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The move reflects a broader pivot by ad-reliant companies to squeeze more revenue from existing users rather than growing the base—a pattern that tends to coincide with economic downturns. In crypto, such news often gets ignored, but it adds to the narrative that traditional markets are struggling, which historically drives capital toward scarce assets like BTC during flight-to-safety episodes.

Roku announced a major overhaul of its smart TV operating system, introducing a large permanent ad on the home screen's right side.

Roku's Ad-Heavy OS Revamp Coincides With Crypto's Extreme Fear Mood

Roku's permanent ad overhaul simultaneously disincentivizes users and incentivizes adoption of decentralized streaming protocols like Theta and Livepeer