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Bungie Defends Abortion Rights Even As People Urge It To Stick To Games
5.5.2022
A studio best known for blockbuster games about shooting aliens now increasingly has a reputation for not taking shit from the people who play them. Creator of Halo and Destiny 2, Bungie, took fire from angry gamers this week, for coming out in support of abortion rights. Instead of flinching like...
Joe Rogan: Bitcoin Is Now a Viable Currency and the Government Is Freaking Out
5.5.2022
Joe Rogan, the host of The Joe Rogan Experience, likens bitcoin to the early internet. Noting that now the cryptocurrency is “a viable form of currency” that “You can actually buy things with,” he said, “the government is freaking out.” Joe Rogan, Bitcoin...
‘They didn't see it coming:’ Podcaster Joe Rogan sees Bitcoin as a viable form of currency
4.5.2022
Joe Rogan noted that Bitcoin is like the “early internet,” and the “government is freaking out” about BTC in conversation with the MMA fighter Khalil Rountree
Activision Shareholders Approve Xbox Deal, But Wall Street Has Doubts
28.4.2022
Shareholders at Call of Duty and Overwatch 2 publisher Activision Blizzard voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to approve a $69 billion sale to tech giant Microsoft. The deal gives golden parachutes to top execs at Activision, including embattled CEO Bobby Kotick. But despite gaming’s biggest...
Fed’s Bostic Cautious About Rate Hikes as President Biden Blames Higher Prices on Covid-19 and Putin
20.4.2022
As inflation continues to wreak havoc on the lives of ordinary American citizens, all eyes are focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plans to fix the situation. Meanwhile, as the St. Louis Fed president James Bullard wants to aggressively hike the benchmark bank interest rate, Atlanta...
Inflation Rises Sharply in the US as Consumer Prices in March Spiked to 8.5%
12.4.2022
Inflation in the U.S. continues to remain red hot as consumer prices last month increased sharply to 8.5% in March compared to the same month last year. Metrics show the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) spiked last month at the fastest pace since December 1981....
Logan Paul's Latest Stunt: Paying $6 Million For Rare Pikachu Card And Wearing It To WrestleMania
3.4.2022
Internet personality, boxer, and Pokémon investor Logan Paul recently spent $6 million dollars on a very rare Pokémon card and then wore that card during his WrestleMania 38 appearance. Why? Because the internet and speculators have destroyed reality.Read more
Amid the Hottest US Inflation in 40 Years, Biden Administration Blames Rising Prices on Shipping Industry
21.3.2022
During the last few months, inflation has risen significantly in the United States as it has climbed at its fastest pace since 1982. Data shows younger families with children have been struggling to make ends meet, while reports further indicate retirees and older folks with fixed incomes...
Someone Spent $120,000 On A Very Rare Magikarp Pokémon Card
18.3.2022
The Pokémon card craze isn’t slowing down anytime soon, it appears. Case in point: Someone recently spent $125,000 at auction on a single, extremely rare Magikarp card that was part of a Japanese Pokémon Snap promotion back in the 90s. Read more
Kenyans Lost $120 Million to Cryptocurrency Scams in the Past Financial Year — Government Official
17.3.2022
Kenyans are believed to have lost as much as $120 million to cryptocurrency scammers in the last financial year, a government official has said. The official, however, suggested the number of Kenyans losing funds this way can be reduced if the media helps by disseminating the right information....
Bank of Canada collaborating with MIT on CBDC research
17.3.2022
The bank will work alongside the MIT Media Labs’ Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) team to examine how “advanced technologies could affect the potential design of a CBDC.”
Joe Biden’s Crypto Executive Order Is a Symbol
15.3.2022
President Biden announced his executive order last week. It’s light on practical effects but the symbolism may be the point
Law Decoded: Joe Biden’s executive order is finally upon us, and it doesn’t look too dreadful, March 7–14.
14.3.2022
The long-anticipated presidential directive drops, EU votes on PoW ban, South Korea gets a pro-crypto president
US Senator Booker: Cryptocurrency Can Bring Growth to American Economy if Properly Regulated
13.3.2022
U.S. Senator Cory Booker sees cryptocurrency as “an exciting innovation with the potential to bring growth to the American economy if properly nurtured and regulated.” The senator from New Jersey is encouraged by President Joe Biden’s executive order on crypto regulation....
Privacy Crypto Assets XMR, ZEC See Double-Digit Gains Amid Tightened Global Economy
13.3.2022
Over the last week, the United States and president Joe Biden’s administration tightened sanctions against Russia a great deal. The U.S. banned Russian energy imports, a number of other types of imported goods, and a series of harsh financial sanctions against Russia. In the midst of...
6 Questions for Joe DiPasquale of BitBull Capital
13.3.2022
Haven Protocol (XHV) shows strong signs of bottoming out after crashing 90%
11.3.2022
The Monero blockchain fork has surged by nearly 100% in the past five days against a rising appetite for privacy-focused cryptocurrencies
Data Shows US Consumer Prices Hit a 40-Year High, Biden Blames Inflation on ‘Putin’s Aggressive Actions’
11.3.2022
Following the record 7.5% high for January, the U.S. Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data shows February’s CPI metrics rose to 7.9%. The CPI data published on Thursday is a new 40-year high and month over month, inflation jumped by 0.8%. President Joe Biden is blaming...
Atari Buys MobyGames For $1.5 Million
11.3.2022
Atari, or at least the company currently holding the rights to use that name, announced earlier this week that it had spent $1.5 million buying MobyGames, a website most of you have probably used at one point or another in your lives without ever thinking about its monetary worth.Read more
Cornell Professor: Crypto Industry Could Benefit From Biden’s Executive Order, Regulations Provide Legitimacy
11.3.2022
A Cornell University economics professor says that President Joe Biden’s executive order on the regulation of cryptocurrency could benefit the industry. “Ultimately what these sorts of regulations provide to the industry is legitimacy,” said the professor. Cornell Professor...