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Nigerian Blockchain Startup Bitmama Closes $2 Million Pre-Seed Round
11.9.2022
After raising $1.65 million via a pre-seed extension, Bitmama, a Nigeria-based blockchain startup, has now closed its pre-seed funding round at $2 million, a report has said. Leading the funding round were two Africa-focused venture capital firms: Unicorn Growth Capital and Launch Africa....
US SEC Sets Up Dedicated Office to Review Crypto Filings
11.9.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is setting up a dedicated office to review crypto-related filings. The securities regulator stressed the need to “provide greater and more specialized support” for crypto assets. SEC’s Dedicated Crypto Office The U.S. Securities...
Netflix Is Teaming Up With Ubisoft For Three Exclusives, Including A New Assassin's Creed
10.9.2022
Netflix seems determined to make its name in the gaming space. During Saturday’s Ubisoft Forward showcase, where the French company is highlighting its latest and greatest, the streaming giant came onstage to announce a new partnership that will see the release of three exclusive mobile games....
While Bitcoin’s Hashrate Grew by 22,900% in 6 Years, Discovering Block Rewards Is Far More Difficult
10.9.2022
Over the past 12 months, Bitcoin’s hashrate has increased by 85.77%, while 53,547 blocks were mined and 334,668.75 new bitcoin were minted into circulation. More than two dozen bitcoin mining pools have dedicated hashrate toward the Bitcoin blockchain during the last six years, and while...
ETC Group Says It Will List an Exchange-Traded Product Based on Anticipated ETH Hard Fork
10.9.2022
Digital asset-backed securities provider the Etc Group has said it will list an exchange-traded product (ETP) based on an anticipated hard fork of the Ethereum blockchain on September 15. Current holders of Etc Group’s ethereum ETP (ZETH) will be issued with “units of the new security...
Sui Developer Mysten Labs Raises $300 Million to Address Web3 Scalability
10.9.2022
Mysten Labs, developer of a new blockchain project called Sui, raised $300 million in its latest funding round. The round, which was led by FTX ventures, also had the support of A16z crypto, Jump Crypto, Apollo, Binance Labs, Franklin Templeton, and Coinbase Ventures, among others. The funds will...
Lego Star Wars: Skywalker Saga Is About To Get A Bunch Of New Characters, Like Cassian Andor
9.9.2022
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga contained a mind-bogglingly epic amount of content and characters from all of the nine, main Star Wars films. Yet, there’s always more Star Wars out there. So, TT Games is adding even more characters to the game via DLC announced at D23 today.Read more
The New JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Fighter Is A Perfect Celebration Of The Manga And Anime
9.9.2022
It’s rare for a fighting game to extend an olive branch allowing both casual and hardcore players to have their fun, but JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R does a remarkable job while evincing the massively popular anime series’ undeniable charisma.Read more
A Currency Crisis Looms: We Need a New Model
9.9.2022
Geopolitical issues and rising U.S. interest rates are boosting the dollar and threatening emerging-market currencies. Now, a new model is needed
The Pokémon Card Game's New Expansion Dramatically Changes Everything
9.9.2022
Today is the official launch of the Pokémon Trading Card Game’s Lost Origin expansion, which might be the penultimate set for the Sword and Shield (SWSH) era before next year sees new packs based on Scarlet and Violet. And it marks the return of the Lost Zone, the very occasional mechanic that...
LUNA 2.0 Token Jumps 200% Higher Against the US Dollar in 24 Hours
9.9.2022
While digital currencies jumped in value during the early morning trading sessions on Friday (ET), the new Terra token, LUNA 2.0, jumped more than 200% in value against the U.S. dollar. LUNA jumped from a low of $1.90 per unit to a high of $6.87, but the token’s value has slipped to...
New Overwatch 2 Hero Leaks: A Teleporting Fox Girl Who Plays Support
9.9.2022
Well, Blizzard’s surprise has been spoiled. Late last night, a YouTuber named Kuriboh cervantes uploaded a video revealing Overwatch 2's newest hero, Kiriko. The company tried cracking down on the content, an unfinished animated short that gives a bit of backstory to who Kiriko is and shows...
Report: New Marvel Game Stars Captain America And Black Panther...In World War II
9.9.2022
Today’s Disney & Marvel Games Showcase, due to stream at 4 p.m. ET, is rumored to bring us news of Amy Hennig’s of Uncharted fame’s latest unnamed game. The news was originally reported by MCU Status, and further corroborated by Eurogamer, a news site with a good track record, the Marvel...
Music NFTs will take gaming to new levels
9.9.2022
Instead of relying on unwieldy contracts to generate music for their products, NFTs are offering GameFi developers ways to come up with faster (and more equitable) agreements with artists
New French Bill Could Give Authorities Powers to Seize Crypto Assets
9.9.2022
The country joins the U.K. in seeking to ensure police can get their hands on criminals’ bitcoin
Europol Sees Tools to Tackle Crime in Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technologies
9.9.2022
Abuse expands with use in the case of cryptocurrency, Europol has acknowledged while also noting that blockchain technologies offer authorities a new opportunity to fight crime. Europe’s law enforcement agency also says they can help investigate money laundering networks. Understanding...
Delphi Labs shifts research focus to a new crypto ecosystem... and it’s not Ethereum
9.9.2022
As part of Delphi Digital’s research into major ecosystems to find a new focus for its R&D arm, the firm has selected Cosmos over Ethereum as it thinks the latter is too slow and expensive
Elon Musk’s $258 Billion Dogecoin Lawsuit Grows as New Defendants, DOGE Investors Join
9.9.2022
The $258 billion lawsuit filed against Elon Musk, Tesla, and Spacex over their dogecoin promotion has expanded with new defendants and DOGE investors added. The plaintiffs allege that the meme cryptocurrency dogecoin is a Ponzi scheme, emphasizing that Musk and his companies “falsely...
Xbox Consoles Are Getting A New Menu
9.9.2022
Xbox consoles will be getting a new user interface next year, with Microsoft now testing a refreshed menu is still, 17 years later, not as fast or as practical as the Xbox 360's “blades”.Read more
Crypto E-Commerce – Shopping․io Introduces $SHOP Back
9.9.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Crypto E-commerce giant, Shopping.io is streamlining its operations. On September 9th 2022, Shopping.io will be airdropping its new native utility token – $SHOP to the holders of $SPI and $GSPI. To celebrate the launch, Shopping.io is hosting multiple events offering major...