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Veteran Halo, Destiny Director Joins Netflix Games
17.4.2023
Halo and Destiny veteran Joseph Staten just announced that he is joining Netflix Games as its newest creative director, and that he’ll be helming “a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.” Read more
Sui Foundation Appoints Managing Director to Increase Awareness, Growth of the Blockchain
17.4.2023
Greg Siourounis will lead efforts to promote Sui’s user base growth and development
IMF Economist Warns of Side Effects From Sharp Monetary Policy Tightening — Says Financial Risks Have Increased
13.4.2023
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic counselor has warned of the side effects of sharp monetary tightening. Noting that “Inflation is much stickier than anticipated,” he stressed that “financial risks have risen.” IMF Economist’s Warning Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas...
S&P Global Puts Decentralized Finance at the Forefront with New DeFi Director Hire – Crypto Going Mainstream?
4.4.2023
S&P Global is on the hunt for a DeFi director to oversee its expansion into the rapidly evolving decentralized finance sector.
According to a Monday job posting on LinkedIn, the giant financial information and analytics company is hiring for a DeFi director to spearhead its expansion into...
OCC’s new Office of Financial Technology has a director and an opening date
30.3.2023
The OCC is replacing its Office of Innovation with a new body that will help it stay on top of fintech developments and emerging risks
PUBG's Creative Director On The Success Of Battle Royales
28.3.2023
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds went from a mod for zombie survival game DayZ (itself a mod for milsim ARMA2), to an instantly successful Steam Early Access standalone in 2017. The game was inspired by Japanese action film Battle Royale, in which a collapsing society sends students to kill...
John Wick 4 Director On That Scene That Looks Straight Out Of Hotline Miami
27.3.2023
The video game-inspired fight scene in the recently released neo-noir film, John Wick: Chapter 4, may have changed the game for action movies moving forward. Read more
Moody’s Warns of Potential Financial Disruption Spillover Beyond US Banking Sector
25.3.2023
Roughly ten days ago, the credit agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the U.S. banking sector from “stable” to “negative.” In a recent update on Thursday, the company stated that there is still a risk to the U.S. economy. The managing director of credit strategy...
Recent contagion was 'TradFi to crypto' and not vice versa — Circle policy director
13.3.2023
“What happened over the last several days was a bit of an ironic black swan situation where the contagion was not from crypto to TradFi," said Caroline Hill
Scott Shapiro, Senior Director at Coinbase, on Trading Platforms, Current Crypto Market, and Coinbase | Ep. 210
7.3.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Scott Shapiro, Senior Director of Product Management at Coinbase, talks about current trends in advanced crypto trading, options trading in crypto, and tells stories from working at FaceBook and Google. ...
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India explores offline functionality of CBDCs: RBI executive director
4.3.2023
In addition to offline functionality, RBI is gauging CBDC’s potential for cross-border transactions and linkage with legacy systems of other countries
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Will Act as Alternative to Cryptocurrency, Says RBI Official
4.3.2023
An official of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says that the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) will act as an alternative to cryptocurrency. He stressed that the digital rupee must possess all the attributes of physical currency, including anonymity....
Detective Pikachu Sequel Inches Closer To Being Real
3.3.2023
Neo-noir comedy Pokémon: Detective Pikachu came out in 2019, and it was surprisingly good. In the era of risk-averse studios rebooting and remaking everything under the sun, a sequel seemed inevitable. Sure enough, one was already in development when the first debuted. No one’s heard about...
Elden Ring Director Turns To Escape From Tarkov For Inspiration
1.3.2023
It seems that Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki and I share an affinity for the same kind of game: Extraction shooters. (I always knew he had good taste). In a recent interview, the award-winning director said that he was a fan of none other than Escape From Tarkov and, more importantly, that...
Creed III Director Michael B. Jordan Wanted It To Be Anime AF
1.3.2023
During a press junket interview for Creed III, actor Michael B. Jordan revealed that he wanted his directorial debut to be jam-packed with references to some of the best fights in anime.Read more
Pressure Mounts on FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried as Former Director of Engineering Pleads Guilty – Here's What You Need to Know
1.3.2023
Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, has pleaded guilty to U.S. criminal charges, agreeing to cooperate with the investigation into FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
Singh pleaded guilty to six conspiracy charges, including conspiracy to commit wire...
Former FTX Director Pleads Guilty to Charges of Fraud, Money Laundering, and US Campaign Finance Violations
28.2.2023
Roughly 11 days ago, it was reported that Nishad Singh, the former director of engineering at FTX, was working with federal prosecutors to arrange a plea deal. On Tuesday, Singh pleaded guilty to criminal charges and stated, “I am unbelievably sorry for my role in all of this.” Singh Cooperating...
Former FTX Director to reportedly plead guilty to fraud charges
28.2.2023
Nishad Singh has reportedly agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud, one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud on FTX customers, and one count of conspiracy to commit commodities fraud
Former FTX Engineering Director Nishad Singh Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges: Reuters
28.2.2023
Former FTX Director of Engineering Nishad Singh pleaded guilty to criminal charges in a New York court on Tuesday
IMF Calls for ‘More’ Crypto Regulation — Says Banning Should Be an Option
26.2.2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says crypto needs “more regulation.” She added, “We should not take off the table banning those assets,” if regulation fails or is too slow to implement. IMF’s Chief Calls for More Crypto...