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Kraken Donates to Ethereum Foundation, PAX Becomes USDP + More News
24.8.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
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Crypto exchange Kraken has announced they will donate USD 250,000 to the Ethereum Foundation to support developer teams working...
PAX Australia Has Been Cancelled, Will Be Replaced With Online Show
10.8.2021
PAX Australia will no longer be held as an in-person event, with the show cancelled in favour of an online convention instead.Read more
Precious Metals Firm Kitco Launches Gold-Backed Tokens Built on Ethereum
5.8.2021
On August 4, the precious metals firm Kitco Gold announced the launch of a gold-backed stablecoin which will leverage an audit process via Cohen & Company with monthly attestation reports. Kitco has partnered with Tradewind Markets, First Digital Trust, and Stably, an asset tokenization...
PAX West Backtracks, Adopts Stricter Covid-19 Policies
27.7.2021
Last year, PAX West was one of many gaming events to go online due to the pandemic. This year, while E3 and the Tokyo Game Show stayed virtual, PAX East was canceled earlier this spring. But PAX West, on the other hand, decided to allow an in-person event at the Washington State Convention Center...
Paxos Standard Presents Assets Backing Its Stablecoins
23.7.2021
Paxos, a regulated blockchain company, recently presented the basket of resources that back its stablecoins. Paxos Standard (PAX) and Binance USD (BUSD) are reportedly backed almost 100% by cash and cash equivalents. Dan Burstein, CCO of Paxos, harshly criticized Tether and Circle, issuers of other...
PAX 2021 Tickets Aren't Selling Out, Unlike Most Years
12.7.2021
Tickets for Penny Arcade’s annual West coast video game fan convention normally sell out incredibly fast, with choice tickets to the weekend-long event usually gone in minutes. But 2021 isn’t a normal year, and in the looming shadow of a continuing global pandemic, tickets to this year’s PAX West...
Do You Feel Comfortable Attending PAX Or Another Gaming Event Yet?
30.6.2021
It’s time for Ask Kotaku, the weekly feature in which Kotaku-ites deliberate on a single burning question. Then, we ask your take.Read more
PAX West Is In Person This Year, Despite Everything
22.6.2021
PAX West, the popular gaming convention, will go down as a physical event this September, event organizers announced via press release today. I probably don’t need to tell you why that isn’t exactly the best idea.Read more
Gold Tokens Take Off as Inflation Accelerates, Bitcoin Retreats
10.6.2021
The market cap of gold-backed tokens has surged 30-fold since the start of 2020, according to one research firm
Daily Cryptocurrency Exchange Trade Volume Taps All-Time High, Stablecoin Swaps Dominate
24.5.2021
According to this week’s data, cryptocurrency trade volume touched an all-time high on May 20, reaching $1.76 trillion in reported 24-hour volume. Daily trade volume statistics for Monday have been high, as reported volume from crypto market aggregators shows over $300 billion in 24-hour...
Stablecoin Demand in 2021 Skyrockets, Fiat-Pegged Token Economy Nears $100 Billion
14.5.2021
While most cryptocurrency markets are down today in value, dollar-pegged stablecoins have seen significant demand during the last 24 hours. Currently, the entire market valuation of all the stablecoins in existence is roughly $96 billion. The Rise of Fiat-Pegged Stablecoins Crypto assets like...
Here's The E3 (And Not-E3) 2021 Press Conference Schedule So Far
16.4.2021
Last year, amid a mismanaged pandemic and sweeping social distancing regulations, the Entertainment Software Association called off its annual E3 event. But the stretch between late May and early November was positively littered with digital showcases and press conference conferences. If...
Summer Games Done Quick Returns In July As Online-Only Event
30.3.2021
Annual charity speedrunning festival Summer Games Done Quick will return as an online-only event, running from July 4 through 11.Read more
PAX East 2021 Canceled, Replaced With PAX Online In July
29.3.2021
While convention organizers held out hope until the last minute, it turns out early June was still a bit too soon for thousands of gamers to descend upon Boston for PAX East 2021. The live event has now been canceled, replaced with a special PAX Online event running July 15-18. Read more
The Kessler Collection Jumps Into Crypto, 8 Luxury Hotels Now Accept Digital Currencies
11.3.2021
During the last few months, a great number of businesses have been adding cryptocurrency support to their payment systems. On Tuesday, the luxury hotel group called The Kessler Collection announced it is now accepting digital currency payments for accommodations. The Kessler Collection’s...
Bitcoin Payments for Private Flights Soar, 20% of Privatefly’s Revenue Stems from Crypto
16.2.2021
Cryptocurrency users are leveraging their new-found wealth to fly more often with private jets. This week the directional aviation company Privatefly revealed that close to 20% of the firm’s sales were paid in cryptocurrencies last month, and 13% out of that aggregate used bitcoin. On-Demand...
Some Of Our Favorite (Pre-Pandemic) Cosplay From 2020
15.2.2021
While the majority of the year was a complete write-off, for obvious reasons, we did actually squeeze a few big cosplay shows into the early, pre-pandemic months of 2020. So rather than look back on nine months of almost nothing happening on this website, let’s look at the three months something...
Paxos Makes Fresh Push for DeFi Market With New Oracle Integration
14.1.2021
Fresh off its partnership with PayPal, Paxos is making a new push into the decentralized finance market
Yearnify Finance (YFY) Hidden Gem – Decentralized Finance Project, Pre-Sale Round 3 Is Now Live
5.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Yearnify Finance is a community-centered DeFi-project, modeled to take the successful features of Yearn Finance (YFI), and improve upon them. Yearnify aims to bring the true value of yield farming finance accessible to all users, yearnify offers the most secure and simple way to earn...
Crypto Gaming Pioneer Cloudbet Officially Launches in Argentina
10.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Cloudbet, the pioneering crypto casino and sportsbook, has officially launched an Argentina-focused service in response to the country’s surging interest in bitcoin and crypto gaming. The platform has unveiled a country-specific site and blog to help Argentinians learn more...