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Microstrategy Buys $10M Worth of Bitcoin, MSTR Shares Down Over 60% Since February
18.5.2021
On Tuesday, the publicly-listed business intelligence company, Microstrategy, announced the purchase of 229 bitcoins adding to the firm’s current stash of crypto. The company’s CEO Michael Saylor told his Twitter followers that Microstrategy now holds 92,079 bitcoins. Microstrategy...
Coinbase Shares Down 27%, $1.2B Convertible Debt Deal Announced, Shareholder Letter Says ‘Competition Increasing’
18.5.2021
Coinbase shares have dropped in value during the last month after opening at $342 per share. The company’s shares have dropped over 27% to $248 per share since the Nasdaq listing in mid-April. On Monday, the firm further announced intentions to sell $1.25 billion of convertible debt. Coinbase...
Six People Connected to a $36M Crypto Scam Arrested, Scheme Operated From Multiple Locations in Europe
18.5.2021
Authorities in Germany launched a massive operation that cracked down on a sophisticated crypto scam, resulting in the arrest of six people in different European countries. Initial reports state that such a fraudulent scheme stole over $36.2 million worth in virtual currencies from individuals...
Guilty Gear Voice Actor Steps Down To Make Room For Black Women
17.5.2021
Erin Fitzgerald, the prolific voice actor who played Ramlethal Valentine in the Guilty Gear Xrd games, won’t be returning in the upcoming Guilty Gear Strive after stepping down to “support more work for Black actresses behind the mic.”Read more
Crypto Markets Take Deep Losses, Global Trade Volumes Skyrocket, Elon Battles Crypto Twitter
16.5.2021
Bitcoin and a slew of digital currency markets are seeing significant losses on Sunday as a majority of coins are down between 2-15% during the last 24 hours. The entire crypto-economy has dropped more than 6% and bitcoin dominance is down to 40% the lowest the metric has been in two years. Crypto...
Elon Musk Doubles Down on Dogecoin, Tweets About Ideal Improvements
16.5.2021
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and Spacex, has doubled down on its bet that dogecoin can become a currency able to address Tesla’s new set of environmental requirements. The entrepreneur has tweeted he is now working with Dogecoin developers to improve the currency, hoping it can evolve to be more...
IGN Takes Down Article And Tweet Sharing Palestinian Aid Groups
16.5.2021
Following the most recent set of violent military strikes by the Israel Defense Forces that have leveled entire buildings in Gaza and left over 180 Palestinians dead, IGN yesterday posted an article linking to a variety of Palestinian charities and even gave a Palestinian flag prominence in...
Bridgewater Associates’ Ray Dalio Warns Crypto’s Success Could Bring Tough Regulation
16.5.2021
Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio has warned that cryptocurrency’s biggest risk is its own success. He explained that it could attract regulators to come down tough on the crypto industry because “as a storehold of wealth no government wants to have an alternative...
Microsoft quietly closing down Azure blockchain in September
14.5.2021
Microsoft is closing its Azure Blockchain Service, giving existing customers just four months to transition to new service providers
Stablecoin Demand in 2021 Skyrockets, Fiat-Pegged Token Economy Nears $100 Billion
14.5.2021
While most cryptocurrency markets are down today in value, dollar-pegged stablecoins have seen significant demand during the last 24 hours. Currently, the entire market valuation of all the stablecoins in existence is roughly $96 billion. The Rise of Fiat-Pegged Stablecoins Crypto assets like...
Quiet down, Elon: 5 crypto stories that didn't need Musk's Twitter antics to move markets
13.5.2021
Yeah, yeah, we get it: Elon loves attention. Here's a picture to keep him happy. Meanwhile, let's take a look a 5 crypto news stories this month that didn't require us to fawn over his influence
Bitcoin Markets Blood Red After Tesla Announcement, Crypto Economy Sheds Billions
13.5.2021
Digital currency markets have seen better days, as billions of dollars were shaved off the entire crypto-economy after Tesla revealed it would not be accepting bitcoin over environmental concerns. The entire market capitalization of all the crypto assets in existence has dipped under the...
China’s Blockchain Investment Growth Is Slowing Down
13.5.2021
Beijing. The growth of China’s blockchain business expansion appears to be slowing, per a new report – a sign that the blockchain explosion of the past two years appears to be quelling.
In October 2019, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech where he called blockchain technology “an important...
Hungary to Cut Tax on Crypto Profits in Half, Down to 15%
12.5.2021
The government in Budapest has put forward measures aimed at streamlining taxation and reducing the tax burden on businesses and citizens. As part of the package, Hungary plans to cut the tax levied on capital gains from cryptocurrency transactions, expecting to increase budget revenue with...
Migrating from Parcel to Snowpack
10.5.2021
I find build tooling endlessly interesting, especially right now as we’re in a juicy next-gen transitional period with players like Vite, wmr, Snowpack, and esbuild. Hugh Haworth has a good run-down of the new players, and we’ve chatted on …
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South Korea to Crack Down on Phishing Websites Attacking Crypto Users
10.5.2021
South Korean authorities are intensifying their monitoring of phishing activity related to cryptocurrencies. The government has identified a record number of websites trying to obtain login details from crypto exchange users. Over 30 sites have been taken down in just three months this year. Seoul...
US Authorities Seek Court Order to Shut Down Crypto Trading Platform Allegedly Duping Thousands of Investors
8.5.2021
New York Attorney General Letitia James is seeking a court order to immediately shut down the operations of cryptocurrency exchange Coinseed. The attorney general previously filed a lawsuit against the crypto exchange but the platform allegedly continued to operate and dupe investors....
Is Vendor Prefixing Dead?
5.5.2021
Let‘s take a quick stroll down memory-lane to revisit how vendor prefixing CSS properties came to be. I hope I don’t trigger PTSD for anyone!
It‘s not clear who started prefixing, or when it began exactly. What is clear, is …
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Cryptocurrency Exchange Hotbit Hacked: Systems Paralyzed, 2 Million Users Affected
1.5.2021
A cryptocurrency exchange with about 2 million users worldwide announced that it has “suffered a serious cyber attack.” A number of basic services are paralyzed and the attacker tried to access the exchange’s wallets. Consequently, the platform has shut down, stating that it needs...
Turkey Jails 6 People as Police Widen Search for Missing Cryptocurrency Exchange CEO Accused of Exit Scam
30.4.2021
Turkey has now jailed six suspects connected to the cryptocurrency exchange Thodex, which has been accused of an exit scam. Turkish authorities and Interpol have widened their search for the exchange’s CEO, who fled the country before shutting down his trading platform, preventing customers...