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Adopting the Bitcoin standard? El Salvador writes itself into history books
12.6.2021
El Salvador has become the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, but what are the complexities and potential short-term effects?
A Brief History on China’s Bitcoin Ban
8.6.2021
What’s happening right now with Bitcoin in China? It’s important because, as one of the world’s largest superpowers, China has the capability to move markets in particular ways. It’s also home to the majority of Bitcoin mining activity, which is essential for this emerging...
The Best Moments In E3 History
8.6.2021
Before E3, everyone gets excited for the big new announcements. But after E3, all anyone remembers—and cherishes—are the kind of screw-ups, misfires and awkward heroism you can only get when corporate executives and video game developers have to get on stage and act like salespeople in front...
EarthBound Secrets Discovered On Ancient Floppy Disk
5.6.2021
In 2018, Marcus Lindblom, a former Nintendo of America employee best known for localizing EarthBound, discovered the floppy disk containing his personal files from that massive project in an old box. He had, at some point, wiped the disk to make room for more data, but thanks to the folks at...
‘Largest Bitcoin event in history’ Bitcoin 2021 kicks off in Miami
4.6.2021
The Bitcoin 2021 main conference day is kicking off today, featuring mayor Francis Suarez, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor and many others
Trace your CryptoPunk's history with Etherscan’s new NFT toolkit
2.6.2021
Etherscan has enabled users to “track most NFT activity on Ethereum” after it revealed its new non-fungible token transfer tool on June 1
Metalla CEO Says Crypto Industry Is a ‘License for the Private Sector to Print Money’
30.5.2021
During an interview this week, Metalla Royalty & Streaming CEO, Brett Heath, explained that he believes cryptocurrencies will lead to the next financial crisis. The precious metals boss said history shows that “mass adoption of a new financial product” typically leads to...
Fed’s Daily Tapering Increases by 23%- Tuesday’s Reverse Repo Removes $432 Billion from Market
25.5.2021
Since well before the onset of Covid-19, the U.S. Federal Reserve had initiated monetary easing policies and from then on, the M1 Money Stock supply skyrocketed to levels never-before-seen in history. This weekend reports disclosed that the Fed has started to taper quantitative easing (QE) when...
Sony Files Patent for Bitcoin Wagering on Playstation and Other Consoles
19.5.2021
Sony, the electronics giant, has revealed a patent that would introduce bitcoin wagering in its consumer electronic products and consoles, like the Playstation system. Spectators of a game could wager about what will happen next in an e-sports competition, and odds would be calculated by a machine...
Biggest Layoffs in US Banking History: Analyst Predicts Banks to Cut 200,000 Jobs
18.5.2021
A Wells Fargo analyst has predicted the largest “reduction in U.S. bank headcount in history.” Banks are expected to cut 200,000 jobs as they strive to improve productivity and efficiency amid rising competition from fintech and non-bank financial institutions. US Banking Sector...
IGN Takes Down Article And Tweet Sharing Palestinian Aid Groups
16.5.2021
Following the most recent set of violent military strikes by the Israel Defense Forces that have leveled entire buildings in Gaza and left over 180 Palestinians dead, IGN yesterday posted an article linking to a variety of Palestinian charities and even gave a Palestinian flag prominence in...
As Palestine Suffers, A Call For Action
16.5.2021
Stop me if you’re heard this one before.Read more
Grand Theft Auto V Looks Almost Photorealistic Thanks To Machine Learning
13.5.2021
While we’ve seen loads of examples of AI making games look better over the last couple of years, I’ve never seen anything like this approach that’s able to take Grand Theft Auto V and through the power of magic make it look so damn real.Read more
Bosnia and Herzegovina Is Preparing a Draft Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
12.5.2021
A European country in the Balkans region could start regulating the crypto environment within its territory. A bill is being drafted in Bosnia and Herzegovina that would establish a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies for the first time in the country’s history. Bill Aims...
Paypal Crypto Shows ‘Really Great Results’ Amid Strongest Quarter Ever, CEO Says
7.5.2021
The CEO of Paypal has revealed that the company’s cryptocurrency business is showing “really great results.” The first quarter was Paypal’s best quarter ever overall and the strongest year in the history of the company, the CEO emphasized. Paypal Sees ‘Really Great...
If History Rhymes, ETH Might Hit USD 19K; Downside Risk Stronger Than BTC's
6.5.2021
Should ethereum (ETH) follow bitcoin (BTC)'s former path, its price might hit USD 19,000 this year, one analyst estimated, while another one argued that ETH is now being driven by demand, and BTC - by scarcity.
Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, wrote in his latest...
Star Wars Collectibles Go Digital as Collections Embrace NFTs
5.5.2021
More than 800 limited edition collectibles, some from shooting scenes, are set to go to auction on the Starcoll NFT marketplace, as a large collector leverages blockchain technology for one of the most storied movie franchises in history. Early Registration Timed for May The 4th (Be With You) In...
Chapter 8: CSS
3.5.2021
In June of 2006, web developers and designers from around the world came to London for the second annual @media conference. The first had been a huge success, and @media 2006 had even more promise. Its speaker lineup was pulled …
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Sunday Comics: Stop, Please!
2.5.2021
Hello! It’s time for Kotaku’s Sunday Comics, your weekly roundup of the best webcomics. The images enlarge if you click on the magnifying glass icon.Read more
Biggest one day USDC print in history marks lowest Bitcoin dominance in years
30.4.2021
The $3 billion USDC influx puts the total supply of the stablecoin at around $14,4 billion, reaching over a quarter of Tether's market cap