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Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen CBDC Pilot Later This Year
22.2.2023
The Bank of Japan is preparing to launch a pilot test for a digital yen, its central bank digital currency (CBDC), later this year. Shinichi Uchida, executive director of the Bank of Japan, explained that the goals of this new pilot are to test the technical feasibility of the currency and...
Ethereum Shapella upgrade gets new date, making way for un-staking ETH
22.2.2023
The upgrade is only for the Sepolia network and a subsequent upgrade for Goerli network would be introduced in March
Lebanon Financial Crisis: Banks Torched After Pound Taps New Low Versus the US Dollar
22.2.2023
The Lebanese pound’s fall to its lowest ever versus the U.S. dollar, 80,000 to 1, has piled more misery on residents whose local currency-denominated savings have been decimated by inflation. The ongoing strike by banks demanding the passage of capital control legislation has compounded...
Solana Spaces will close New York and Miami stores 7 months after opening
22.2.2023
Norby said the “experiment” was part of a plan to onboard more people onto Solana, however the stores didn’t bring in as many users as they initially hoped
New York state announces another upgrade to its virtual currency monitoring capacity
21.2.2023
The New York State Department of Financial Services did not describe its new capacities, but said they will contribute to the detection of a variety of illegal activities
NBA Player Dropped Over Antisemitic Slur In CoD Gets New Contract
21.2.2023
Nearly two years after NBA player Meyers Leonard blew up his whole career after shouting an antisemitic slur during a Call of Duty: Warzone livestream, ESPN reports he has signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.Read more
The New JoJo Manga Proves Hirohiko Araki Still Has The Midas Touch
21.2.2023
Last week, the world (specifically Japanese citizens) read the latest installment of Hirohiko Araki’s mega-popular manga series, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: The JOJOLands. While I was uneasy about whether or not Araki should continue the series with yet another saga since its previous part, JoJolion...
Studio Behind Megan And The Purge Also Making Horror Games Now
21.2.2023
Announced earlier today, Blumhouse—the Hollywood production company behind hit horror films like Megan and Get Out—is launching its own video game studio led by some game dev vets. The new studio, like its parent company, will focus on scary games with smaller budgets.Read more
New Pokémon Presents Livestream Coming Next Week
21.2.2023
The Pokémon Company not-so-surprisingly announced its latest Pokémon Presents livestream, scheduled for the series’ anniversary, Pokémon Day, or February 27, just like it was last year (and the year before that). Read more
New Document Suggests OneCoin Crypto Fraudster Ruja Ignatova was 'Killed' in Greece in 2018 by Drug Lord – What's Going On?
21.2.2023
Founder of the infamous crypto scam OneCoin, ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja Ignatova was killed by a drug lord while on board a yacht in Greece, according to a new report published by investigative journalists.
According to the report, Ignatova was murdered on behalf of the infamous drug lord Christoforos...
Crypto and Bitcoin Miners Rebrand and Diversify to Survive: A Look at Their New Strategies.
21.2.2023
Some of these new business lines are more profitable than bitcoin mining – but not all
Trading Platform eToro Gains New York BitLicense to Provide Crypto Services
21.2.2023
The platform also obtained a money transmitter license from the U.S. state’s financial regulator
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as SHIB Spikes Up 7% in a Week – Is a New Rally Starting?
21.2.2023
The shiba inu price has fallen by 2.5% in the last 24 hours hours, dropping to $0.00001331 as the wider market remains barely unchanged from yesterday. Its current level marks a 7% gain the past week and a 12% rise in the last 30 days, with SHIB benefitting from a combination of improved investor...
US State Regulator Launches Crypto Scam Tracker
21.2.2023
The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) has launched a cryptocurrency scam tracker to help residents “spot and avoid crypto scams.” The regulator stated: “As reports of new crypto scams emerge, the DFPI will continually update this tracker...
It Is Finally Time For A New Civilization Game
21.2.2023
The Civilization series has been with us so long that it can sometimes feel like part of the furniture. A game comes out, is played for years, another follows, repeat until the heat death of the universe. But it has actually been a very long time since the last game!Read more
Ordinal Inscription Collections on Bitcoin Blockchain Grow as Creators Monetize Art
20.2.2023
With more than 150,000 Ordinal inscriptions on the Bitcoin blockchain, there are now numerous collections as creators and artists have found a new way to monetize their artworks via blockchain technology. In the past month, people have launched collections such as Ordinal Punks, Ordinal Penguins...
Binance launches new Fan Club program with exclusive team rewards
20.2.2023
Binance has relaunched its Fan Token engagement programme today. They have done so to provide users with even more incentives and opportunities to interact with their favourite sports team. With this new programme, fans can accrue points that can be exchanged for amazing rewards...
OpenSea moves on to try a new Royalty model
20.2.2023
OpenSea has announced three major changes, which includes 0% OpenSea fees for a limited promotional time, transitioning to a minimum of 0.5% optional creator earnings with a space to add more, and Open Filter not blocking marketplaces that follow the same policies. To reiterate, the 0% OpenSea...
Klaytn’s new move for enhanced sustainability & decentralization
20.2.2023
The Klaytn Foundation happens to have been set up with the aim and intention of creating and decentralizing the ecosystem of the South Korean top-of-the-line layer one blockchain, Klaytn. The entity seizes the opportunity of making its announcement of coming out with a new governance system which...
YouTube’s New CEO Neal Mohan Is Optimistic About NFTs and the Metaverse – What Does This Mean for the Crypto Industry?
20.2.2023
YouTube’s new CEO Neal Mohan has expressed optimism about the integration of new technologies into the video sharing platform, including NFTs, metaverse, and blockchain.
Mohan, who has recently replaced Susan Wojcicki as the new CEO of YouTube, said Web3 "opens up new opportunities for creators."...