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Portal Writer Wants Valve To Make Next Game Before He's 'Too Old To Work' On It
18.4.2022
Erik Wolpaw, co-writer of the Portal series, would love to work on a third game. There are just a few problems: He’s one developer out of hundreds of staff and he’s not sure that Valve would go for another Portal game’s profit margins.Read more
Goldman Sachs Executes Bank’s First OTC Crypto Transaction Trading a Bitcoin Non-Deliverable Option
21.3.2022
On Monday, the multinational investment bank and financial services company Goldman Sachs disclosed it has conducted an over-the-counter (OTC) crypto transaction with the digital currency firm Galaxy Digital. Following the OTC settlement, the head of digital assets for Goldman Sachs’ Asia...
Goldman Sachs Conducts First Over-the-Counter Crypto Trade With Galaxy
21.3.2022
Michael Novogratz's Galaxy says it's building on the relationship with Goldman as more Wall Street clients seek to push into cryptocurrency trading
GAIMIN Increases Brand Awareness in Esports
18.3.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Zug, Switzerland, 18th March 2022: GAIMIN increases brand awareness in esports. GAIMIN Gladiators are pleased to announce its Rainbow Six Siege esports team, comprising Jolten, Beastly, Sikez, Aero, Foxxee and QrTz, building on its DOTA2, Pokemon Unite, Counter Strike Global...
Hacker Siphons $3 Million Worth of DAI and ETH From Defi Protocol Deus Finance
15.3.2022
Another decentralized finance (defi) protocol was breached this week after it was discovered that a hacker exploited the bilateral over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives platform Deus Finance. According to a post mortem Twitter thread published by the security firm Peckshield, Deus lost around...
Report: Israel Defense Ministry Seized Crypto Wallets Holding Hamas-Destined Funds
1.3.2022
Israel’s Defense Ministry seized cryptocurrency wallets holding funds that were destined for Hamas, a report has said. The wallets belonged to businesses that are associated with Al’matchadun currency exchange, which itself is accused of helping to funnel funds to Hamas. Seizure Order...
CSGO Pro Loses Tournament, Gives $33K To The Ukrainian Army Like A Champ Anyway
28.2.2022
Prominent CSGO streamer and pro esports player Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has donated one million Ukrainian hryvnias (or a little over $33,000 USD) to the Ukrainian army, according to a post on his Instagram Stories. This comes just after s1mple gave an emotional plea for unity during the Intel...
Court Dismisses Lawsuit By Parents Whose Kids 'Gambled' With CSGO Skins
14.1.2022
On January 7, a U.S. federal court dismissed the final lawsuit against Valve regarding the company’s alleged facilitation of what plaintiffs claimed amounts to illegal gambling in CSGO matches. This was the last case in a series of claims brought to the court by parents whose children had purchased...
Binance Turkey fined 8M lira for non-compliance against money laundering
26.12.2021
MASAK found Binance Turkey guilty of violating the Law on Prevention of Laundering Proceeds of Crime, also known as the AML Law
YouTube Has Removed The Dislike Counter
11.11.2021
It was teased back in March, but today YouTube made it official: the platform will be removing the dislike counter, meaning you’ll no longer be able to look at a video and think, gee, this isn’t a very popular video, I’m sure it’s just a bad video and not at all the result of a weaponised fanbase...
Localbitcoins P2P Exchange Launches Mobile App for Android
27.10.2021
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace Localbitcoins has announced the launch of a new mobile application for its global user base. The software is designed for devices running on Android. The app has been released in response to a growing number of mobile traders. P2P Crypto Market Localbitcoins...
IMF: Issue CBDCs, Improve Cross-border Payments to Counter Crypto’s ‘Phenomenal Growth’
4.10.2021
a dedicated chapter, and suggested that economic leaders fight back against crypto – by issuing their own central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).In an accompanying blog post, the IMF
Cloned CryptoPunks are back on OpenSea marketplace after DMCA counter notice
29.9.2021
According to the DMCA, PolygonPunks would have had to have claimed its material "was removed or disabled through mistake or misidentification."
DeFi: Who, what and how to regulate in a borderless, code-governed world?
25.9.2021
The decentralized, disintermediated and borderless blockchain networks challenge regulators, but DeFi is the future of finance
US Treasury Targets Crypto Exchanges to Counter Ransomware
23.9.2021
The US Treasury targeted crypto exchanges for laundering ransom payouts. The Treasury released a set of actions emphasizing disrupting crypto exchanges and criminal networks acting behind ransom laundering. The actions also focus on increasing ransomware payments and encouraging cyber-safety across...
US Treasury Targets Crypto Exchanges in Whole-of-Government Effort to Counter Ransomware
23.9.2021
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken actions targeting cryptocurrency exchanges “responsible for laundering ransoms” as part of the whole-of-government effort to counter ransomware. One cryptocurrency exchange has already been sanctioned along with related crypto addresses....
The Latest CSGO Update Might Be The Biggest In Years
22.9.2021
If you’re a CSGO fan, get ready for some of the biggest changes the game has seen in years.Read more
Bank of Russia to ‘Slow Down’ Payments to Crypto Exchanges, Curb Russians’ Impulsive Investments
19.9.2021
Central Bank of Russia is now working with commercial banks in order to delay payments made to digital asset exchanges. The move aims to limit “emotional” cryptocurrency purchases made by “unqualified” Russian investors, a CBR official revealed. The move is likely...
Canada’s ‘Mad Max’ Supports Bitcoin — Says ‘I Hate How Central Banks Are Destroying Our Money and Economy’
16.9.2021
Maxime Bernier, a former cabinet minister nicknamed “Mad Max” and the leader of the People’s Party of Canada (PPC), says he supports bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. “I hate how central banks are destroying our money and economy … cryptos are another new...
The new episode of crypto regulation: The Empire Strikes Back
27.8.2021
A decentralized exchange reckoning is coming — and it’s bigger than the infrastructure bill — thus, the DeFi community must be ready