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British Court Orders Binance to Identify and Freeze Hackers’ Accounts After a User Claims Funds Stolen
14.8.2021
A U.K. judge has reportedly ordered cryptocurrency exchange Binance to identify hackers and freeze their accounts after one of its users claimed to be the victim of a $2.6 million hack. Binance Ordered to Help Recover Funds Allegedly Stolen in a Hack A London high court has ordered global...
Twitch Takes A Half-Assed Swipe At Gambling Streams
13.8.2021
Twitch has announced a new rule for streamers that prohibits the sharing of links or referral codes to sites that offer real-money slots, roulette, or dice games. The company says this will protect its viewers from “harm and scams.” Another cool thing Twitch could do to stop the glorification...
Iranian Tax Authority Urges Regulators to Legalize Cryptocurrency Exchanges
12.8.2021
The Iranian National Tax Administration (INTA) has put forward a proposal to tax digital asset exchanges operating in the country. The authority calls for the legalization of their activities, fearing restrictions could negatively affect tax collection. Tax Agency Wants to Obtain User Data From...
Democrats Are Already Bungling New Call For Laws To Protect Kids From Loot Boxes
10.8.2021
A group of Democrats have sent out letters to some of the biggest names in games publishing, asking them to voluntarily adopt rules soon to be implemented in the UK, designed, they say, to protect children from exploitative practices in video games. Except, that’s not what the UK code is about...
Crypto Crime Falls in China, Surges in Hong Kong, Reports Reveal
5.8.2021
China’s cryptocurrency transactions related to criminal activities have decreased significantly over the past couple of years, a new report suggests. At the same time, its special administrative region of Hong Kong is seeing a spike in crypto-related crime this year, with authorities...
Ternoa to List on AscendEX
27.7.2021
PRESS RELEASE. AscendEX, a global cryptocurrency financial platform with a comprehensive product suite, is excited to announce the Ternoa token (CAPS) listing under the pair USDT/CAPS on July 27 at 1 p.m. UTC. AscendEX and the Ternoa team will jointly launch two limited-time promotional events...
Yes, That Was Final Fantasy At The Olympics Ceremony. And There's More!
23.7.2021
For the nerdy among us, Japan is practically synonymous with video games. And if you play video games and happened to watch the opening ceremony for the biggest sporting event of the year, you probably went, “wait a minute, is that...?” Oh, it was. Actually, there was a slew of musical references...
Oh Nice, A New Isometric Skateboarding Game
16.7.2021
If you never had the pleasure, some of the best skating games ever made were incredibly simple, and used an isometric viewpoint. So it’s great seeing a new game, released in 2021, remember this and revisit some good old times.Read more
China Shuts Down Software Maker Over Suspected Crypto-Related Activity, Issues Industry-Wide Warning
7.7.2021
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, has shut down a software firm over suspected involvement in cryptocurrency transactions. The central bank also warned organizations not to “provide premises, commercial display, advertising … and other services...
Shipping Prices For Board Games Have Gone Through The Roof
29.6.2021
Board games had a very bad 2020, with the industry hit hard by Covid thanks to manufacturing issues and the fact people literally couldn’t get together to play board games. Things were looking slightly up for 2021, until freight shipping prices just decided to fire themselves into space.Read more
New Bank of America Report Says Digital Currencies ‘Could Boost Economic Growth’ in Developing Countries
23.6.2021
A new Bank of America (BOA) research study has found that both central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and private digital currencies hold “a lot of potential” for increasing financial inclusion in developing countries. In the report, the bank also argues that such “digital...
After Playing Pachinko, Man Gets Irritated And Goes On Rampage In His Car
22.6.2021
Startling footage from Hokkaido, Japan shows a man going on a rampage in his kei car, repeatedly smashing into another vehicle and trying to run over a man on a bicycle.Read more
400+ Miners Seized in Venezuela Due to Lack of Permits
21.6.2021
Authorities seized more than 400 Bitcoin miners in Venezuela this weekend in two major confiscations. Local reports indicate military personnel seized 332 miners from a transport truck. In another procedure, authorities seized 72 miners hidden in a house. These activities resulted in...
PBOC Instructs China’s Banks to Forbid All Cryptocurrency Related Activities Immediately
21.6.2021
China’s central bank has sent notice to the country’s financial institutions instructing them to stop dealing with cryptocurrency transactions. The disclosure notes that the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) aims to protect Chinese citizens and “combat the speculation of Bitcoin...
Hell Yes Bring Back That 1990s Flight Sim Aesthetic
21.6.2021
While some retro video game looks are making huge comebacks—muddy PS1 textures, I’m looking at you—I’m particularly excited here to see here a developer bringing back one very particular aesthetic that I was super into as a kid: that of early 90s hardcore military flight sims.Read more
Yield Guild Games Raises $4 Million to Power Its Play-to-Earn Proposal
17.6.2021
Yield Guild Games, an online gaming guild, has raised $4 million to power its play-to-earn proposal in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Bitkraft, a venture capital company specializing in e-sports investments. Other blockchain and crypto-related companies also participated....
Russian Foreign Minister States Crypto Might Play a Significant Role in Settlements
15.6.2021
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked about the future importance of cryptocurrencies as an international settlements layer at the Primakov Readings Forum. Lavrov referred to these assets as having a “significant role” in the future. Russia has been striving to de-dollarize...
Report: Document Shows Specific Bitcoin Miners in Xinjiang Instructed to Shut Down
9.6.2021
An official notice stemming from the Changji prefecture government in Xinjiang details that officials from the Zhundong Economic-Technological Development Park must instruct bitcoin miners to shut down. China’s province of Xinjiang is a highly concentrated region of bitcoin miners and bitcoin...
SmartKey and Orange Revolutionize the Blockchain of Things
3.6.2021
As technology moves forward, you use more and more innovations to facilitate your daily activities. The cooperation of the largest Polish telecommunications operator with the innovative BoT (Blockchain of Things) provider improves the standard of your daily life. With the use of technology provided...
Nigeria Bureau De Change Association Boss Accuses Speculators of Destabilizing the Naira— Says Central Bank Funding Will End Currency Woes
22.5.2021
According to the head of the Nigerian group of bureau de change operators, the naira’s continued fall on the parallel market is down to the activities of speculators. However, Aminu Gwadabe, the president of the Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), suggests that only...