Emerging Tech

TD Ameritrade and Havas Placed an Ad on the Blockchain

Company claims it's the first of its kind

Is made with ASCII art and composed of 68 different translations on a blockchain. TD Ameritrade/Havas

By Marty Swant

April 26, 2018

Late last week, TD Ameritrade planted—well, technically, embedded—a flag when they created what they said was the first ad inserted within the bitcoin blockchain.

Marty Swant
@martyswant martin.swant@adweek.com Marty Swant is a former technology staff writer for Adweek.
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