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Hong Kong to open crypto exchange access for retail users, but there's a catch
23.5.2023
Hong Kong's securities watchdog announced new plans to allow retail investor access to virtual assets platform
Sources: Ubisoft Open-World Star Wars Game May Be Sooner Than You Think
22.5.2023
Star Wars takes place in a galaxy far, far away. But Ubisoft’s first video game adaptation of the beloved sci-fi franchise could be just around the corner. Kotaku has learned the French publisher’s open world game is currently targeting a projected release date in early 2024 as the company...
Wemix: Game staking service is now open
22.5.2023
Wemix, a global blockchain gaming platform, recently announced its game staking service, where users can use their gaming tokens and earn digital assets in the form of rewards. Game staking service is all open for Wemix users, following the STAKE360 of Play Staking. This service will allow users...
Federal Reserve Chair Powell Hints at Possible Pause in Interest Rate Hikes
22.5.2023
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has hinted that the Fed may pause raising interest rates at the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting next month. “Having come this far, we can afford to look at the data and the evolving outlook and make careful assessments,” Powell said. Fed Chair Jerome...
Marathon and Brink Join Forces to Raise $1 Million for Bitcoin Core Developers
20.5.2023
Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital Holdings and Brink, a nonprofit striving to support open-source Bitcoin development, recently revealed their collaboration to generate up to $1 million in funding for Bitcoin Core developers. Marathon pledged to match all contributions toward this cause...
Nintendo Says Breath Of The Wild Is The Legend of Zelda’s Blueprint Moving Forward
19.5.2023
While Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are widely beloved, there are some Legend of Zelda fans who miss the more streamlined, non-open-world approach of games like Ocarina of Time. To those of you who fall into that category, I’m sorry to tell you it doesn’t sound like the series...
Bitcoin defense lawyer says Craig Wright lawsuit could harm open source software
19.5.2023
The Bitcoin Defense Legal Fund’s chief legal officer spoke out against an “extraordinarily dangerous” lawsuit initiated by Craig Wright, a person who claims to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto
Whampoa Group Private Family Office to Open Digital Bank in Bahrain – Here's the Latest
18.5.2023
Singapore-based investment firm Whampoa Group aims to open a digital bank in Bahrain to offer payment and settlement services for crypto firms.
In a recent statement, Whampoa Group said it plans to set up the bank, which will provide banking services as well as the trading, custody, and asset...
GridPlus to open source wallet firmware in Q3 amid Ledger debacle
18.5.2023
As accusations are hurled at Ledger over a controversial update, one hardware wallet has decided to open-source its firmware. Others have turned it into a marketing opportunity
Lego 2K Drive: The Kotaku Review
18.5.2023
I was on board with Lego 2K Drive the moment I learned we were getting an open-world Lego racing game, complete with the ability to build your own vehicles. And having played nearly 12 hours so far, I’m still having a lot of fun with the game. But it’s impossible to ignore a nagging feeling that...
Four open source Plutus Application Backend (PAB) for Cardano
17.5.2023
Cardano’s developer ecosystem has significantly matured over the past year and now offers a variety of PAB solutions to build and deploy dApps on Cardano
VeChain introduces the phygital future to the Italian Open
16.5.2023
The future is phygital, said VeChain in a recent announcement. If the same announcement is anything to go by, then VeChain stands strong with the concept of mixing tradition and innovation. As Per the announcement by VeChain, it has created a phygital trophy for the Italian Open by leveraging...
Celsius moves $781M in stETH just as Lido withdrawals open
16.5.2023
The bankrupt crypto lender has been moving its massive stash of staked Ethereum
OpenAI preps release of open source AI model: Report
16.5.2023
The firm behind ChatGPT is seemingly under pressure from other available open-source AI models and is prepping to enter the space with one of its own
Biden Appoints New Fed Vice Chair as Fedwatch Tool Shows Slim Chance of Rate Hike at June Meeting
14.5.2023
Investors believe it is highly likely that the target rate will remain unchanged at the June 14 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to increase the federal funds rate by 25 basis points on May 3. As the battle against inflation in...
Upcoming Annapurna Game Parts Ways With Gone Home Studio Following 'Toxic' Workplace Report
12.5.2023
Almost two years after Gone Home developer Fullbright was in the news following a report alleging co-founder Steve Gaynor made the studio a toxic cesspool of bullying and harassment, the studio known as Fullbright is officially no longer developing Open Roads.Read more
MakerDAO publishes 5-phase roadmap featuring funding for open-source AI projects
12.5.2023
DAI stablecoin proprietor MakerDAO offered up an AI-heavy roadmap for the future with plans for a new blockchain
Liechtenstein Prime Minister Says Government to Accept Bitcoin Payments, Open to Investing Reserves in BTC
9.5.2023
Liechtenstein’s prime minister has reportedly revealed that bitcoin payments will be accepted for some government services. “A payment option with bitcoin is coming,” he said, adding that he is open to investing state reserves in the cryptocurrency. Bitcoin Adoption...
The Need for Clarity in Washington – Not Just on Crypto
5.5.2023
The recent ambiguous messaging from the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting, which left markets struggling to interpret signals from the FOMC statement and Chair Jerome Powell's comments, is typical of the abstruse signals that can be found in central bank policy-setting. But new tools, such...
Alibaba Says ‘Open Sesame’ to Web3
5.5.2023
The Chinese tech giant is releasing a metaverse launchpad. Plus, Sports Illustrated announces an NFT ticketing platform