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Fortnite’s New Weekly Quest System Sucks, Even With Changes
18.1.2023
Last month, Fortnite’s newest season, Chapter 4 Season 1, started. With it came some big changes, fresh content, and a new island to explore. Most of the new stuff this season has been great! But one change to how quests work has frustrated some players, myself included, and while Epic’s recent...
CoinEx 2022 Year in Review: New Slogan, Better Product, and More User-Friendly Services
18.1.2023
PRESS RELEASE. 2022 is an extraordinary year for the crypto industry, and it is also a year of struggle for both institutions and users. For CoinEx, 2022 was also a special year – quite a few crypto platforms collapsed overnight, and the panic continued as the market went through disruptive...
Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma Agrees to Cede Control of Fintech Giant Ant Group
12.1.2023
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma recently agreed to give up control of Ant Group as part of changes to the fintech’s corporate structure, which will supposedly not have an impact on “the economic interests of any shareholders of Ant Group and their beneficiaries.” Once the process...
HBO's The Last Of Us Is A Safe Show That's Caught Between Big Changes, Expectations
10.1.2023
Ten years ago, when I interviewed creative director Neil Druckmann and game director Bruce Straley about their new, generation-defining PlayStation hit The Last of Us, they cited the Coen brothers’ 2007 film No Country for Old Men as a key tonal inspiration. But the fact that a playthrough of...
Airtm Winds Down Cryptocurrency Trading, Exchanges All Funds to Native Stablecoin
9.1.2023
Airtm, a Latam popular cryptocurrency exchange and wallet, has announced it is winding down cryptocurrency trading and custody in its platform. The company stated that starting Jan. 4, 2023, all cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals would be paused due to the changes in the service offer of...
Drama: New Overwatch 2 Patch Buffs Moira’s Pee Charge
6.1.2023
The latest Overwatch 2 patch notes have dropped alongside a cool, Ancient Greece-themed limited time mode, and the Moira detractors are absolutely going to hate this announcement. Alongside a few bug fixes, several characters got adjustments in this latest update, and Moira’s will only add to...
Israel’s Securities Watchdog Seeks to Regulate Crypto Assets
6.1.2023
The body overseeing the securities market in Israel is taking steps to incorporate rules for digital assets into the existing legislation. The regulator released a draft proposal to introduce the changes that would define the legal status of cryptocurrencies in the country. Amendments to Israel’s...
DeFi Tool Convex to Make Changes to Staking Service for Curve Token Rewards
4.1.2023
Curve tokens (CRV) are issued as yield farming rewards to liquidity providers on Curve Finance, and can be converted into vote-escrowed CRV (veCRV)
Bill on Digital Ruble Submitted to Russian Parliament
1.1.2023
A draft law devoted to the digital ruble has been filed with the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament. The legislation introduces rules determining how the new form of national fiat will be issued and amends a series of legal acts to facilitate its implementation. Bank of Russia to...
Meta Will Continue to Push Metaverse Investments in 2023 According to Head Of Reality Labs
20.12.2022
Meta will continue to invest in VR (virtual reality) tech in 2023, according to statements made by Andrew Bosworth, head of Reality Labs, the metaverse division of the company. While Meta has made some changes and adapted to the current shaky economic atmosphere, Bosworth states that the company...
New House Financial Services Committee chair wants to delay crypto tax changes
16.12.2022
U.S. Republican Representative Patrick McHenry called for clarification on a “poorly” written digital asset tax provision in a letter to the Treasury
Crypto Exchange Bybit to Add New Restrictions for Unverified Users, Update Withdrawal Limits
12.12.2022
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has announced upcoming changes to its know-your-customer (KYC) policy that will limit certain operations for unverified customers. The stricter requirements concern coin purchases with fiat money, NFT transactions, and withdrawal limits. Bybit to Limit Services...
Uniswap Foundation Proposes Changes to Crypto DEX's Governance, Voting Processes
9.12.2022
The proposal, which will be brought to a vote next week, aims to reduce friction in governance by reframing the steps that bring proposals to votes
Fir Tree fund sues Grayscale in effort to force changes to Bitcoin Trust
7.12.2022
The New York-based hedge funds want Grayscale to cough up information about its flagship Bitcoin trust which it believes could reveal potential mismanagement
USDC Issuer Circle Changes Mind on Going Public, CEO Reveals Q3 Earnings
6.12.2022
Circle, the US financial services firm behind the stablecoin USDC, has changed its mind about seeking a public listing in the near future, and now says it will stay focused on building “a long-term public company.”
The plan to go public has since the beginning of this year been central for Circle...
Bitcoin’s Difficulty Slides 7.32%, Reduction Marks the Largest Drop in 2022
6.12.2022
On Dec. 5, 2022, at block height 766,080, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty adjustment dropped 7.32% lower, making it the largest difficulty reduction in 2022. The current difficulty is approximately 34.24 trillion and it will remain at this point for the next two weeks or 2,016 blocks. Bitcoin Miners...
Cryptocurrency Law Approved in Brazil — Green Mining Tax Exemptions and Asset Segregation Issues Left Out
1.12.2022
A cryptocurrency law, which had been in discussion for several months, has been approved by the Chamber of Deputies in Brazil after having shed some of the changes presented by the Senate. The proposal left out two planned tax exemptions for green mining operations and the issue of segregating...
JPMorgan Expects Major Changes Coming to Crypto Industry and Regulation Post FTX Collapse
29.11.2022
JPMorgan has outlined key changes it expects in the crypto industry and its regulation following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. The global investment bank envisages several new regulatory initiatives, including those focusing on custody, customer asset protection, and transparency. JPMorgan...
Argentina to Revamp Anti Money Laundering Law, Proposes Creation of VASP Registry
28.11.2022
Argentina is preparing to revamp its anti-money laundering and terrorism financing law. It has proposed to include the creation of a registry for virtual asset services providers (VASPs) in the country as part of the new modifications. The changes would prepare the country for the review that...
Crypto Analyst Tommy Lee Changes His 2022 Bitcoin Prediction – This is What He Thinks Now
26.11.2022
Top Wall Street strategist Thomas Lee, who is also co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors, believes crypto will reemerge despite a lackluster performance in 2022.
Lee, who appeared in a recent interview with CNBC, said the current crypto bear market is nothing new. He noted that the crypto...