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Bitcoin Payments App Strike Launches for European Customers
24.4.2024
Strike, the payments application using the Bitcoin blockchain, has launched in Europe, allowing customers to buy, sell and withdraw bitcoin {{BTC}} in the region, it announced Wednesday
Argentina President Milei Disappoints Some Bitcoiners as Crypto Registration Rule Begins
2.4.2024
The nation unveiled a mandatory registration process for cryptocurrency platforms
Bitcoin-Focused Payments App Strike Rolls Out Services to Africa
27.2.2024
Bitcoin-focused payments firm Strike is expanding its services to African countries including Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday
Samourai Wallet, Strike and Others Ask FinCEN to Withdraw Proposed Rules Tied to Crypto Mixing
25.1.2024
Samourai Wallet, River, Strike, Swan, and other companies in the cryptocurrency space have sent a letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), commenting on the proposed rules over mixing transactions introduced in October. These companies are asking FinCEN to withdraw its proposal...
Valve Made About A Billion Dollars On Counter-Strike Loot Boxes In 2023
23.1.2024
According to new data, it appears that Valve likely made about $1 billion from digital Counter-Strike 2 (previously Global Offensive) cases and keys in 2023. Yes, that’s billion with a “B.” Read more
Why Video Game Voice Actors Don’t Love The New SAG-AFTRA Deal
10.1.2024
After months of speculation from voice actors concerned with how their voices could be co-opted by AI, and recent announcements from companies like Ubisoft and Tencent that they’ll use NVIDIA’s new AI tools to provide voices for NPCs, the Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television...
GTA 6 Trailer Reaction Livestreams Hit With Takedowns
5.12.2023
Grand Theft Auto reveals are arguably among the biggest cultural events in all of gaming. It was no surprise, then, that hype for GTA VI blew through the roof as thousands of people patiently stared at a black screen, waiting for the official trailer to release. However, after someone leaked...
Left 4 Dead Got A Sequel So Fast Because The First Game Was Extremely ‘Broken’
22.11.2023
Valve’s co-op zombie shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, launched just a year after the original game. If you know much about Valve, you know that’s a shockingly fast turnaround for a sequel. And according to the lead on the original Left 4 Dead, the sequel came so quickly because the first game was a “broken...
Strike Rolls Out Bitcoin Purchases To Users Globally
16.11.2023
Bitcoin payments firm Strike has expanded its services on a global scale, now allowing users in 36 countries (soon to be 65+) beyond the U.S. to buy bitcoin through the app, founder Jack Mallers announced in a blog post Thursday
US senators draft NO FAKES bill to ban unauthorized AI copycats
13.10.2023
The proposed act came just hours after talks broke down between actors and Hollywood studios, with AI replicas a major friction point in negotiations
Video Game Voice Actors Are Ready To Strike Over AI. Here’s Why
26.9.2023
Sarah Elmaleh didn’t expect to find herself on the frontlines of a medium-defining fight over the use of AI in game development when she entered the video game industry over a decade ago. The voice of Katie in 2012’s seminal indie hit Gone Home, Elmaleh arrived in California just in time for...
Starfield Pushes Baldur's Gate 3 Off Steam Top Spot, And It's Not Even Out Yet
29.8.2023
Though you still can’t play it, Bethesda’s massive spacefarer role-playing game Starfield recently beat out one of 2023’s biggest games, D&D RPG Baldur’s Gate 3, as a Steam top seller, GamesRadar first noticed. Read more
Report: Jeopardy! Players Turn Down Rare Opportunity To Return, With Good Reason
11.8.2023
Jeopardy!’s 40th season is scheduled to begin on September 11. And this time around the popular trivia show is inviting past players from previous seasons to play one more time, a rare opportunity that most contestants never dreamed would happen. But to play again these contestants are being asked...
Twitch Bans Promotion Of Counter-Strike Gambling
3.8.2023
Streaming megasite Twitch has updated its community guidelines, and now prohibits streamers from promoting or being sponsored by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive skin gambling sites. This new ban could impact many CS:GO streamers who have lucrative deals with these controversial websites. Read more
Diablo IV’s OP Druid Build Does 2 Billion Damage
12.7.2023
Diablo IV is a game about keeping evil locked behind the gates of hell and making the numbers go up. Kill enemies, get stronger, kill more enemies, get even stronger. This is the endless cycle at the center of Blizzard’s hit action-RPG, but recently players have managed to take that logic to...
Crypto Firms Face Turmoil as Prime Trust Fallout Causes Service Disruptions and Concerns
23.6.2023
After the Bitgo acquisition deal to purchase Prime Trust fell through, it seems that crypto firms that have worked with the custodian are experiencing problems. On Thursday, Seattle-based fintech startup Stably announced the need to “temporarily pause” certain services and operations....
Today in Crypto: Fed Keeps Rate Unchanged, Strike Goes to Mexico, Binance and SEC to Negotiate on Asset Freeze, Arbitrage Bot Profits $3 + More News
14.6.2023
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Strike Expands Lightning-Powered Cross-Border Payments to Mexico
14.6.2023
The company says Mexico is the largest market for remittances from the U.S
Bitcoin Payments Firm Strike Moves Custody In-House After Ditching Third-Party Services
9.6.2023
The move is a “culmination of over two years of effort,” according to Strike CEO and cofounder Jack Mallers
Bitcoin Payments Firm Strike’s Headquarters to Stay in U.S., Despite New El Salvador Office
24.5.2023
The company established a headquarters in El Salvador for its global entity as it expanded its app to more than 65 countries last week