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Call Of Duty League Crowds Will Have To Be Vaccinated, Wear Masks
12.8.2021
While some events around the world are starting to let big crowds back in, like the NBA and English football, the rising number of Delta variant cases in the US is forcing a rethink of other, indoor shows, like the Call of Duty League.Read more
LoFi-DeFi Fair Launch Is Set to Smash Records
11.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The last two weeks saw decentralized finance cryptocurrency startup LOFI-DEFI gain intense social adoption for what is positioned to be the biggest fair launch in DeFi history. Tens of thousands of investors have gathered in its combined international Telegram communities to await...
Swag Points on Security by Enriching Its Offer With the Tools Provided by Market Leader Coincover
11.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. The Estonian based company SWAG celebrates the first 2 years of international activity by signing an important agreement with Coincover, a platform providing industry-leading technical protection and insurance-backed guarantees for cryptocurrency investors. This choice allows Swag...
UK-based independent legal team to tackle international crypto disputes
9.8.2021
The CFAAR network hosts practitioners that have experience in handling some of the early crypto-related disputes in the British court system
FBI Joins Probe Into Collapsed South African Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme
5.8.2021
In what is seen as a boost for Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors, United States investigators are said to have joined the probe into the collapsed bitcoin scheme. According to a report, the U.S. investigators’ goal for joining this probe is to help “recover the assets...
Two Masterminds in Last Ditch Effort to Stall Liquidation of MTI
4.8.2021
In a last-ditch attempt to stall the sale of Mirror Trading International (MTI) assets, two masterminds of the collapsed bitcoin Ponzi scheme have warned investors that liquidating the investment company will likely result in them being asked to return all withdrawn bitcoins. Opposition to Attempts...
Brad Garlinghouse's lawyers file request for Binance documents in 'international' challenge to SEC lawsuit
2.8.2021
"The offers and sales that the SEC challenges did not occur in this country and are not subject to the law that the SEC has invoked in this case," said the legal team
Fed Governor Lael Brainard Can’t Imagine Future Without Digital Dollar
31.7.2021
Pointing to a number of reasons why a digital version of the U.S. dollar should be created, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard insisted that not having one wouldn’t lead to a sustainable future. The central bank official believes a digital dollar will have both international and domestic...
Digital Yuan to Promote International Use of Chinese Currency, Experts Say
30.7.2021
The new digital yuan, currently undergoing trials, can help to increase the international usage of China’s national fiat, experts have stated. As the renminbi (RMB, CNY) is becoming one of the world’s most important currencies, the People’s Bank of China is planning to conduct...
US–Japan digital trade deal should include crypto: American think tank
29.7.2021
Analysts at the Rand Corporation say crypto as part of the bilateral digital trade could lay the groundwork for cryptocurrency adoption in international trade
IMF Warns Against Adopting Crypto Assets Like Bitcoin as Legal Tender
28.7.2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned against adopting cryptocurrencies, like bitcoin, as legal tender. Noting numerous risks and costs involved, the IMF does not see crypto assets catching on as a national currency. IMF Warns of Risks in Adopting Cryptocurrencies as National Currency...
MTI Investors Urged to Ignore Fake Bitcoin Recovery Offers
21.7.2021
Beleaguered Mirror Trading International (MTI) investors have been told to ignore unsolicited offers from individuals claiming to have the ability to trace and recover their missing bitcoins. This warning from the court-appointed liquidators was made after reports emerged that several MTI investors...
Gaming Laptops Are Here To Stay
19.7.2021
When most people think of gaming, it’s usually on a console or a PC. A desktop PC, specifically. At least that’s what I thought. But now gaming laptops are becoming more powerful, more user-friendly, and most importantly, more affordable. I had the opportunity to try out the GE76 Raider Gaming...
IMF, World Bank, BIS Recommend Countries Work Together on CBDCs to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
18.7.2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and the Bank of International Settlement (BIS) have conducted an extensive study of using central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for cross-border payments. Their report to the G20 states that enhanced cross-border payments “can...
How International Fiat Fund Hurts Cash-Strapped Countries (FYI, El Salvador)
18.7.2021
The IMF’s Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/the_imf
In this commentary, Bernhard Reinsberg, Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Glasgow, and Thomas Stubbs, Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Royal Holloway, University...
NGO Announces Plan to Use NFTs for Famine Victims of Ethiopia Tigray War
16.7.2021
A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save Tigray, has announced it will be using the proceeds from the sale of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to support its goal of averting famine in Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region. According to Save Tigray, the NFTs, which are “based on interpreted...
Could You Build a Better Way to Wiki? Free TON Launches Contest With Over $80,000 in Crypto
15.7.2021
Free TON, a decentralized international community of developers and enthusiasts, have launched a brand-new contest to rework the Wikipedia Governance model, and there are thousands of dollars worth of rewards on offer. Freecyclopedia Wikipedia currently boasts over twenty-one million individual...
Capital International Group purchases 12.2% stake in MicroStrategy
12.7.2021
MicroStrategy is by far the largest corporate Bitcoin holder on the planet with 105,084 BTC on its books. Entities under Michael Saylor's control hold more than 111,000 BTC
Capital International Buys Nearly 1 Million Shares of Bitcoin-Focused Microstrategy
12.7.2021
Major asset management firm Capital International has gained exposure to bitcoin through investing in almost 1 million shares of Microstrategy which now holds more than 100K bitcoins. Capital International Investors (CII) informed the SEC in a filing dated July 12 that it has purchased shares...
Capital International purchased $600M in MicroStrategy stock
9.7.2021
MicroStrategy’s stock price rose by more than 1.5% to reach $628.44 at the time of publication, making Capital International’s shares worth roughly $600 million