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Natural disasters wreck FinTech infrastructure, proving cash is still king
16.10.2024
The lessons from recent hurricanes shouldn't be ignored. It’s time to upgrade internet infrastructure and position people to achieve financial sophistication
California AI bill aimed at preventing disasters draws ire from Silicon Valley
15.8.2024
Crypto VC giant a16z claims the AI legislation will “burden startups because of its arbitrary and shifting thresholds.”
One Of The Worst NASA Space Shuttle Disasters Accidentally Made It Into War Thunder
24.6.2024
War Thunder devs had to apologize over the weekend after players quickly noticed that a newly added loading screen featured imagery from the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Read more
Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Warns of ‘Biggest Disasters yet to Come in Crypto’
25.5.2024
Veteran trader Peter Brandt has issued a stark warning about the future of crypto staking, calling it “the biggest disasters yet to come in crypto.” He predicts significant disasters, bankruptcies, and personal financial losses within the sector. His warning followed the approval...
Crypto Crashes and Climate Chaos: FDIC Highlights Key Banking Risks in 2023
15.8.2023
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) flagged escalating risks from cryptocurrencies in its annual review of risks facing the banking industry. FDIC: Cryptos and Climate Top Risk List for Banks in 2023 Cryptocurrencies present “novel and complex risks” that are difficult...
Standing Together Against Disasters: CoinEx Charity Passes on the Spirit of Charity
28.3.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Every year, natural disasters like earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods hit countries around the world, severely damaging local infrastructure and homes and causing casualties. Individuals and communities in the catastrophe-hit areas suffer a heavy loss and need help from the outside...
Twitch Says It’s The Best Place For Creators Right After A Series Of Disasters
22.3.2023
Twitch is shedding employees and talent. Conversations about the platform are mired in scandals about deepfake porn and gambling. It’s the perfect time, in other words, for the Amazon-owned streaming platform to go on the offensive and pretend things have never been better.Read more
How to Harness the Power of Crypto to Aid Communities Rebuilding After Natural Disasters
22.2.2023
The industry's swift response in times of need highlights the need for compatibility between crypto and the traditional financial system
Crypto Lawyers Share Blame for FTX, Other Disasters, CFTC Commissioner Says
18.1.2023
Lawyers, accountants and other financial professionals should have stepped in to halt the fatal mistakes going on inside crypto firms such as FTX long before they imploded, said Christy Goldsmith Romero, a commissioner with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Industry seeks solutions for NFT image-hosting disasters
6.1.2023
NFT project executive Alex Altgausen said that if NFT projects are trying to disrupt traditional industries, they should explore storage technologies available in Web3
ECB President Christine Lagarde Blames Climate Change for Europe’s Torrid Inflation
28.8.2022
According to the French politician currently serving as the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, Europe’s scorching hot inflation can be blamed on climate change. During her interview with Madame Figaro, Lagarde stressed that people need to take into account that...
DeFi disasters: $31M drained from MonoX and BadgerDAO losses top $120M
3.12.2021
A disappointing week of exploits has put a temporary grim cloud over the end of 2021, with BadgerDAO and Huobi-listed MonoX suffering major losses
African Weather Balloon Project Uses Blockchain to Track Climate in West Africa
24.9.2021
According to the findings of one study, nearly 91% of deaths from natural disasters recorded between 1970 and 2019 occurred in developing countries. This study adds that such a high number of deaths is largely due to a lack of early warning systems and disaster management protocols. Using...
Shanghai Man: Crypto recovers, disasters strike, and China’s crackdown moves to other sectors
30.7.2021
Woman Arrested For Alleged Arson Threats To Attack On Titan Anime Studio
28.5.2021
A 25-year-old woman from Miyagi prefecture has been arrested for allegedly emailing an arson threat to Wit Studio, which is best known for animating the first three seasons of the Attack on Titan anime.Read more
Abandoned Shooter Six Days In Fallujah Is Being Brought Back Over A Decade Later
11.2.2021
Publisher Konami originally pulled the plug on Six Days In Fallujah, Atomic Games’ attempt to tell a realistic story about the war in Iraq based on the experience of US service members, for being too controversial. Now a new publisher and developer are resurrecting it. Read more
Working in the Cryptocurrency Industry as a Woman
12.9.2020
It seems there is a lot of turmoil happening in the world, as the year 2020 keeps giving and giving. From natural disasters, a global pandemic, and race wars and riots, everyone is wondering what will happen next. However, something happened earlier this year that resonated with me personally,...
Venezuelans Fighting Economic Hardship Discover Crypto’s True Potential
6.9.2019
For quite some time now, Venezuela has been suffering from a political crisis and a collapsing economy. Venezuelans dealing with rampant inflation continue to see their purchasing power decline. After witnessing one of the worst economic disasters in modern history, 4 million citizens have...
DeFi is the Ultimate Defense Against Political/Financial Disasters
22.8.2019
Juan Villaverde is an econometrician and mathematician devoted to the analysis of cryptocurrencies since 2012. He leads the Weiss Ratings team of analysts and computer programmers who created Weiss cryptocurrency ratings.
Fact is stranger than fiction. But before we talk about the latest facts...