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Major Israeli Investment House Invested $100 Million in the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust Fund in December 2020
12.3.2021
One of the biggest asset managers in Israel allocated millions of dollars into the shares of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC). Altshuler Shaham is now gaining exposure to bitcoin by investing $100 million in shares, according to a local media outlet. Altshuler Shaham Currently Holds $150M...
The “Gray Dead Zone” of Gradients
1.3.2021
Erik D. Kennedy notes an interesting phenomenon of color gradients. If you have a gradient between two colors where the line between them in the color space goes through the zero-saturation middle, you get this “gray dead zone” in …
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Front of the Front / Back of the Front
17.2.2021
People really latched onto Brad’s framing. And for good reason. Front-end development has gotten so wide scoping that there are specialists inside of it. Two years ago, I cut it down the middle and now Brad is putting …
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Everything You Need to Know About Lord of the Rings' Second Age
16.2.2021
Even though we first learned about it in 2017, we barely know anything about Amazon’s plans for its Lord of the Rings series. One thing we do know—other than that a bucketload of talent is running all around New Zealand to make it—is that it’s set in the Second Age of Middle-earth’s long history....
After Years Of Trying, WB Games Has Successfully Patented Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis System
6.2.2021
After trying multiple times since 2015, WB Games has successfully secured a patent on the nemesis system featured in Shadow of Mordor and its sequel, Shadow of War. The patent goes into later this month.Read more
Analyzing and Redefining Financial Tech in the Middle East at MarketsandMarkets Fintech and Blockchain UAE Virtual Summit
1.2.2021
January 23.01.2021 –The ‘MarketsandMarkets Fintech and Blockchain UAE Virtual Summit’ is scheduled to take place on March 22–23, 2021. The virtual summit features two days of insights into the Financial Technology and Blockchain scenario in the Middle East, the newest tools and technologies...
Bahrain Central Bank Issues License to Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange
27.1.2021
Middle Eastern crypto exchange Coinmena said this week that it had obtained a crypto assets services company license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) ahead of its planned launch. In receiving the license, the exchange, which has been certified by the Shariyah Review Bureau, said it had...
Shariah-Compliant Crypto Exchange Wins License From Bahrain Central Bank
25.1.2021
Launching soon, CoinMENA said it will offer spot trading in five major cryptocurrencies
Bahrain central bank licenses Sharia-compliant crypto exchange
25.1.2021
Bahrain-based crypto exchange CoinMENA acquired a major license ahead of its launch in several countries including the UAE and Saudi Arabia
Dubai Financial Watchdog to Release Consultation Papers for a Crypto Regulatory Framework
21.1.2021
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has unveiled its plans to create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies. The announcement was part of its 2021-2022 business agenda released this week. The Papers Will Be Released in the First Half of 2021 According to the watchdog, which regulates...
Why Pakistan and the Middle East can bet on crypto mining
19.1.2021
By embracing crypto mining activities in the region, Pakistan and Iran may give other nations in the Middle East an example to follow
Coinbase Joins $6M Funding Round for Licensed Middle-East Exchange Rain Financial
18.1.2021
The $6 million Series A round was led by Middle-Eastern VC firm MEVP Capital
‘No Middle Ground’: Inside Colombia’s Race to Become A Major Regional Crypto Market
13.1.2021
In 2020, Colombia saw a major boost in crypto use, both as a store of wealth and as a means of transaction
Making Battle For Middle Earth Sounded Terrible
9.12.2020
If you think the conditions developers are working under now are bad, imagine what they were like 16 years ago. Actually, don’t imagine it, you could just read this account of what it was like making the classic Battle For Middle Earth instead.Read more
Ripple Opens Dubai HQ as Blockchain Firm Mulls Leaving US
8.11.2020
The blockchain company's new Middle East and North Africa headquarters will be within the DIFC financial hub
Gray Burst
3.11.2020
I made this neat little gray burst thing. It’s nothing particularly special, especially compared to the amazing creativity on CodePen, but I figured I could document some of the things happening in it for learning reasons.
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Crypto P2P adoption in Middle East stymied by politics and tech
23.10.2020
Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon
Iran Grants Bitcoin Miners Exclusive Access To Electricity From Three Power Plants
22.9.2020
Iran has granted bitcoin miners exclusive access to electricity generated from three power plants for their mining activities, according to state power utility Thermal Power Plant Holding Company (TPPH). Mohsen Tarztalab, managing director of TPPH, told a local news agency on Monday that...
Meet in the Middle: Crypto Companies and Banks Are Evolving Together
20.9.2020
Noelle Acheson shows how Kraken’s move to become a bank in Wyoming is more about getting traditional finance to adapt to the crypto industry than the other way around
Global Digital Industry Group Launches Mining Business Bitworld
17.9.2020
The UAE cryptocurrency giant, Global Digital Industry Group (GDIG), has established its mining subsidiary Bitworld and will invest $50 million in the company by 2021 as it works to build the company’s presence in the Middle East bitcoin and Ethereum mining industry. GDIG has appointed...