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Botswana Does Not Have Regulatory Framework for Crypto — Central Bank
12.11.2021
The Bank of Botswana (BOB) has said the country does not have a specific legal or regulatory framework pertaining to crypto assets. The bank does, however, warn residents investing in cryptocurrencies that they will have no legal recourse should they suffer financial losses. Central Bank Responding...
Discord community splits as CEO unveils pre-released Ethereum integration
9.11.2021
The new feature will allow Discord users to actively participate in upcoming crypto initiatives such as NFTs, Web 3 and token adoption
JPMorgan Doubles Down on Bitcoin Price Prediction of $146K
8.11.2021
Global investment bank JPMorgan has doubled down on its bitcoin price prediction of $146K. The bank’s analyst explained that the price of the cryptocurrency could reach that level if its volatility subsides and institutional investors start investing in bitcoin more than gold in their...
BioWare's Classic Star Wars Trailers Are Being Re-Released In 4K
8.11.2021
Star Wars: The Old Republic is 10 this year, and as part of the birthday celebrations BioWare have decided to do something I can’t remember ever seeing before; they’re re-releasing the game’s old trailers in an elegant resolution for a less civilized age.Read more
Ubisoft Pulls Far Cry 6 Mission Released Early By 'Accident'
3.11.2021
Far Cry 6 has only been out for a month now and the game is already doling out some downloadable content, but not intentionally. Ubisoft recently admitted it pushed out a free DLC mission with star Danny Trejo before it was slated to arrive in December. Now, with a new update on consoles,...
New Data Shows Red Hot US Inflation Highest in 30 Years — Analyst Says Rising Inflation Could Hit a ‘Tipping Point’
1.11.2021
Inflation continues to remain hot in the United States as supply constraints and higher oil prices continue, seeing barrels of crude surge above $80 per unit. Meanwhile, data released on Friday indicates that consumer expenditures have risen to 4.4%, the highest run-up of inflation the country...
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...
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to Unveil Country’s CBDC
25.10.2021
The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to formally launch the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) on October 25, 2021. High-Level Endorsement of the CBDC According to a statement released by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the formal event marking...
Nigerian Central Bank Says It Is Now Ready to Launch CBDC, Downplays Previous Failure
23.10.2021
After failing to roll out its CBDC on October 1, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a document in which it reiterates its commitment to launching the e-naira. In fact, in this document titled The Design Paper for the E-naira, the CBN says it is now ready to launch Nigeria’s CBDC....
Russian Oil Companies Propose to Mine Cryptocurrencies at Their Wells
22.10.2021
Companies involved in oil production in Russia have come up with a project to organize the mining of cryptocurrencies right next to the oil fields they are exploiting. Data centers devoted to coin minting can be powered by the excess gas released during oil extraction which would otherwise...
PS3 Emulator Will Now Boot Every Game Ever Released On The Console
21.10.2021
RPCS3, an emulator I’ve been writing about since 2016 but which first began in 2011, has come along way since it made its first, tentative steps towards making PS3 games playable on a PC. From those humble beginnings the team behind it have just announced a huge milestone: everything ever released...
ETC Group Releases Bitcoin Cash Report Praising High Usage and Vibrant Development
15.10.2021
ETC Group, an ETF issuer company, released a report last month about the evolution of Bitcoin Cash in the years after the hard fork that created it. While the company acknowledged the asset price is lagging compared to its older sibling, it praised the crypto on other aspects like development...
Wormhole Adds Binance Smart Chain Support to Network Bridge
12.10.2021
During the first week of September, the Wormhole Network’s ethereum ↔ solana bridge was introduced to the Solana community and the following week, developers released a bi-directional connection for blockchain non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles. On Monday, the Wormhole dev team...
Russia, US in Top 3 for Crypto-Related Threats, Cybersecurity Report Unveils
4.10.2021
Threats related to cryptocurrency have followed prices, decreasing significantly after the market slump in May, suggests a recent report released by a leading internet security firm. Detections fell by almost a quarter but Russia remains the most affected country, with the U.S. ranking in the...
Former Monero Developer Spagni Released From US Prison, Pledges to Address Fraud Allegations
23.9.2021
Former Monero developer Riccardo Spagni has been released from a U.S. prison where he reportedly spent “sixty-one days in solitary confinement.” The developer’s release was prompted by the failure of South African authorities “to make a timely submission in support of...
Monero’s former maintainer released from US custody
21.9.2021
“I am actively working with my attorneys on a way to return to South Africa as soon as possible so I can address this matter and get it behind me once and for all,” said Riccardo Spagni
Almost 500 ‘New’ Xbox, Dreamcast Prototypes Just Got Released
20.9.2021
Project Deluge, a video game archival project from The Hidden Palace, may be the single biggest game preservation effort yet undertaken. Since March, this dedicated group of video game archivists has been releasing many hundreds of unreleased prototypes for classic systems, and now, it’s...
Russian Blockchain Experts Are Offered Almost x5 the National Average Salary
14.9.2021
ww.reuters.com/article/russia-economy-gdp/russian-economy-grows-10-5-y-y-in-q2-its-strongest-leap-since-2000-idUSR4N2PJ028">reported, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) released quarterly data showing that the Russian economy had actually grown by a staggering 10.5% year-on-year for
Bitcoin Miners, Take Notice - Biden’s Plan Would Remake the US Electricity System
12.9.2021
y">released a report produced by the US Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the US electricity supply by 2050, compared to less than 4% today. Joshua D. Rhodes, an energy technolog
Experimental Finance Platform On Songbird Network To Be Released Soon
10.9.2021
Flare Network is planning to launch an experimental development network termed Songbird Network. Following in the footsteps of Flare Network, Flare Finance, which is going to be the first DeFi platform on the Flare Network, has also decided to launch an Experimental Finance (ExFi) platform...