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Is This the Official Olympics Token? The Meme Games Token Pumps Past $250K in Presale
26.7.2024
Just when you thought the crypto market had seen it all, along comes a project that’s part meme, part Olympics tribute. The Meme Games (MGMES) is generating enormous traction in its presale phase – and just passed the $250,000 milestone. Meme Culture Meets Sports with The Meme Games This project...
Olympic Athlete Keeps Bringing Yu-Gi-Oh Cards To His Races—And Winning
28.6.2024
When the hell did you get into Yu-Gi-Oh? Where were you all when I was the last holdout of my middle school lunch period trying to do synchro-summons because I thought they were the coolest thing in the world? I ask this because there has not only been a discernable uptick in the trading card game...
nWay to introduce Olympics Go! Paris 2024
17.4.2024
nWay divulges its forthcoming release of mixed casual sports and reproduced game, Olympics Go! Paris 2024. This will have the overlapping of city buildings with the 2024 Olympic games, a pleasure for sore gamer’s eyes. The game is the brainchild of nWay, with a certification from the International...
Polkadot dips despite Paris Olympics sponsorship deal and record addresses
15.4.2024
Polkadot (DOT), one of the leading blockchain platforms, is experiencing a downward trend in trading despite reaching record highs in addresses and securing a new sponsorship deal. The price analysis reveals a complex market landscape for DOT investors, influenced by a variety of factors, from...
For Crypto, the Global Regulatory 'Olympics' Has Already Begun
3.4.2024
In the 'Stablecoin Olympics,' No Winner Will Take All
3.5.2023
Genshin Impact Update Makes Its Saddest Anime Boy Even Sadder
7.4.2022
The most poignant lines in Genshin Impact’s latest update came when I discovered a bouquet of white flowers laid next to the bodies of dead Hilichurls. As I surveyed the grisly scene, the wanderer Dainsleif said, “The Inteyvat [flower] is a symbol for a wanderer far from home, signifying...
PBOC Reveals Central Bank Digital Currency Usage at Beijing Winter Olympics — 2 Million Digital Yuan per Day
17.2.2022
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the Chinese central bank, has revealed how its central bank digital currency (CBDC) is being used at the Beijing Winter Olympics. A top PBOC official says, “It seems all the foreign users are using hardware wallets.” Digital Yuan’s...
Here’s how much digital yuan used at Olympics, according to PBoC
16.2.2022
Foreign users tend to use hardware e-CNY wallets more at the Olympics, while domestic users mainly go for software wallets
Crypto at the Olympics: NFT skis, Bitcoin bobsledders and CBDC controversy
15.2.2022
Bitcoin and nonfungible tokens are all over the Olympics this year while China’s CBDC is there too amid a controversial rollout
Official Winter Olympics P2E Game Is a Non-Starter in the Games’ Host Country
11.2.2022
Crypto is making its presence felt through its absence at the Winter Olympics, currently underway in China. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has struck a partnership deal with nWay, a subsidiary of the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming giant Animoca Brands, which has released the “official...
Digital yuan transactions beat out Visa at Winter Olympics venue: report
10.2.2022
Many of the National Stadium retailers allowing purchases with China’s CBDC were outside the Olympics' quarantine bubble for athletes, journalists, and staff
US lawmakers issue warnings about digital yuan as Winter Olympics kicks off
4.2.2022
"Do not accept any digital yuan," said Minnesota Representative Tom Emmer in a tweet aimed at Team USA athletes competing in China
Animoca Brands’ Offshoot nWay Launches Official Multiplayer Party Game of Beijing 2022 Olympics
4.2.2022
nWay, a subsidiary of major non-fungible token (NFT)-focused company Animoca Brands, has launched Olympic Games Jam: Beijing 2022, the official licensed play-to-earn multiplayer party game of the Olympic Winter Games that opened today....
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COVID restrictions stymie digital yuan rollout at Beijing Winter Olympics: Report
31.1.2022
Restricting the number of spectators at the major international sporting event will "likely further delay the mass adoption of the digital currency," according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies' Craig Singleton
‘All Winter Olympics Merchants Now Accept Digital Yuan,’ Say Chinese Banks
29.1.2022
The Chinese central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), is gearing up for what will be the biggest week yet for its digital yuan. And while the token remains officially in its pilot phase, it will be showcased to the world next week as the Winter Olympics begin. Domestic adoption plans will...
Digital Yuan Wallet Ranks Among Most Downloaded Apps in China
12.1.2022
The new wallet of China’s state-issued digital currency has quickly become one of the most downloaded applications in the country, within days of its launch. Its use and integration with other apps have contributed to an increase of digital yuan payments, media reports unveil. Wallet Launch...
China’s Digital Yuan Wallet App Now in iOS and Android App Stores
5.1.2022
China’s central bank has released its digital currency wallet app ahead of the Winter Olympics. The wallet app for the digital yuan, also known as e-CNY, can now be downloaded from the iOS and Android app stores in the country. Digital Yuan Wallet App Now Downloadable From iOS and Android...
Decades Later, An Animator Complaint Discovered In Akira
27.12.2021
Until December 28, Akira is streaming on YouTube for free in Japan. With the country’s end of year holidays underway, people have more time to spend watching the movie, and perhaps, more time to notice all the little details. Read more
The Staples Center Will Be Renamed Crypto.com Arena
17.11.2021
Cryptocurrency and NFT exchange Crypto.com has announced it’s struck a twenty-year name-licensing deal for the Los Angeles arena currently known as the Staples Center in could be the biggest American venue naming deal ever. Read more