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Bitcoin Sinks Below $39,000 as Market Pressure Intensifies
23.1.2024
Over the past day, bitcoin’s value has experienced further decline, now plummeting below the $39K mark as ongoing bearish trends exert downward pressure. Following its dip under the $40K barrier on Monday, the leading crypto asset further depreciated by 5.3% relative to the U.S. dollar...
Antonio Juliano: Uprooting a Successful Exchange to Explore the Cosmos
4.12.2023
Juliano's dYdX switched from Ethereum to Cosmos in one of the year's biggest blockchain defections. The project has big plans for 2024
Game Awards Honorees Demand Show Acknowledge Gaza Humanitarian Crisis
29.11.2023
Every year The Game Awards acknowledges a Future Class, a collection of burgeoning young members of the industry that its director, Emily Bouchoc, and others have deemed “represent the bright, bold, and inclusive future for video games.” This year, not long before The Game Awards 2023 is set...
The Protocol: Ethereum Struggles With Sprawl as Optimism Airdrops $27M
20.9.2023
Last week marked the one-year anniversary of Ethereum’s historic “Merge” – the shift to a more energy-efficient proof-of-stake network. But in some ways the largest smart-contract blockchain has become a victim of its own success: Staking is so popular that the number of network validators...
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Calls for Reform of ‘Outdated, Dysfunctional, and Unfair’ Global Financial Architecture
28.8.2023
Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations (U.N.), has noted changes that need to happen with today’s financial institutions to fit into the current multilateral world. During the recent BRICS leaders summit, Guterres said that the current “outdated, dysfunctional,...
DYdX Founder: Crypto Developers Could Benefit from Avoiding US Market – What's Going On?
27.8.2023
Antonio Juliano, founder of the decentralized exchange dYdX, has suggested that crypto developers forget about serving customers in the United States for the next five to 10 years due to a hostile regulatory environment.
In a recent X (formerly Twitter) thread, the crypto veteran encouraged...
Crypto builders should 'give up' serving US customers for 5 to 10 years — dYdX founder
26.8.2023
The founder of dYdZX argued that early-stage crypto projects can scale faster by ignoring U.S. customers, as they won't have to deal with the hassles of the U.S. regulatory climate
Please Enjoy The Silliest Game Ladder Climbing Animations We Could Find
11.7.2023
Ladders! They are a lot like stairs, but flat and vertical and without any steps. Actually, wait, I guess they aren’t that similar to stairs. I guess I’m not a ladder expert! And it seems plenty of video game characters are similarly not very good at ladders. It’s okay. We all have our flaws. Read...
Salvadoran teenager becomes Bitcoin teacher, no longer earning ‘6 dollars a day’
9.7.2023
18-year-old Gerardo Moran explained in a series of tweets his journey back to his former high school in El Salvador, where he is now teaching senior professors about Bitcoin
Brazil Based FTX Customers Organizing to File Class-Action Lawsuit
18.11.2022
A group of customers of the recently collapsed crypto exchange FTX, is organizing to take legal action against the company. The suit would be led by Ray Nasser, CEO of Arthur Mining, and will be brought by customers who had more than $100,000 on the exchange by the time of its bankruptcy. Brazilian...
Binance Proof-of-Reserve pledge gains support following FTX crisis
9.11.2022
The call for a more detailed disclosure of liquidity through the use of "Proof-of-Reserves" has been backed by many high-profile industry figures
Terrorists are funding their horrible deeds with crypto: UN officials
31.10.2022
Cash and hawala remain the “predominant methods of terror financing,” according to a UN official, however, "advanced" terror organizations are turning to cryptocurrencies
Tom Holland’s Uncharted Movie Is Getting Trashed By Critics
14.2.2022
The Uncharted movie won’t be out stateside until later this week, but it’s been out internationally for a few days, having released in a handful of markets last Thursday and Friday. So far, the cinematic adaptation of a popular video game series is being received about as well as any other...
Nolan North Is Voicing Nathan Drake For The Uncharted Movie Version's Novelization
11.2.2022
Nolan North voices Nathan Drake in the Uncharted games. Tom Holland plays the character in the upcoming movie version. So how do you cast for the audiobook of the feature film’s novelization? Nolan North, that’s who. Variety (via Eurogamer) reports that North will be narrating the novelization...
Castlevania-Inspired Roguelike Is Pure Dopamine
21.1.2022
Over the last few days, I’ve been consumed by a game called Vampire Survivors. It’s cheap, both in terms of price (only $3) and presentation (giant buttons that look more suited to mobile than PC), while very obviously lifting most of its aesthetic inspiration from the Castlevania series. But...
First Uncharted Movie Trailer Offers A Great Look At Tom Holland As Nathan Drake
21.10.2021
One day after leaked footage from the Uncharted movie made the rounds, Sony officially dropped the trailer for the film. I can’t believe I’m saying this—especially given the, uh, history of films based on video games—but it actually looks pretty sick. Check it out:Read more
US Government Seizes Trezor Wallet With $6.3 Million in Bitcoin From Gift Card Fraud Case
27.9.2021
On September 22, 2021, a U.S. district judge from San Antonio, Texas, granted a summary judgment on the civil forfeiture of 147 bitcoin worth $6.3 million held on a Trezor hardware wallet. According to the court filing, the crypto assets stemmed from a Target gift card fraud incident that started...
The Sims 4: Cottage Living Is Already One Of Its Best Expansions
4.8.2021
There are some “must-haves” for fans of The Sims. These are staples that are so ingrained in our IRL worlds or the franchise that a Sims game feels lacking without them: Attending university, having a pet, changing seasons, family gameplay, something magical or otherworldly, oh, and farming.Read...
Paraguayan Lawmaker to Present Bitcoin Legislation Next Month — Aims to Make Paraguay Global Crypto Hub
20.6.2021
A pro-bitcoin congressman in Paraguay says he will present bitcoin legislation in congress next month with the aim to make Paraguay a hub for cryptocurrency investors worldwide. His efforts follow El Salvador passing a bill making bitcoin legal tender. Paraguay Wants to Be Global Hub for Crypto...
Defi Derivatives Exchange Dydx Raises $65 Million – Project Plans to ‘Launch a Mobile Application’
16.6.2021
The decentralized exchange (dex) Dydx announced the organization has raised $65 million in a Series C funding round led by Paradigm. The Dydx announcement notes that the additional capital will be leveraged to “significantly improve liquidity” on the dex platform “through...