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Everything You Need To Know About That New Overwatch 2 Scoreboard
29.4.2022
Overwatch had a nontraditional approach to keeping score. Typically, competitive shooters like Apex Legends and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds keep a running list of kills, points, and team ranking on a shared scoreboard. Overwatch, instead, used a less specific system that awarded an individual...
The Overwatch 2 Beta Has Support Players Feeling Left Out
29.4.2022
The Overwatch 2 beta has arrived, and it’s come bearing gifts for tank and damage players who’ve received a bunch of new bells and whistles to mess around with. But alas, healers, the stalwart cornerstone of the team-based shooter, are feeling left by the wayside. Blizzard just rolled out a patch...
Overwatch Devs Explain Why First Black Female Character Took So Long
15.4.2022
After years of waiting for an update, we finally know what exactly Overwatch’s 33rd playable character, Sojourn, can do–and why her release has taken so long. Read more
WDRL — Edition 294: Floating UI, Aria not allowed, Open Props, Mercy and Opinion overload reduction
27.12.2021
Hey,
every year towards the end of it I want to remind you that if you like my work, you can help financing this newsletter by giving a contribution. I want to say thank you to everyone here who reads or supports this project.
This year has been challenging for many. For me, it definitely was....
Once, He Was At The Mercy of Snipers and Explosions IRL. Now He's A Fortnite Pro.
5.11.2021
It isn’t always easy turning tragedy into triumph, but Mounir “33 Mony” Mkhallati is no stranger to that odyssey. Once a child during a tumultuous time in Syria, 33 Mony has gone on to earn some $60,000 since competing in the pro Fortnite gaming circuit and joining esports organization Team 33.Read...
Start-up Raises $2 Million to Pioneer Cryptocurrency Usage in Francophone Africa
10.10.2021
A Cameroonian fintech start-up, Ejara, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in French-speaking African countries. Coinshares Ventures and Anthemis Group led the funding round in which they were joined by Mercy Corps Ventures, Lateral Capital, Lofty...
South Korean Crypto Exchanges Plead for 6 Months of Regulatory Mercy
21.8.2021
Source: AdobeStock / Chee-Onn Leong
South Korean blockchain organizations have told regulators that it will be impossible for the nation’s crypto exchanges to meet a September 24 registration deadline and want six more months to prepare – although it looks like their pleas may have fallen on deaf...
Vitalik Buterin Shows Mercy To Shiba Inu As Meme Coin Halves In Price
17.5.2021
Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum. Source: a video screenshot, edited by Cryptonews.com
After a sharp selloff last week, holders of the "DOGE killer," shiba Inu (SHIB), start this week on a green note, as Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin burned nearly all of the SHIB...
Charity’s Centralization Problem, Feat. Matthew Davie and Alpen Sheth
8.1.2021
They call it the charitable-industrial complex: a system where money for development, for humanitarian needs, and for improving the lives of billions is controlled through a top-down process, run by U.S. charities and shaped by U.S. tax rules and regulations
The SEC shows some mercy to broker-dealers handling security tokens
23.12.2020
In a Christmas present for the crypto industry, broker-dealers who abide by existing rules while holding security tokens in custody will not face enforcement action for the next five years
Ripple Donates $10M to Mercy Corps for Increasing Financial Inclusion
16.10.2020
The donation will be used to support fintech solutions that leverage blockchain technology and digital assets to further financial inclusion
Ripple donates $10M to Mercy Corps during annual Swell conference
16.10.2020
Ripple continues its effort to bring financial inclusion to struggling markets
Anchorage, Bison Trails Execs to Helm Libra’s New ‘Technical Steering Committee’
17.1.2020
The Libra Association has formed a steering committee to oversee the creation of its technical roadmap
For Non-Profits Working With Facebook, Libra Isn’t Such a Crazy Idea
9.10.2019
If their missions aren't served by Libra, Women's World Banking and Mercy Corps say they'll let it be known – loudly