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Angola Hikes Benchmark Interest Rate as Central Bank Attempts to Tame Rising Inflation
5.7.2021
The Angolan central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) recently hiked the country’s benchmark interest rate from 15.5% to a record of 20%. The largely unexpected hike, which is one of the National Bank of Angola (NBA)’s attempts to curb inflation, marks the first time...
'Shop Contest: Giant Stuffed Leek, Winners!
3.7.2021
The world moves so fast these days, I feel like we have all forgotten that last week The Pokemon Company started selling a giant stuffed leek plushie toy. But this week’s winners will remind us all of that strange time. Read more
My Elder Scrolls Online Apartment Is Very Sad And Crappy
3.7.2021
I recently starting playing the Elder Scrolls Online again because... I don’t have a good reason. I guess, I just genuinely like the game and the overall Elder Scrolls universe. Read more
'Vagina Bones,' Kirby's Eyebrows, And Other Bizarre American Video Game Changes
3.7.2021
America’s birthday is nearly upon us, and you know what that means: It’s time to loudly blow stuff up so that we can drown out the self-conscious voices in our heads that remind us how weird and bad America can be. In honor of All Of That, this week’s Splitscreen is about how games from other...
Retro Future
1.7.2021
Vitaliy Ishkov is an artist at Remedy (Control, Alan Wake).Read more
One-Punch Man's Adidas Sneakers Are Very Good
1.7.2021
I’ve been talking a lot of shit about Adidas’ pop culture collaborations of late, so it’s nice to see an upcoming shoe buck this trend by looking absolutely fantastic.Read more
Coinbase Launches High Yield USDC Accounts With 4% APY
30.6.2021
Coinbase, the largest exchange in terms of crypto reserves held, has announced the introduction of a savings program tied to usd coin. The company’s high yield USDC savings program allows customers to gain 4% APY interest on stablecoin accounts. Coinbase Reveals USDC Savings Program With...
Coinbase will pay users 4% interest on USDC holdings
29.6.2021
The announced yields represent the exchange increasing interest for USDC holders by more than 2,500% since it was lowered significantly last June
Ark Invest Files for a Bitcoin ETF
29.6.2021
Ark Invest, the investment company founded by Cathie Wood, filed for approval to offer a Bitcoin ETF yesterday. 21Shares, an investment firm with experience launching related products in Europe, will help Ark to launch the product. Ark Invest is the latest of several funds showing interest...
Police Are Searching For Twitch Streamer’s Daughter, Missing Since June 25
28.6.2021
Authorities in Carlisle, Ohio are looking for information regarding the whereabouts of Sarah Nicole Perkins, daughter of Twitch streamer Michael “MikeyPerk” Perkins. The teen went missing on the evening of June 25.Read more
Far Cry Needs More Sausage Rolls
28.6.2021
I know Watch Dogs just had a game set in London, but it had made-up store names. If Ubisoft are going to do British video games, they need to do it right.Read more
The Brilliant SNES Emulator Author Known As Near Has Died
28.6.2021
The brilliant, highly respected emulator developer Near (previously known as Byuu) appears to have taken their own life. Read more
The Crypto Climate Accord Walks a Fine Line Between Self-Interest and the Greater Good
27.6.2021
As the spotlight turns once again towards the environmental impact of blockchain technologies, support for the Crypto Climate Accord has come from curious corners of the industry, raising questions about its signatories’ motives. Authenticity of CCA’s Support Remains Debatable With...
'Shop Contest: Father's Day, Winners!
27.6.2021
Dads. Love or hate ‘em, they are a part of this crazy world. Or something. Look, I just drank a big can of Monster Zero way too fast. Let’s get to the awards and stuff. Read more
I'm Never Taking Down My Halloween Decorations In Fallout 76
26.6.2021
It might be June, but I won’t be getting rid of my goofy skeletons and creepy smoke machine in Fallout 76, thank you very much.Read more
Dogecoin Sheds 67% Since Price High — Meme Token’s 12 Month Market Stats Still Outshined BTC
25.6.2021
The notorious meme crypto asset dogecoin has seen better days, as the digital currency tapped an all-time high (ATH) two months ago at $0.737 per unit. Today, dogecoin is down 67% since the ATH and over 30% during the last three months as interest in the dog meme coin is waning. Dogecoin Interest...
Report: Nigerian NFT Artists Thrive Despite Bubble Fears and Ongoing Central Bank Anti-Crypto Restrictions
25.6.2021
Nigerian artists are now increasing their net worth by leveraging the art world’s lucrative pivot to non-fungible tokens (NFT). According to reports, this move to NFTs is happening despite the Nigerian central bank’s renewed anti-crypto stance. NFT Bubble Concerns As a recent CNN report...
Better, faster, cheaper: How DeFi will kill the retail bank
25.6.2021
The battle for global consumer deposits is going to be the fight of the century. But to vanquish old-fashioned banks, the DeFi sector needs to up its game
Rough Landing
25.6.2021
Sam Amar is an artist from France.Read more
Stardew Valley Speedrunners Are Racing To Get Married
23.6.2021
In real life, few things are more bone-chillingly terrifying than the prospect of marriage. In the simulation game Stardew Valley, though, it’s just what you do. Some speedrunners are messing around to see how fast they can get the job done—and they can do it in under an hour.Read more