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Shanghai High Court Declares Bitcoin Virtual Asset With Economic Value Protected by Chinese Law

12.5.2022
The Shanghai High People’s Court has declared bitcoin to be a virtual asset protected by Chinese law. The court notes that the cryptocurrency has economic value. Bitcoin Is Property Protected by Law in China The Shanghai High People’s Court has declared that bitcoin qualifies as...

Bank of America Strategist Warns ‘Recession Shock’ Is Coming, Analyst Says Crypto Could Outperform Bonds

8.4.2022
On Friday, Bank of America’s (BOFA) chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett explained in a weekly financial note to clients that the U.S. economy could head into a recession. The BOFA strategist’s note further detailed that cryptocurrencies could outperform bonds and stocks. BOFA...

US Bond Markets Signal Economic Downturn, Trend Forecaster Says if War Ensues ‘Odds of Recession Increase’

1.4.2022
As Americans continue to deal with rising inflation, on Tuesday the spread between 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields inverted, signaling the U.S. economy may be headed for a recession. This week, a myriad of financial reports have noted that the U.S. dollar’s reserve currency status could...

MENA Climate Week notes blockchain's potential for climate action

30.3.2022
Panelists at the MENA Climate Week discuss shifting regulations, technological evolution and increasing awareness and collaboration between the blockchain and climate communities

Steam Game Dev’s Patch Notes Include Anti-Mask Rant, Users Immediately Revolt

13.3.2022
Domina, a small game on Steam about managing gladiators, is currently being review bombed by users after the latest patch notes for the game included an unrelated rant about people wearing masks during the pandemic. The message also explains that not wearing a mask will “get you laid” and seems...

Report: Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Fir Tree Eyes Shorting the Stablecoin Tether

11.3.2022
The hedge fund Fir Tree Capital Management’s investors claim it has developed a method to short the stablecoin tether. A report notes that “clients of the firm” said the potential to reap big rewards from shorting the world’s largest stablecoin is great. Investors...

Attacker Hacks Arbitrum’s Treasure DAO for Over 100 NFTs by Leveraging Marketplace Exploit

4.3.2022
A non-fungible token market platform built on top of Arbitrum called Treasure DAO was hacked on March 3 at 7:33 a.m. (EST), according to a post mortem analysis authored by the security-focused firm Certik. The company’s report notes that “over 100 NFTs were stolen in...

Japanese Online Retail Giant Rakuten Launches NFT Marketplace

28.2.2022
Rakuten Group, the Japanese electronic commerce and online retail company based in Tokyo has announced the launch of a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace called Rakuten NFT. The announcement notes that new features will be added in the future, and a peer-to-peer service for minting and selling...

Pokémon Legends: Arceus Nerfs Cherrim So It Will Stop Torturing Players

9.2.2022
Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ first post-launch update is live on Switch and while very small, it does accomplish one very important thing: fixing Cherrim. Read more

XTB Notes 69% Hike in Q4 Profits

3.2.2022
XTB, a Poland-based retail broker, recently released its Q4 report, noting a 69% surge in profits. The company also reported a 31.2% year-over-year jump in operating income, with other parameters showing immense growth. The growth ended up with the Polish broker amassing 183.6 million...

Blockchain Software Firm Consensys Acquires Mycrypto Ethereum Wallet

1.2.2022
On February 1, the blockchain infrastructure firm Consensys has revealed it has acquired the Ethereum-based wallet Mycrypto and plans to merge the wallet into Metamask. The price Consensys paid for Mycrypto was not disclosed but the announcement notes that the acquisition will “further...

Notes on Reverse-Scrolling Columns With CSS Scroll-Timeline

31.1.2022
Lemme do this one quick-hits style: Mary Lou published a quintessentially-Codrops-y demo called Alternate Column Scroll. The scrolling effect is powered by Locomotive Scroll, which we’ve coincidentally covered before. Bramus has been exploring native CSS scrolling effects … Notes...

Crypto.com Inks Multi-Year Deal With LeBron James and His Education-Focused Nonprofit

28.1.2022
On Friday, the digital currency exchange Crypto.com announced the company has inked a multi-year partnership with LeBron James and the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF). The crypto trading platform notes that the partnership will bolster things like “educational empowerment,”...

Notes on Josh Comeau’s Custom CSS Reset

5.1.2022
We recently talked with Elad Shechter on his new CSS reset, and shortly after that Josh Comeau blogged his. We’re in something of a new era of CSS resets where… you kind of don’t need one? There isn’t … Notes on Josh Comeau’s Custom CSS Reset originally...

S&P Global Ratings Study Predicts Crypto and Decentralized Finance Will Continue to Grow in 2022.

29.12.2021
S&P Global, an intelligence and data company, suggests that crypto and decentralized finance trends will continue to gather steam in 2022. In its latest report, the company examines the current state of the market and notes that, while there are still serious problems that could hinder...

SWIFT Aims to Test Tokenization in 2022, Clearstream, Northern Trust, SETL to Participate

24.12.2021
SWIFT, the Belgian-based cooperative that serves as an intermediary and settlement executor of financial transactions between banks worldwide is planning to experiment with asset tokenization in 2022. In a blog post about the subject, SWIFT notes that it will be working with firms like Clearstream...

Crypto Wealth Manager Vaneck Launches Polygon and Avalanche Investment Offerings

18.12.2021
The wealth manager Vaneck has announced it has expanded its exchange-traded note (ETN) offerings to support the tokens polygon and avalanche. The two ETNs follow five previously launched funds in Europe that allow investors to gain exposure to leading digital assets. Vaneck Adds Polygon...