypto token loses nearly 90% of value
A large holder—a whale in crypto speak—dumped 2 million of the GARI tokens last night on a Seychelles-registered exchange.
05 Jul 2022
India and Web3: What next?
From celebrities and small artists to larger companies, everyone is trying to cash in on India’s growing appetite for crypto and its allied spaces. A wrap on the Web3 boom and what to expect in 2022.
23 Dec 2021
‘We just happened to be at the right spot at the right time’
Chingari’s Sumit Ghosh has big plans for his NFT marketplace. Regulatory uncertainty around crypto, growing competition and scepticism don’t rattle him.
01 Dec 2021
The state of India’s NFT scene
Everyone from Bollywood stars to social media platforms is jumping on the crypto art bandwagon. How does this play out?
05 Nov 2021
Mitron is fast running out of friends
Faced with rising competition and a paucity of funds, one of India’s earliest TikTok clones seems to be giving up on the short-video fad. A lesson for those looking to cash in on temporary sentiments?
06 Jul 2021
