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Hacker mints 1 quadrillion yUSDT after exploiting old Yearn Finance contract
13.4.2023
The hacker has already transferred 1,000 Ether, worth almost $2 million, to the crypto mixer Tornado Cash
What Bitcoin bear market? BTC price closely copying old halving cycles
13.4.2023
Bitcoin continues to fulfil its halving cycle roadmap in classic style compared to 2013 and 2017, the latest BTC price metrics show
New Xbox Controller Is Made From Recycled Old Junk
5.4.2023
Microsoft today announced a new and very cool Xbox controller: the “Remix Special Edition”, which is (partly, at least) made up of recycled plastic.Read more
German Stock Exchange Boerse Stuttgart to Provide Crypto Custody Through Licensed Subsidiary
2.4.2023
Blocknox, a subsidiary of one of Europe’s largest stock exchanges, Boerse Stuttgart, has been licensed to operate as a crypto custodian in Germany. The authorization will allow the company to offer custody services for digital assets to institutional investors across the Old Continent. Boerse...
World’s Largest Asset Manager Blackrock Predicts No Fed Rate Cuts This Year
30.3.2023
The world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, does not see the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year. “That’s the old playbook when central banks would rush to rescue the economy as recession hit. Now they’re causing the recession to fight sticky inflation – and that makes...
Blizzard Just Fixed A 15-Year-Old Bug In World Of Warcraft Classic
29.3.2023
If you ever suspected that your version of the legendary weapon, Val’anyr, Hammer of Ancient Kings, could trigger shields that would absorb more damage than seemed normal, Blizzard’s QA department might have just proved you right. As it turns out, Val’anyrs’ stats contained an extra zero. Whoops!...
From Dorm Room to $1.75 Billion: 26-Year-Old's Crypto Exchange Takes Africa by Storm
26.3.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Yellow Card has grown to be the largest centralized exchange in Africa since its launch in 2019, with $1.75 billion in transactions facilitated so far.
Chris Maurice and Justin Poiroux are the co-founders of Yellow Card, who launched the platform from their dorm room...
Web3 Company Orange Comet Taps 13-Year-Old Artist Doodle Boy for NFT Drop
16.3.2023
The company is bringing teenaged artist Joe Whale’s work to life through a series of digital collectibles minted on OpenSea
India-Russia Oil Deals Chip Away at Dollar Dominance in International Trade
8.3.2023
On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Western sanctions on Russia and oil trading between Moscow and India have started to erode the dollar’s decades-old dominance of international oil trade. The oil deals between India and Russia have been settled in other currencies, putting the U.S....
Death in the metaverse: Web3 aims to offer new answers to old questions
8.3.2023
As contemporary society continues to digitize, life in the metaverse raises the same timeless questions about what happens after death
Old G4 Review Is Forcing Gaming To Reckon With Its Racist JRPG Past
6.3.2023
Last week, Final Fantasy producer Yoshida Naoki objected to the label “JRPG,” stating that the term felt “discriminatory.” His comments kicked off a round of discussion about whether or not the term “JRPG” was racially problematic. Some couldn’t understand how JRPG could be pejorative, especially...
US agencies recommend old risk management principles for crypto liquidity
25.2.2023
The joint statement highlighted the key liquidity risks associated with crypto-assets and related participants for banking organizations
French Court Jails 50-year-old International Crypto Scammer for Four Years
15.2.2023
The 50-year-old mastermind of a “vast” and “international” French crypto scam that duped at least 14 victims out of over $375,000 has been sentenced to four years in prison....
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Call Of Duty Is So Old It's Bridging Generations Of NBA Players
14.2.2023
The age difference between the NBA’s oldest and youngest players is so vast that someone who grew up playing the Super Nintendo can find themselves on the court alongside someone who grew up playing Fortnite.Read more
Nintendo Says New Games Are Still ‘Under Development’ For 7-Year-Old Switch
10.2.2023
Never count Nintendo out. Or for it to do the most obvious and sensible thing. With the Switch entering its seventh year after becoming the third best selling console ever, you’d think it would be the perfect time for a successor. But there’s still no Switch 2 or Switch Pro in sight, and Nintendo...
Nigerian President Barred From Extending Old Naira Banknote Demonetization Deadline
9.2.2023
With just a few days left before the old naira banknotes are demonetized on Feb. 10 as scheduled, a court in Nigeria has blocked the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, and the central bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, from further extending the deadline. Opponents of the central...
Reddit User Discovers 7zip File Possibly Linked to Julian Assange Hidden in Bitcoin Blockchain
7.2.2023
According to a post on the Reddit community r/bitcoin, an old file was discovered that may be linked to Julian Assange, the whistleblower and founder of Wikileaks. The encrypted 7zip file is in the output script from a transaction that took place on Jan. 5, 2017, and was mined at block height...
Web3 could seize on the decades-old software-as-a-service business model
1.2.2023
Web3 needs to set off toward new horizons to continue disrupting traditional industries, and B2B SaaS can enable that
Gangsters, cats and Bitcoin: 9-year-old Henry takes BTC to the classroom
1.2.2023
A young Andreas Antonopolous in the making, a nine-year-old in the United Kingdom, tried to orange pill his classroom
Nigeria Extends Deadline for Returning Soon-to-Be Demonetized Naira Banknotes
1.2.2023
After initially ignoring pleas to extend the period for returning old naira banknotes, the Nigerian central bank recently said it has shifted the deadline for returning old banknotes to Feb. 10. The bank’s governor, Godwin Emefiele, said some 30,000 so-called super agents have been deployed...