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UAE and China Complete First $13.6M Cross-Border CBDC Transaction
2.2.2024
The United Arab Emirates and China have executed their first cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) transaction valued at $13.6 million using digital dirham and digital yuan. According to People.cn, the 50-million-dirham ($13.6 million) transaction occurred via the m-CBDC Bridge platform...
5 Years Later, I Still Haven’t Emotionally Recovered From Kingdom Hearts 3
31.1.2024
Like almost any child born in the ‘90s, I was obsessed with all things Disney. When Mulan came out on VHS I would watch it, rewind it, then immediately watch it again. There was only one other thing I’d obsessively spend that much time on: Final Fantasy. After my introduction to Final Fantasy...
10 Years Later, The Funniest Dad Game Ever Still Rules
30.1.2024
Kratos didn’t invent dad games in God of War (2018), but he helped solidify the genre. There are a lot of challenges Kratos deals with in his first Norse outing that most dads can’t relate to–not everybody has fought an all-powerful warrior. So there is a certain charm in the more down-to-earth...
30 Years Ago, A Gory Gaming Triumph Changed Pop Culture Forever
29.1.2024
There’s a certain rarified echelon of video games that have birthed entire genres based on their innovation, and their fingerprints can still be spotted all over many games today. Super Mario Bros. defined the concept of a side-scrolling platformer, DOTA made the MOBA mainstream, and Doom is...
Palworld Has Sold An Astonishing Number Of Copies In Five Days
24.1.2024
Everyone’s talking about Palworld, developer Pocketpair’s open-world survival creature-collector that came out in early access on January 18. From the AI allegations to the Pokémon comparisons, this game has become 2024’s first gaming phenomenon. And now, we have some eye-popping data to back that...
Best Crypto to Buy Today January 17 – Bittensor, BEAM, Chiliz
17.1.2024
With the TAO price up amidst Bittensor’s development spike, BEAM’s anniversary rally, and CHZ’s 38.78% gain for the past week, all three projects make their case for the best crypto to buy today–alongside crypto presales like Bitcoin Minetrix and Sponge V2 Token, which...
Two Decades Ago, The Most Underrated Sonic Game Changed The Series Forever
10.1.2024
Sonic the Hedgehog famously kicked off the video game mascot race of the ‘90sRead more
Mystery Transfer — Unidentified Wallet Sends $1.19 Million in Bitcoin to Satoshi Nakamoto’s Genesis Address
6.1.2024
Two days after Bitcoin’s 15th anniversary, an unidentified wallet transferred roughly 26.917 bitcoin, valued at $1.19 million, into Satoshi Nakamoto’s Genesis wallet. Originating on Jan. 3, 2009, this wallet has primarily accumulated nominal dust transactions. Including the hard-coded...
Bitcoin Technical Analysis: BTC 15th Anniversary Celebrations Marred by Market Mayhem
3.1.2024
In the wake of bitcoin’s 15th anniversary, the cryptocurrency behemoth confronts a challenging market terrain, as its price dipped 6.7% to prices between $42,350 to $42,619 amidst swirling rumors of spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) rejections. Bitcoin The past day saw bitcoin’s...
HKbitEX Collaborates with Shanghai Technology Exchange for Asset Tokenization Solutions
28.12.2023
  The Hong Kong-based digital asset exchange, HKbitEX, partners with Shanghai Technology Exchange to develop asset tokenization (RWA) solutions for tech companies, supported by China’s Ministry of Science and Technology and Shanghai municipal government. On December 28, in a significant...
Xbox’s Biggest Flop Was A Decade Ahead Of Its Time
18.12.2023
The Xbox One stumbled out of the gate when it launched back in 2013. But in the decade since, it’s become a bit easier to appreciate Microsoft’s ambitions and foresight with its third console. It combined a console, streaming device, and Blu-Ray player into the original all-in-one media player....
Bitcoin Celebrates One Year of Ordinal Inscriptions With 48 Million Mark Hit, Signaling Longevity Despite Ongoing Debate
15.12.2023
On Dec. 15, 2023, a significant milestone was achieved in the Bitcoin blockchain world, just a day shy of the anniversary of the first Ordinal inscription. The total count of Ordinal inscriptions has impressively hit the 48 million mark. Despite initial skepticism about their longevity, these...
Coinstore 3 Years : A Rising Star In Emerging Markets
12.12.2023
Established in 2020, Coinstore, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, is celebrating its 3rd anniversary by launching a series trading competitions with over 30k USDT prize pool and a series community airdrops, listing carnival and CS Lives. Many enthusiasts are joining in to mark...
Dogecoin Surges 10% in a Day as Popular Meme Coin Celebrates 10th Anniversary
6.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / bizoo_n Dogecoin (DOGE) has gained more than 10% over the past day as the cryptocurrency celebrates its tenth anniversary, marking a decade since its inception. At the time of writing, the popular meme coin is trading at $0.09909, up by 10% over the past 24 hours, according...
10 Years Ago, An Underrated Zelda Game Paved The Way For Tears Of The Kingdom
4.12.2023
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is often heralded as one of the best adventure games of the past 25 years. With the nefarious Ganon once again scheming to conquer the land, it’s up to Link to traverse through time, space, and yet another aggravating water temple to save the Kingdom of Hyrule....
11th anniversary of Bitcoin’s first halving: from $12 to $37,000
28.11.2023
Bitcoin experienced its first-ever halving 11 years ago today, and since then, its price has soared from $12 to its current price of $37,000
Can The Upcoming Zelda Movie Be Like This Ghibli-Style Ocarina Of Time Animation?
22.11.2023
This week is the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The Nintendo 64 classic was released in 1998, and became the framework for the series for several generations until Breath of the Wild’s open-world structure changed everything in 2017. In celebration of Ocarina of Time...
Dear Video Game Industry, Please Name A Woman
14.11.2023
It’s been nearly a decade since GamerGate, the misogynistic game industry tantrum that harassed women under the guise of demanding journalistic ethics—yet 2023 has felt like we’re not that far past it at all. Read more
20 Years Ago, Double Dash Transformed Mario Kart
7.11.2023
For more than 30 years, Mario Kart has been going strong, with the series spanning 14 games. The fundamentals of Nintendo’s wacky racer are largely unchanged from the days of the Super Nintendo: You pick a racer, grab some items to chuck at your friends, and zoom past the finish line. But...
Musk’s Plans for X, Celebrating Satoshi’s Seminal White Paper, Bitcoin ETF Predictions, and More — Week in Review
5.11.2023
In this week’s top crypto news, Elon Musk talks about making social media platform X into something of a financial monolith, Bitcoin.com News celebrates the 15-year anniversary of the Bitcoin white paper with a look at Satoshi’s seminal and groundbreaking work, and more exchange-traded...