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Carpe 'Diem': Lawsuit threatened over Facebook’s Libra rebrand plan
8.12.2020
Facebook’s plan to rebrand its stablecoin project from Libra to Diem has been met with legal threats from a small European start-up of the same name
2020’s Crypto Performances: The Biggest Token Losers and This Year’s Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies
7.12.2020
Digital currency markets have climbed significantly in value all year long, despite the gloomy global economy and the aftermath of Covid-19 responses. Bitcoin prices have been hovering at values not seen since 2017, and the top crypto asset in terms of market cap has gained a whopping 159% since...
German government unimpressed by Facebook stablecoin's rebrand
7.12.2020
German finance minister says “A wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.”
Testnet of Facebook’s Much Vaunted Stablecoin Only Executes 6 Transactions per Second
5.12.2020
The Facebook fronted stablecoin, Diem (formerly Libra)’s dismal testnet results undercut the assertion that the digital currency is a threat to global financial stability. This is the conclusion that can be deduced from a Diem blockchain explorer update which shows the network only processes...
Facebook’s Diem stablecoin is an existential threat to traditional banking
5.12.2020
Stablecoins are an integral part of the future of the financial system. And Facebook’s Diem, formerly Libra, is part of that future
Congresspeople speak out against Tlaib's anti-stablecoin bill
5.12.2020
But the bill is unlikely to become law any time soon
Dragon Age Voice Actor Potentially Out After Twitter Attack On Series Writer Mark Darrah
4.12.2020
Yesterday BioWare general manager Casey Hudson and lead Dragon Age series writer Mark Darrah resigned from BioWare, spawning a wave of concern in fans over the continued health of the studio’s popular franchises. Today, Greg Ellis, the actor who voiced Dragon Age’s Anders and Cullen, took...
Law Decoded: New threats to self-custody take shape in the US, Nov. 27-Dec. 4
4.12.2020
Tentative clampdowns coming from both the Treasury and the House in the United States lead this week's Law Decoded
How to Get Sticky and Full-Bleed Elements to Play Well Together
4.12.2020
I had a unique requirement the other day: to build a layout with full-bleed elements while one element stays stuck to the top. This ended up being rather tricky to pull off so I’m documenting it here in case anyone needs to re-create this same effect. Part of the trickiness was dealing with logical...
New Draft U.S. Law Will Make It Illegal To Issue Stablecoins Without Federal Reserve Approval
4.12.2020
Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that will force private stablecoin issuers to obtain a banking charter (or license) and approval from the Federal Reserve before they can issue a stablecoin. Instigated by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, with support from Reps. Jesús García and Stephen...
3 key ways 2021's Bitcoin bull run may differ from 2017's
4.12.2020
Bitcoin price has overtaken its 2017 high, but should investors expect the top-ranked altcoins to do the same?
Trader Says His BTC 7 Has Been Stuck in LocalBitcoins Escrow Since 2017
3.12.2020
A LocalBitcoins user who claims he “got robbed while doing a cash trade” for bitcoin (BTC) on the popular peer-to-peer crypto trading platform now says that he has BTC 7 “still stuck in escrow” on the exchange.
LocalBitcoins operates an escrow service for users who wish to add a layer of security...
First Validator Gets 'Slashed' Just Day After Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0 Launch
3.12.2020
Though the heavier penalties are supposed to be easily avoided, just a day after the launch of the first phase of Ethereum 2.0 (ETH 2.0), the first validator has been 'slashed'.
According to BeaconScan.com, since the Phase 0 launched on December 1, one validator was already slashed...
Network Landmarks, Derivatives Records- 2020 Bitcoin Metrics See a Number of All-Time Highs
3.12.2020
While the price of bitcoin has spiked to levels not seen in three years a number of other factors show that the current run-up is similar to the 2017 bull run. Active bitcoin addresses have neared all-time record highs, while the network’s hashpower has remained high as well coasting along...
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2.12.2020
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Nintendo Thief Jailed For 2017 Hack And "Possessing Images Of Child Abuse"
2.12.2020
21-year-old Ryan Hernandez, who had been arrested in relation to the theft of “stolen information, including pre-release information about the anticipated Nintendo Switch console”, has been sentenced to three years in prison.Read more
TradingView general manager explains how the current crypto bull market is unlike 2017
1.12.2020
He thinks he's spotted a key differentiator, and old school crypto enthusiasts will likely agree
Yet Another Relaunch for Libra as New Name Unveiled
1.12.2020
Libra is seizing the day with yet another brand refresh.
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Libra rebrands to Diem, hoping to shake off associations
1.12.2020
The project is hoping that a new name will help people forget the mass regulatory panic that drowned out Libra's initial announcement
Over 5,000 Bitcoin Worth $97 Million from the 2016 Bitfinex Hack Spring Into Action
1.12.2020
As bitcoin surpassed its 2017 all-time high on Monday morning, a few hours later 5,045 BTC or $97 million worth of bitcoin from the 2016 Bitfinex hack was transferred. The hackers that stole the funds four years ago have moved the bitcoins numerous times this year. The hackers that stole 119,756...