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WEF publishes new in-depth guide to DAOs to air issues, encourage development
17.1.2023
The World Economic Forum’s “Decentralized Autonomous Organization Toolkit” is the fruit of the labor of over 100 experts in a concise discussion format
Beyond Good & Evil 2 Still In Development, Claims Ubisoft
16.1.2023
After Ubisoft recently announced they had been swinging the axe Barbarian-style, it was assumed by many that any hope of the infinitely-delayed Beyond Good & Evil 2 could now be put to rest. Seven games were canned in the last six months, along with yet another delay for the beleaguered Skull...
Bill Gates Props Up AI Against Metaverse and Web3 Tech
14.1.2023
Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, has given his opinion about the relevance of Web3, metaverse, and AI (artificial intelligence), a set of technologies in development today. Gates stated that AI was “the big” revolutionary technology that is comparable to what the internet was...
Forbes Gives Alchemy Pay Web3 Innovation Pioneer Award
13.1.2023
PRESS RELEASE. Singapore, 12 January 2023: Fiat-crypto payment gateway Alchemy Pay and its co-founder and majority shareholder, Shawn Shi, have been officially recognised by Forbes with the Web3 Innovation Pioneer award on 11 January. The Singapore-based payment solutions provider has a major...
World Bank Report Forecasts Bleak Global Economic Outlook, Citing ‘Adverse Developments’ and ‘Long-Lasting Slowdown’
11.1.2023
On Jan. 10, 2023, the World Bank published its Global Economic Prospects report, stating that the outlook for the global economy and future economic conditions is bleak. According to the report, 2023 growth forecasts have been cut across the board, with the global economy projected to grow by 1.7%...
Russia to begin work on CBDC settlement system in Q1 as sanctions endure: Report
10.1.2023
The country's central bank will begin studying two possible cross-border CBDC settlement models this quarter
Customizing HTML Form Validation
9.1.2023
Form validation has always been my least favorite part of web development. You need to duplicate validation on both client and server sides, handle loads of events, and worry about form element styling. To aid form validation, the HTML spec added some new form attributes like required and pattern...
Mexican CBDC Unlikely to Be Ready by 2024
8.1.2023
The Mexican central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital peso, is unlikely to be ready by 2024, as was announced back in 2021 by the Mexican government. In a statement, representatives from Banxico, the central bank of Mexico, stated the development of the currency was still in its initial...
MEXC 2022 Recap: Futures Business Grows by 1200% and Exceeds 10 Million Users
6.1.2023
Recently, the cryptocurrency trading platform MEXC released two retrospective articles: Major Events in Cryptocurrency Market 2022,Which Affected You the Most? Blog-Top 10 Highlights of MEXC 2022, which respectively reviewed the cryptocurrency market in 2022 and the development of MEXC...
PS2 Emulator Development Ceases Following Death Threats
5.1.2023
The sole developer behind AetherSX2, a PlayStation 2 emulator for Android devices, announced that they are discontinuing development of the app due to the “neverending” online impersonation, complaints, demands, and death threats they’ve endured. Read more
ECB official urges CBDC development for the good of cryptocurrency and consumers
5.1.2023
ECB board member Fabio Panetta has woven his enthusiasm for blockchain technology and skepticism of cryptocurrency into an argument that supports both, albeit begrudgingly
Turkey’s central bank completes first CBDC test with more to come in 2023
30.12.2022
After recently completing its first payment transactions using a CBDC, the central bank is pushing ahead with more tests over 2023
Syntropy switches from Polkadot to Cosmos for Web3 development
26.12.2022
Syntropy publishes an official blog post to share the news that it has decided to partner with Cosmos for further development of Web3. The venture is currently working with the Polkadot ecosystem. About certain issues in the process, the team behind Syntopy has decided to switch to Cosmos....
SEC Charges Gig Economy Platform for $2.6 Million Unregistered Coin Offering
26.12.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Thor Technologies and its co-founders with conducting an unregistered securities offering. In 2018, the company minted and sold tokens to raise funds for its ‘gig economy platform,’ the development of which had not even started at...
Bitcoin Protocol Development Steadily Progressing Despite Only 40-60 Monthly Active Developers: NYDIG
22.12.2022
The report was written by Bitcoin-focused investment firm, New York Digital Investment Group
Swarm, Ethereum’s Storage Network, Announces Mainnet Storage Incentives and Web3PC Inception
21.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Swarm, the decentralised storage and communication system built on Ethereum, is announcing the mainnet release of its storage incentives programme, a mechanism to reward storage providers, which now incorporates staking. Swarm has been in development for the past five years, having...
Spain Will Provide 8 Million Euros in Grants to Develop Video Game and Metaverse Experiences
21.12.2022
The Ministry of Culture and Sports of Spain has decided to direct 8 million euros ($8.5 million) toward the development of video games and narrative metaverse experiences. The program, part of the Spanish “Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan” will give grants directed...
Bank of Russia to Test International Crypto Payments With Companies
21.12.2022
The Central Bank of Russia plans to use cryptocurrency for cross-border payments in trials with private companies, a member of its top management has revealed. The testing will be conducted under a special legal regime that’s currently under development. Russia’s Central Bank to Explore Crypto...
Bitcoin Development Company Layer 2 Labs Raises $3M to Bring Drivechains to Network
20.12.2022
The round, which was funded by angel investors, will provide capital for the company to implement innovative sidechain solutions on the Bitcoin network
Kazakhstan to Press On With CBDC Development Until 2025
19.12.2022
For the next two years, the country will work on launching into industrial operation, and will cooperate other other central banks for cross-border and currency-exchange operations