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Mara Collapse: African Crypto Exchange Burns $16 Million for Salaries and Bonuses
4.7.2024
Pan-African crypto exchange Mara reportedly lost approximately $16 million out of the $23 million raised from investors. Following the exchange’s collapse, founder and CEO Chinyere Nnadi is said to have launched a new entity called Jara. Nnadi reportedly argued that the exchange depleted its raised...
Olympic Athlete Keeps Bringing Yu-Gi-Oh Cards To His Races—And Winning
28.6.2024
When the hell did you get into Yu-Gi-Oh? Where were you all when I was the last holdout of my middle school lunch period trying to do synchro-summons because I thought they were the coolest thing in the world? I ask this because there has not only been a discernable uptick in the trading card game...
Pokémon Card Contest Disqualifies Fans For Allegedly Using AI Art
25.6.2024
The Pokémon Company holds regular illustration contests for fans to submit their artwork to possibly be used as official art for Pokémon trading cards, more recently made available to artists in the U.S. However, the company’s 2024 competition has had a new, not-so-fun wrinkle of controversy...
Meme Coins and Macro: U.S. Credit Card Holders Most Stressed Since 2012
19.6.2024
The percentage of credit card loans outstanding for over 90 days has increased to the highest since 2012, a signal that speculative activity may ease off
Australia cracks down on online gambling with crypto, credit card ban
11.6.2024
The government warned betting companies that failing to comply with the new rules could result in a fine of up to 234,750 Australian dollars ($155,000)
Ethereum’s next upgrade: Prague-Electra (Pectra), explained
11.6.2024
Ethereum is gearing up for its next major upgrade in the first quarter of 2025, codenamed “Pectra,” which will combine the Prague and Electra upgrades
Binance Confirms Mastercard and Visa Support for Crypto Purchases but No Binance Credit Card Issued
7.6.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance posted on social media platform X Thursday that users can purchase cryptocurrency using Mastercard, Visa, or SEPA for bank transfers. The announcement led to confusion among some users regarding the reintroduction of Binance-branded credit cards. Binance Customer...
Indie Dev's Reply After Cloning Someone's Game: 'Happens Every Day Homie'
5.6.2024
Here’s a weird one. A video game developer was contacted by another developer and the two shared some tips and advice with each other. Then a year later, one of those devs turned around and cloned the other’s game and, when questioned about it, replied that this kind of thing happens “every...
Ex-Bank Robber's New Heist: Scamming Pokémon Card Buyers For Millions
30.5.2024
Pokémon cards and crime are intimately intertwined at this point, as the collectible cards are often wrapped up in robberies and scams due to their high resale value. Some of the stories surrounding Pokémon card sales have reached tragic ends, and the entire subculture of scalping, stealing,...
Bitcoin.com to Launch Web3 Debit Card “V-Card”
30.5.2024
Bitcoin.com is excited to announce the forthcoming launch of V-Card, which will enable anyone to spend their cryptocurrency, just like cash, anywhere Mastercard® is accepted. The waitlist is live now at verse.bitcoin.com/card where you can sign up for the chance to win a free V-Card. V-Card:...
Paxful Slashes Gift Card Fees by 80%, Volumes and Interest Surge
30.5.2024
Paxful, the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency platform, has announced a significant reduction in transaction fees for gift cards. The company has slashed its fees by 80%, from the industry standard of 5% to just 1%. This has already resulted in a surge in gift card volumes and trader interest according...
Fund Your Gnosis Pay Card Using Bitcoin
30.5.2024
PRESS RELEASE. The Kinetex team is thrilled to announce its integration with Gnosis Pay, the world’s first on-chain self-custodial account that connects the traditional payment rails to Web3 rails. This collaboration provides a straightforward and fast way to top up balances from Bitcoin...
Dash Now Available on Wizarbit for Purchase and Use on Debit Cards
29.5.2024
The Dash team has announced the integration of Dash into Wizarbit, a Lithuania-regulated cryptocurrency exchange and card provider. This development allows users to purchase Dash instantly with euros at competitive rates using a credit card. Wizarbit’s unique offering includes a debit...
Crydit Unveils Revolutionary Unlimited Crypto Card Redefining Crypto Payments
25.5.2024
PRESS RELEASE. [May 25, 2024] – Crydit, with the vision of “Pay Everything,” announces the official launch of the first Unlimited Crypto Card in the industry. Crydit is poised to revolutionize the crypto payment industry, providing users of cryptocurrencies with a free, secure, and convenient...
Who Needs an Off-Ramp? Ether.fi Plans Visa Card for Crypto Degens
24.5.2024
The "Cash" Visa card from Ether.fi, the liquid restaking startup on Ethereum, might help crypto natives turn their decentralized finance investments into spending money
Freedom of speech isn’t a ‘trump card’ for Tornado Cash developers
21.5.2024
Does code as freedom of speech mean that developers aren’t responsible for how their creations are used?
Pokémon YouTuber Gets $157 From GameStop For $328 Worth Of Cards
20.5.2024
In a surprise twist, GameStop recently announced internally that some of its stores would begin buying and selling graded collectibles like Pokémon cards. There were immediately a bunch of questions like “how?” and “why?” One YouTuber recently tested exactly how the process works.Read more
Israeli fintech Kima, Mastercard lab look to develop ‘DeFi credit card’
14.5.2024
Kima is seeking to bridge traditional and Web3 finance and make the user experience more manageable
$40,000 Pokémon Card Thief Thwarted By MMA Fighters
14.5.2024
Pokémon cards remain big business, even long after the excesses of 2020's price spikes. Just last week a UK collection sold for £55,270 ($69,404), more than double its auction guide price. So you can see the incentive for a Florida man who attempted to steal $40,000-worth from a Miami store, only...
GameStop Wants You To Start Trading In Your Valuable Pokémon Cards
10.5.2024
The market for high-end collectibles like rare Pokémon cards has exploded in recent years, and GameStop seems to want a piece of it. The gaming retailer told some store managers this week that it would begin testing buying Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) graded trading cards later this...