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Guy Dislocates Shoulder Celebrating On The Price Is Right
21.6.2023
Last week on The Price is Right, two of TV’s favourite things happened: somebody won a big prize in a game show, and a dude got hurt. Handily, both of them took place within the same 30 seconds.Read more
Texas Bill That Would Limit Miners' Participation in Cost-Saving Grid Programs Stopped in House Committee
30.5.2023
The legislation would have capped the industry's participation in demand response programs
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs
23.5.2023
The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged
China Pushes Digital Yuan for Wage Payments in Changshu
25.4.2023
Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workers’ wages with the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The move marks an acceleration of the adoption plans that Beijing has for the digital currency, which has been included...
Hack negotiations: Why do platforms with ineffective bounty programs pay a higher price
24.4.2023
Steven Walbroehl, a former bounty hunter, said that companies would sometimes downplay bug discoveries and not pay bounties, claiming that the bugs were not critical
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Limit Bitcoin Miners' Participation in Demand Response Programs
12.4.2023
Bitcoin miners in Texas get paid in power credits to power off during times of peak demand
Top 9 hacker and cybersecurity movies
3.4.2023
Movies about hacking and cybersecurity, such as WarGames, The Matrix and Mr. Robot, have helped viewers explore the potential risks of technology
Tech Industry Leaders Call for AI Labs to Pause Development for Safety, Coinbase CEO Disagrees
1.4.2023
This week, 2,600 tech industry moguls and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, Gary Marcus, and Steve Wozniak, signed an open letter requesting artificial intelligence (AI) labs to pause research and development for six months. The signatories believe that safety programs and regulations need to...
Salesforce Web3 to help brands build trusted and scalable NFT programs
15.3.2023
The platform promised to help companies create, manage, and deploy non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a trusted, scalable, and sustainable way
Warren Buffett-Backed Neobank Nubank Launches Own Currency Nucoin
4.3.2023
Warren Buffett-backed Nubank, a Brazil-based neobank that debuted crypto trading options back in May 2022 on its platform, has announced the launch of nucoin, its own cryptocurrency. Part of the first batch of the currency, issued on top of Polygon’s network, will be issued to its customers...
Binance Tests AI-Infused NFT Platform Bicasso in Limited 10K Mint Run
2.3.2023
On Wednesday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) platform infused with artificial intelligence (AI). The AI-centric product is named Bicasso, and CZ said the beta version dropped today and was limited to 10,000 mints. Combining...
Web3 Builders Need Better Funding Programs, Not Just Funds
21.2.2023
Many funding models follow a “just throw money at it” logic. What Web3 developers need is funding models that offer proper coaching and support
NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce Charged by SEC for Touting EMAX Tokens
17.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for touting EMAX tokens and making misleading comments about unregistered crypto securities. The former Boston Celtics small forward agreed to settle the charges and pay the SEC $1.409 million....
Web3 Loyalty Programs Are a Trojan Horse for Good Crypto Policy
26.1.2023
How Web3 could revolutionize loyalty programs
25.1.2023
Loyalty programs are great, and many consumers opt for certain brands because of these programs. But they can get better, and blockchain technology can improve
Space Odyssey Loyalty Program by BitSpinCasino Dishes Out up to 15% Weekly Cashback & 300 Free Spins
23.1.2023
Get rewarded for reaching new levels in the loyalty program by playing games and earning loyalty points. Casino loyalty programs have evolved through the changing paradigm of the casino industry. Digitalization has provided the arena of chance-based gaming the mobility to fit right onto...
Applied Direct Response — ERCOT Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Is Beneficial to the Texas Grid
3.12.2022
On Nov. 29, 2022, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) published a report on seasonal assessment and resource adequacy for the ERCOT region. ERCOT’s study indicates that bitcoin mining operations are flexible operations that can be beneficial to the Texas grid during the upcoming...
Brazilian Exchange Bitpreco to Expand to Banking Services; Bets on Cashback to Counter Crypto Fears
23.11.2022
Bitpreco, a Brazilian cryptocurrency exchange, has decided to extend its functionality to offer banking services through a new platform called Bitybank. The company, which will also open payment and digital account services, plans to attract users to crypto through cashback programs that counter...
All Custodial Crypto Exchanges Should Adopt Proof-of-Reserve Programs, but Even That Isn’t Enough
13.11.2022
After last week’s FTX debacle, customers who don’t wish to take custody into their own hands should demand far better from their service providers. Crypto Long & Short is CoinDesk's weekly newsletter featuring insights, news and analysis for the professional investor
Anti-Cheat Programs Need To Relax
25.10.2022
Wherever there are online video games, there will be people trying to cheat. It’s human nature, and as much as it annoys the rest of us, we’ll never be rid of it. So we should all expect, at some level, video game companies to put in the work needed to protect us from aimbots and wallhacks...