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Gaming Gets Its First Union At A Major U.S. Studio
23.5.2022
Despite months of negative talking points by Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard, quality assurance staff at its Raven Software studio voted to unionize Monday, becoming the first union at a big studio in the U.S. The successful vote comes with talk of labor organizing picking up across...
Swiss Watchmaker TAG Heuer Now Accepts Cryptocurrency in US
23.5.2022
Luxury watch manufacturer TAG Heuer announced it’s introducing online cryptocurrency payments for customers in the United States. The Swiss company provides the new payment option through a partnership with crypto payment processor Bitpay. Tag Heuer Partners With Bitpay to Offer US Clients...
Facebook Owner Meta Files Trademark Applications for ‘Meta Pay’ Covering Crypto Services
21.5.2022
Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook, has filed five trademark applications for “Meta Pay.” The filings cover a wide range of cryptocurrency services. The company is renaming Facebook Pay to Meta Pay. Trademark Applications for Meta Pay Meta Platforms Inc., formerly Facebook, filed...
Texas Game Studio Will Help Employees Fleeing Anti-Trans, Anti-Abortion Laws
20.5.2022
As large areas of the United States grow increasingly hostile toward trans folks and abortion rights, one Texas game studio CEO is promising to assist employees who want to leave the state should it come to that (h/t GamesIndustry.biz).Read more
Here Are All The Pressers Filling The Vacuum Left By E3’s Shambling Zombie Corpse
19.5.2022
E3? More like E0! That’s the sort of total groaner you could expect to hear at an E3 press conference—y’know, if the games industry’s historically biggest marketing event was actually happening in 2022.Read more
Biden's pick for Fed vice chair for supervision calls for congressional action on stablecoins
19.5.2022
Fed nominee Michael Barr said that the government agency potentially releasing a central bank digital currency was an issue that required “a lot more thought and study."
Following French Montana, Son Tung M-TP, One of Vietnam’s Top Celebrity Singers, Joins Radio Caca’s USM Metaverse
19.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The Vietnamese music celebrity’s videos have garnered close to 2.5 billion lifetime views on Youtube. RACA Hits a High Note Radio Caca (RACA), one of the world’s leading Web 3.0 companies, today announced the collaboration between Radio Caca and Vietnamese celebrity...
FTX US to launch stock trading against stablecoins
19.5.2022
FTX Stocks will allow retail investors to fund their accounts with fiat-backed stablecoins like USD Coin via the FTX US crypto exchange
SEC chair uses crypto enforcement in justification for FY2023 budget
18.5.2022
"We’re not trying to grow really significantly, but resources to grow at least six percent to grow our enforcement arm in this space," said Gary Gensler
New York Attorney General Investigating Twitch, Discord Following Buffalo Shooting
18.5.2022
In the wake of the horrific shooting that took place in Buffalo on May 14, New York Attorney General Letitia James has officially launched an investigation into the role social media companies may have played in the attack on a supermarket that took the lives of 10 people and is now being...
Study: Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate
17.5.2022
New data stemming from the latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) report on bitcoin mining indicates that China still holds the second position in terms of global hashrate. While China commands close to 22% of Bitcoin’s global hashrate, the United States currently dominates...
China returns as 2nd top Bitcoin mining hub despite the crypto ban
17.5.2022
China still hosts 21% of the total global Bitcoin hash rate after the local government banned all crypto operations in the country last year
US federal judge approves of Justice Dept criminal complaint on using crypto to evade sanctions
16.5.2022
An unnamed individual allegedly sent more than $10 million in Bitcoin to an exchange in a country for which the U.S. currently imposes sanctions
Fox News Is Already Using 'Violent' Video Games As Scapegoat For Mass Shooting
16.5.2022
Time is a flat circle. The year is 2022, and a Fox News anchor recently asked an on-air guest whether or not he believed that video games enable mass shootings. Read more
Biden On Buffalo Shooting: 'Hate That Remains A Stain' On Nation’s Soul
16.5.2022
In the wake of the horrific shooting in Buffalo this past weekend, President Joe Biden and New York Governor Kathy Hochul issued statements in response to the tragedy. Both the President and the First Lady issued an immediate response on May 15, referring to the shooting as “senseless...
CFTC commissioner appoints senior policy adviser experienced in digital asset regulation
13.5.2022
Keaghan Ames worked at Credit Suisse for more than two years as vice president and head of U.S. regulatory policy, which included advising executives on digital assets regulation
Following French Montana, Vietnam’s Number 1 Celebrity Singer Son Tung M-TP Joins RACA’s USM Metaverse
13.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. The Vietnamese music celebrity’s videos have garnered close to 2.5 billion lifetime views on Youtube. RACA Hits a High Note Radio Caca (RACA), one of the world’s leading Web 3.0 companies, today announced the collaboration between Radio Caca and Vietnamese celebrity...
SEC's Hester Peirce says new stablecoin regs need to allow room for failure
13.5.2022
The SEC’s “crypto mom” Hester Peirce has said the regulatory “movement” around stablecoins needs to allow for “trial and error” and room for failure
PlayStation Boss Asks Staff To Respect All Abortion Opinions In Email About Cats
13.5.2022
An internal email from PlayStation president Jim Ryan contains several paragraphs about cats, but doesn’t contain a hard stance in support of his staff’s reproductive rights, and even asks employees to “respect” anti-abortion views and opinions, leaving many PlayStation staff angry and upset.Read...
US Senate confirms Jerome Powell for another four years as Fed chair
12.5.2022
In a 80–19 vote in the Senate, U.S. lawmakers confirmed Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve System, where he will also serve as a board member until 2028