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Realm Closes $2.25M for Seed Investment to Build NFT Powered Microverses
25.5.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Realm, a new NFT microverse platform, has closed its first investment round at $2.25M led by Alphabit with strategic investments from NGC, Genesis Block Ventures, LD Capital, Moonrock, and SL2 amongst other funds. Realm aims to challenge the current NFT platforms by offering creators...
Amid Stern Warnings from China Crypto Firms Huobi and Okex Halt a Few Services
24.5.2021
On Friday, the cryptocurrency community discussed a report stemming from China’s 51st meeting of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission that reiterated warnings about bitcoin mining. The following Sunday, reports disclosed the cryptocurrency operation Huobi has suspended...
Four Inches Is A Great Size For A Batman Figure
23.5.2021
A 12-inch Batman is great for kids or serious collectors, depending on the toy line. Six inches is a good size if you want a nice amount of detail and articulation and don’t want Bruce Wayne to get lost under the couch. But for my money and purposes, the four-inch Batman of Spinmaster’s Bat-Tech...
Iran Is Using Bitcoin Mining to Circumvent Sanctions, According to Elliptic
23.5.2021
Iran is using Bitcoin mining to circumvent and lessen the effect of the economic sanctions that the U.S. and other countries have applied to the country since 2006, according to a new study by Elliptic, a blockchain analytics and financial crime compliance firm. The country is indirectly using...
Iran to Shut Down Licensed Crypto Miners in Peak Hours of Power Consumption
23.5.2021
Citing a need to maintain a stable electricity supply for other users, Iran will be pulling the plug on cryptocurrency mining farms whenever power consumption peaks. The measure intended to deal with shortages will target licensed facilities despite the government admitting that illegal crypto...
Plus: Biomutant attacks, Elite's odyssey perplexes
21.5.2021
And all the other movers and shakers in premium games right now!
Svelte for the Experienced React Dev
21.5.2021
This post is an accelerated introduction to Svelte from the point of view of someone with solid experience with React. I’ll provide a quick introduction, and then shift focus to things like state management and DOM interoperability, among other things. …
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JSON in CSS
21.5.2021
Jonathan Neal tweeted a heck of a little CSS trick the other day, putting JSON inside CSS and plucking it out with JavaScript. Valid values for custom properties are quite liberal! So this looks for a CSS rule (e.g. a …
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Blockfi Messes up Promo Payments: Transfers up to 700 Bitcoin Mistakenly
20.5.2021
Blockfi, a cryptocurrency lending platform, wrongly distributed a set of payments to a group of customers, who found deposits of up to 700 BTC in their accounts. While most weren’t able to withdraw these funds, in the confusion, other customers that applied for withdrawals are now being...
Sony Files Patent for Bitcoin Wagering on Playstation and Other Consoles
19.5.2021
Sony, the electronics giant, has revealed a patent that would introduce bitcoin wagering in its consumer electronic products and consoles, like the Playstation system. Spectators of a game could wager about what will happen next in an e-sports competition, and odds would be calculated by a machine...
Elon Musk Impersonators Rake in $2 Million: Regulator Warns of Fake Giveaway Cryptocurrency Scams
18.5.2021
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says reports of cryptocurrency scams have skyrocketed. In particular, people have reported sending more than $2 million in cryptocurrency to Elon Musk impersonators within the past six months. Elon Musk Impersonators and Other Cryptocurrency Scams The...
Steam sales for 'the other 50%' - a return!
17.5.2021
We look at a good title's real numbers
Iranian Tax Agency to Profile Owners of Cryptocurrency Exchanges
16.5.2021
Cryptocurrencies have been a cause for concern in Teheran as the digital assets have attracted capital from other, traditional markets. The parliament’s leadership has now asked the tax agency to profile the owners of Iranian platforms facilitating cryptocurrency trading and report to...
Ciphertrace Report Shows Crypto Crime Moving to Defi
15.5.2021
Ciphertrace, a blockchain analytics company, has announced that crypto-related crimes have moved to the realm of decentralized finance (defi) apps and protocols. Now, the impact these hacks and exploits represent is way bigger than the one classic hacks to centralized exchanges and other scams...
Plus: the return of Days Gone, data galore!
14.5.2021
[The GameDiscoverCo game discovery newsletter is written by ‘how people find your game’ expert Simon Carless. This newsletter is exclusive to GameDiscoverCo Plus subscribers, and rounds up a plethora of exclusive platform sales & other analysis.] Good morning, all, and welcome to...
The Nintendo Download: Calculator And 28 Other Fun Games
13.5.2021
What do you mean we’ve already done the calculator joke? Had I known I would have chosen a screenshot from one of the Famicom Detective Club games or random anime gem-matching game Kasiori. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now. Read more
Bitcoin for pizza, not the other way around, says Papa John's offer to UK customers
12.5.2021
Users of cryptocurrency exchange Luno can claim $14 in BTC rewards before Sunday
Arnold Schwarzenegger Follows Warren Buffett’s Crypto Investment Strategy, Keeps Away From Bitcoin
10.5.2021
Former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has confirmed that he does not invest in bitcoin or any other cryptocurrencies. He says that he is “like Warren Buffett” in that he does not invest in things he does not understand. The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway thinks bitcoin...
California Cannabis Chain People’s Remedy Starts Accepting Cryptocurrencies as Payment
9.5.2021
People’s Remedy, a growing chain of cannabis stores, has started accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment method, allowing their customers to use them as a fast, easy way of getting their products while taking advantage of the traits cryptocurrencies bring to the table. Unlike other stores...
Privacy-Centric Coins See Fresh Gains, Monero Captures All-Time Price High
9.5.2021
On May 7, the privacy-centric crypto asset monero captured an all-time high at $515 per unit, as demand for confidential transactions has increased in recent times. Monero has gained more than 190% during the last three months, while a number of other privacy coins like zcash, verge, horizen,...