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Ed Boon Announces He Won't Be Announcing Anything At The Game Awards
3.12.2022
The Winter E3, aka The Game Awards, is airing next week and people are getting excited about what will be revealed during the three-hour montage of trailers and awards. But if you were excited about a new Mortal Kombat or Injustice 3 making a surprise appearance, well, you might want to sit down....
'Secretly circulating' draft crypto bill could be a ‘boon’ to DeFi
20.10.2022
A crypto bill that industry advocates previously said would “kill DeFi” has seen an updated draft released online with one commentator saying the U.S. is “finally getting their act together.”
Launch of nxyz: a boon to Web3 world
13.10.2022
In the fast-paced blockchain world, where trading platforms are joining their hands to enhance their services and to attract more investors to trade on their platform, Paradigm, an investment firm, has taken the initiative to build a web3 platform that provides the fastest real-time, low-latency...
Mortal Kombat oslavil 30 let. Ed Boon, spoluzakladatel značky, prozradil zajímavosti z vývoje
10.10.2022
The Story Behind Mortal Kombat’s Iconic Dragon Logo
23.9.2022
You’ve probably seen the silhouette of Mortal Kombat’s dragon logo so often that you don’t even think about how little sense it makes. There weren’t any dragons in the original Mortal Kombat, and it doesn’t factor into the backstory about an interdimensional martial arts tournament to determine...
Dollars on the Lightning Network: a boon for emerging markets?
3.8.2022
An innovation on the Bitcoin Lightning Network (LN) could shelter users from the price volatility of BTC by providing access to dollars
Blockchain and crypto can be a boon for tracking financial crimes
28.4.2022
The notion of crypto being a tool for money laundering is often propagated by naysayers that include policymakers with a stake in the traditional financial system
Global Central Bank Gold Holdings Rose to 36,000 Tons in 2021, Increase Attributed to Dollar’s Decline
5.1.2022
The total quantity of gold held in reserves by central banks topped 36,000 tons for the first time since 1990, data from World Gold Council has shown. This increase follows growth in the banks’ reported holdings of the asset by 4,500 tons over the past decade. Dollar’s Decline a Boon...
Nigerians Optimistic CBDC Will Improve Payments and Help Promote Cryptocurrencies
7.10.2021
Nigerians are hopeful the planned central bank digital currency (CBDC), also known as the e-naira, is going to enhance cross-border payments and make it “easier for the naira to be widely used and accepted.” E-Naira Launch a Boon for Cryptos In fact, according to a VOA report, some...
Bitcoin boon as US inflation hits 13-year high, wages fall to lowest in 21st century
10.6.2021
It's grim news for economists and a bittersweet advertisement for Bitcoin this week after the latest CPI report
SonicFox Showed Up To A Mortal Kombat Event In Typical SonicFox Fashion
26.3.2021
Yesterday the WePlay Esports Ultimate Fighting League kicked off a live Mortal Kombat 11 tournament featuring a handful of international players including Dominique “SonicFox” McLean. The opening ceremony was like any typical esports event, complete with a DJ and the kombatants (official term,...
Animal Crossing's Next Free Update Is A Boon For Designers
16.3.2021
Animal Crossing: New Horizons will celebrate its one-year anniversary with cake delivered to all players in its March 18 update, but the real present is 50 new slots for the normal and pro designer, and the ability to customize fans, umbrellas, flags, and photo stands. Read more
Associated Gas Pilot Could Lead to Huge Boon for Russian Bitcoin Miners
15.1.2021
Russian Bitcoin (BTC) miners could be in for a massive, unexpected environmentally friendly windfall if a pilot leads the nation’s energy giants to embrace crypto mining en masse.
Further details have been unveiled about a plant operated by the oil arm of Gazprom, Gazprom Neft, which late last year...
End of Western Union Remittance Service to Cuba a Boon for Crypto
23.11.2020
As new U.S. government measures that impose restrictions on remittances to Cuba becomes effective after November 22, Western Union, which has been operating in the island nation since 1999, will close shop. The new rule, which was published on October 27, gave Western Union 30 days to implement...
Paypal’s Crypto Embrace: Morgan Stanley Says Move Boon for Mass Adoption, Critics Say Payment Giant Violates Crypto Principles
24.10.2020
The entry of Paypal into the cryptocurrency industry continues to expose the divide between traditional crypto space players who are less enthusiastic and non-crypto players who endorse the move. Non-crypto players like the analysts at Morgan Stanely are agreement with the notion that the payments...
Nigeria’s Foreign Currency Crisis Boon for Bitcoin: Country Tops Wallet Downloads Ahead of the US
21.8.2020
Nigeria’s weakening naira currency, as well as the shortage of U.S. dollars, are forcing businesses to switch to bitcoin as the means of settling payments for international transactions. Nigerian businesses need the American currency to buy new supplies, as well as to order essential...
US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case
16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...
Bitcoin ATM Growth May Be a Boon for Money Launderers
24.6.2020
Crypto analytics company CipherTrace found bitcoin ATMs are increasingly being used to send funds to "high-risk exchanges" suspected of facilitating illicit activity
Boon for Bitcoin, Donald Trump as Ex-Fed Official Pushes to Tax Savers
25.4.2020
After U.S. oil turned negative, the Fed’s interest rates may be next in line, warns one of its ex-presidents
Is Cryptocurrency a Boon with New Opportunities or Bane with Threat to Economy?
29.10.2019
A Cryptocurrency can be described as a digital currency that has been developed and managed through advanced encryption strategies known as cryptography. Cryptocurrency made the jump from being an academic idea to virtual reality with the development of Bitcoin in 2009. Cryptocurrency, together...