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South Korea Abolishing Controversial Gaming Shutdown Law
25.8.2021
After ten years, South Korea is banning its “shutdown law” that banned children under the age of sixteen years old from playing video games for a six-hour block after midnight.Read more
Expert panel divided over best way to achieve diversity in crypto sector
23.4.2021
Experts are divided over ways to balance diversity in crypto, with Rupert Colchester of IBM noting that teams should be “built right” from the ground up
Gearbox Threatens To Leave Texas Over Anti-Trans Bill
22.4.2021
During a committee hearing held yesterday in the Texas House of Representatives, Gearbox exec David Najjab testified against Texas House Bill 4042, which would force transgender athletes in public schools to compete in sports according to the gender they were assigned at birth.Read more
Bitcoiners love dogs, gold bugs prefer cats — Important new research
26.3.2021
Research has revealed crypto investors are more likely to be ‘dog people' while gold investors are more likely to be ‘cat people’
Austin Parents Call for Firing of a Teacher Who Read An Anodyne Picture Book About a Trans Kid to Her Class
15.3.2021
Conservatives who rant about cancel culture actually love canceling children’s books that include content that makes them personally uncomfortable. Read more
Writer Torrey Peters Wants a Punk Utopia for Trans Girls and a Cuisinart Mixer
8.3.2021
My friend and colleague Harron Walker once found it difficult to preface the force that is Torrey Peters. Now, here I am, repeating that confusion, at a loss for how to possibly describe a writer who refuses to be pinned down by other’s expectations. Her debut novel, Detransition, Baby, published...
Bridging the Bitcoin gender gap: Crypto lets everyone access wealth
8.3.2021
Bitcoin allows minorities to circumvent institutional banking processes that have long carried out discriminatory practices
Hra ze světa Harryho Pottera couvla před aktivisty. Těm je to stále málo
5.3.2021
Poté, co se na internetu objevilo pozdvižení ohledně výroků J. K. Rowlingové a také konzervativního vývojáře pracujícího na hře Hogwarts Legacy, se její autoři rozhodli uklidnit rozhněvanou skupinu hráčů a přidat do hry inkluzivní tvorbu postavy
Trans Inclusion Means More Than Just Adding Potential Gender Options To Hogwarts Legacy
2.3.2021
Upcoming Harry Potter game Hogwarts Legacy will feature some customization options related to gender, according to a report by Bloomberg. It’s a step toward trans inclusion in a game mired in controversy, even if it still shows the limitations of video games’ handling of trans people.Read more
Working in the Cryptocurrency Industry as a Woman
12.9.2020
It seems there is a lot of turmoil happening in the world, as the year 2020 keeps giving and giving. From natural disasters, a global pandemic, and race wars and riots, everyone is wondering what will happen next. However, something happened earlier this year that resonated with me personally,...
Diversity and Inclusion in Blockchain and Crypto: The Gender Aspect
14.8.2020
Diversity and inclusion are valued higher in the crypto space than in traditional finances, but there are some cultural obstacles we need to overcome
How Many Women Users Before Crypto Is Not Sexist?
17.3.2020
A recent headline on Micky — an iconoclastic media outlet that focuses on cryptocurrency — read “Crypto Twitterstorm: ‘Creepy sexist trolling’ or just a funny meme?” The article explained, “A post making fun of Blockstream’s Samson Mow has sparked...
Women in Blockchain: Has Gender Distribution Come to the Crypto Market?
9.3.2020
The number of women working in blockchain companies has grown since 2018, so has the number of female crypto investors. But does that give women more recognition in the market?
How Blockchain Can Be Used to Promote Gender Equality
8.3.2020
Stellar Foundation CEO: Blockchain offers financial on-ramps for women who previously have been excluded from systems of credit and wealth accumulation
Gender and Income: Binance US and Stellar CEOs Debunk Myths for International Women’s Day
6.3.2020
There’s a common myth that women are less likely to be interested in bitcoin than men. The reality is people with higher income levels have a greater propensity for cryptocurrency and women still earn significantly less than men
Zilliqa Gives $5 Million Donation Fund to Oxford Organization With a View to Increase Gender Diversity in Blockchain Niche
1.11.2019
Singapore-based blockchain firm, Zilliqa, has made an announcement concerning its donation of 5 million USD to the Oxford Women in Computer Science Society. The crucial group lends necessary support to the women who belong to the computer science arena. With the flowing funds from Zilliqa,...
WATCH: Tongtong Gong of Amberdata Talks About Gender In Crypto
12.10.2019
Gong, the COO of Amberdata, talks about her experience in the growing and expanding crypto ecosystem
Weekly Platform News: Emoji String Length, Issues with Rounded Buttons, Bundled Exchanges
19.9.2019
In this week's roundup, the string length of two emojis is not always equal, something to consider before making that rounded button, and we may have a new way to share web apps between devices, even when they are offline.
The JavaScript string length of emoji characters
A single rendered emoji...
PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Partnership With Telecommunications Manufacturer HTC
16.9.2019
Bitcoin.com, one of the world’s oldest and most established cryptocurrency innovators with over 4.5 million wallet holders worldwide, and leading telecommunications manufacturer HTC have announced the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership to drive innovation and adoption...
Few Women Are Contributing Code to Major Crypto Projects, Report Finds
12.6.2019
Study finds that female coders participated in only 5% of the top 100 blockchain projects