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Binance Investigated by CFTC - Report
12.3.2021
Source: Instagram, Binance
Major crypto exchange Binance is being investigated by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over concerns that it allowed Americans to place wagers that violated US rules, Bloomberg reported, citing undisclosed people familiar with the matter.
The CFTC...
ShapeShift report calls ‘staking derivatives’ a potential win-win for PoS users
11.3.2021
The derivatives landscape offers “tantalizing” opportunities for stakers, according to Kent Barton of ShapeShift. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t risks
FX Branch of Japanese Giant SBI Planning Crypto Move – Report
10.3.2021
Another subsidiary of the Japanese financial giant the SBI Group, FX Clearing Trust, is reportedly targetting crypto-related business expansion.
Per an official release, the firm has now acquired a license for investment trust-related business operations, and will rename itself the SBI Clearing...
Report: Despite Covid Emergency, Capcom Made Employees Work At Office After Cyber Attack
10.3.2021
In early January, with Japan posting some of its highest covid-19 cases, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for a number of prefectures, including Osaka. As part of this declaration, the government asked corporate employees to work from home or limit the number of staff...
South Korean Crypto Transactions Command an Average of $7 Billion per Day on Domestic Exchanges
9.3.2021
An investigation unveiled a growing fever among crypto traders in South Korea, who actively transact cryptocurrencies every day. Local media outlets are returning to adopt the term “crypto fever” as the recent billion-dollar figures confirm such a trend. Figures Are Now Higher Than 2018...
Hosting a CBDC? Only one of Bitcoin, Ethereum or XRP can do it, says report
8.3.2021
Not all cryptocurrencies have the attributes desired by central banks for hosting CBDCs
50% of Inexperienced Investors to Hold Bitcoin Less Than a Year - Report
5.3.2021
With recent months bringing a surge in interest in bitcoin (BTC) among individual investors, a rising share of newcomers represent so-called 'weak hands' that might sell their crypto during the first serious price correction, according to a report by market research platform Cardify.
The share...
Report: Florida Super Nintendo World Delayed To 2025
4.3.2021
After being delayed for nearly a year, construction on Universal Orlando’s new theme park, Epic Universe, has resumed. This new park will contain a US version of Super Nintendo World, but it won’t be open until early 2025, two years later than first expected.Read more
Report: New Nintendo Switch With 4K Output, OLED Screen Will Release Before Christmas
4.3.2021
Last year, Bloomberg reported that a new model of the Nintendo Switch would be out sometime in 2021. Today, they’re reporting some more specific details, like the size of the screen and some 4K news.Read more
Bitcoin to Reach $100K to $288K in 2021? Stock-to-Flow Models Suggest It Could
3.3.2021
The creator of the notorious stock-to-flow model (S2F), Plan B has recently detailed that the price of bitcoin has surpassed the S2F model price by 26%. The strong momentum has a number of crypto enthusiasts thinking that bitcoin prices reaching the $100k to $288k range by the year’s end...
Citigroup: Bitcoin Is at a Tipping Point, Could Become Preferred Currency for International Trade
3.3.2021
Citigroup says bitcoin is at a tipping point and the cryptocurrency could become “the currency of choice for international trade.” The firm wrote in a report that “we could be at the start of massive transformation of cryptocurrency into the mainstream.” Bitcoin Is at...
Activision Blizzard Hires Bush-Era Torture Apologist As Chief Compliance Officer
3.3.2021
Activision Blizzard announced yesterday that Frances F. Townsend, a former George W. Bush-era counterterrorism appointee and torture apologist, would become its new head of compliance, in charge of making sure the company doesn’t run afoul of the varying laws and regulations throughout all of...
An Iranian Think Tank Recommends the Use of Cryptocurrencies to Circumvent Sanctions
3.3.2021
A think tank affiliated with the Iranian Presidency has unveiled a study report that encourages the use of cryptocurrencies in circumventing sanctions against the country. In addition, the report also claims the government could potentially “generate US$2 million a day and $700 million a year...
Twitch's First Transparency Report Is A Start, But Streamers Want More
2.3.2021
Today, Twitch released its first-ever transparency report, a lengthy, stat-based look at the platform’s safety initiatives over the past year. It contains some interesting, albeit granular, information about Twitch’s efforts to cut down on hateful conduct, sexual harassment, and even terrorist...
Report: TON investor demands $100M compensation from Durov
2.3.2021
Telegram's TON saga seems far from over, as a disgruntled investor seeks compensation
Report: Elden Ring Has Pages
1.3.2021
Fans of Elden Ring, the joint collaboration between Dark Souls maker FromSoftware and Game of Thrones writer George R. R. Martin, have been desperate for confirmation that the game is still real and will eventually come out. It now sounds like they have an answer: according to a new report by...
20 Bitcoin Block Rewards from 2010 Moved Today, Mystery Miner Spent $400 Million in BTC Since Black Thursday
28.2.2021
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the great number of 2010 and 2011 block rewards being spent this year. In that report, it was said that the mysterious whale entity we’ve been hunting “did not move a major string of bitcoin’s” since January...
Report: Asia’s Cryptocurrency Landscape the Most Active, Most Populous Region ‘Has an Outsize Role’
28.2.2021
Recently, Messari Crypto Researcher, Mira Christanto published a report that looks into Asia’s cryptocurrency landscape in-depth, as 60% of the world’s population resides in the region. Christanto’s study shows that six out of the top ten largest cryptocurrency unicorns...
China’s Bitcoin Mining Rig Manufacturers Pressed by Demand, Advance Orders, Devices Sold Out
26.2.2021
A regional report from China indicates that bitcoin mining rig manufacturers have seen a massive surge in demand since the price of the leading crypto asset skyrocketed. Companies such as Canaan Creative have placed significantly sized mining rig orders while other companies like Bitmain...
Report: Stadia Blew Millions On Red Dead Redemption 2 And Other Ports
26.2.2021
Just how badly did Google’s Stadia video game streaming service flop when it launched back in 2019? According to a new report by Bloomberg, it underperformed its sales target by hundreds of thousands of users, despite spending “tens of millions of dollars” secure ports of big blockbuster games.Read...