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Old-school photographers grapple with NFTs: New world, new rules
23.6.2022
Caribbean Islands, Dubai, Mumbai — Bitcoin Cash Adoption Continues to Swell Worldwide
4.6.2022
Bitcoin cash supporters are known for spreading adoption over the years and 2022 is no different. This year, the peer-to-peer cryptocurrency bitcoin cash has seen significant adoption throughout the islands of the Caribbean, alongside places like Dubai, and Mumbai. Bitcoin Cash Advocates Continue...
Real Life ‘Witcher School’ Shuts Down Over Organizer’s Ultra-Conservative Political Ties
25.5.2022
Until recently, a “Witcher School” in Poland ran live-action role-playing (LARP) events for fans of the wildly popular fantasy series with the official blessing of Witcher-series game publisher CD Projekt Red. But last Friday, its organizers, a company called 5 Żywiołów, announced that the “school”...
Bitcoin Argentina NGO to Take Crypto Education to Schools
19.5.2022
Bitcoin Argentina, an NGO dedicated to the promotion and expansion of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in the country, is going to take Bitcoin education to high schools. The project, called “Schools and Bitcoin,” will help educate high school students about the relevance of Bitcoin and...
Fox News Is Already Using 'Violent' Video Games As Scapegoat For Mass Shooting
16.5.2022
Time is a flat circle. The year is 2022, and a Fox News anchor recently asked an on-air guest whether or not he believed that video games enable mass shootings. Read more
NBA Playoff Teams As Anime Characters
9.5.2022
What started out as a casual ironic viewing of the NBA playoffs has quickly shifted into an unironic obsession, with the games becoming a must-watch priority in my life. Why the sudden change, you ask? I realized that the NBA is eerily like the many anime series I’ve watched. Read more
Finance School Bentley University Now Accepts Cryptocurrency Payments for Tuition
4.5.2022
Bentley University, the private university located in Waltham, Massachusetts, has revealed it now accepts digital currencies for tuition payments. Bentley University’s president explained that the school has been “at the forefront in preparing business leaders” and further...
An Old-School Batman Voice Clip Is Hiding In A Bunch Of Your Favorite Games
25.4.2022
Did you know that the “let’s go” voice clip in Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike was pulled from the 1960s Batman television series? I sure didn’t, and being confronted with this apparently well-known fact over the weekend sent me tumbling down a rabbit hole of video game sample usage.Read more
Report: Netflix Doubles Down On Games As Stock Plummets
22.4.2022
Netflix built its foundation on streamlined DVD rentals and, eventually, on tepid “prestige” TV series that people talk about for a week before forgetting they ever existed in the first place. Now, amid a rare financial stagnation, Netflix plans to commit hard to games, per a new report in...
Treasury Secretary Yellen Says Crypto Regulation Should Support Responsible Innovation, Manage Risks
8.4.2022
Treasury Secretary Yellen says the regulatory frameworks for crypto assets in the U.S. should “support responsible innovation while managing risks.” She emphasized, “Regulation should be based on risks and activities, not specific technologies.” Treasury Secretary Yellen...
Dubai school will welcome tuition payments in Bitcoin and Ethereum
29.3.2022
Citizens School said it also intends to integrate blockchain technology into several aspects of its academic and administrative operations in the future
Witcher Fans Mistake Fanfiction For Clues About Next Game
22.3.2022
It seemed inevitable, but yesterday CD Projekt Red made it official: it’s working on a new open world Witcher game. The company didn’t say anything about what the game would be about, but it did send fans into speculation mode with teaser art showing a medallion covered in snow. Now some of them...
Crypto Assets Conference 2022 | April 4 till April 6, 2022 | Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
22.3.2022
Organized by the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, the sixth Crypto Assets Conference (CAC) will take place from April 4 until April 6, 2022. Digital assets have been experiencing a significant boost in popularity on both private and institutional levels in recent years. This comprises a wide...
Warren Spector Thinks NFTs are 'Ridiculous' And Not A Good Idea
13.3.2022
Remember NFTs? Y’know, those weird digital receipts vaguely attached to terrible-looking images of monkeys and apes that people have spent millions of dollars on over the last year or so. Well, while it seems many have moved on, Warren Spector is here to remind us all that they are still very...
Wharton Professor Urges the Fed to ‘Bite the Bullet’ and Defend the US Dollar — Warns About Bitcoin Taking Over
7.3.2022
A finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has warned of “bitcoin taking over.” He added that the Fed “has been terribly wrong over the last year” about inflation and must now act to defend the U.S. dollar. Finance Professor Urges the...
How behavioral tokenomics could facilitate the creation of a circular economy
3.3.2022
Cointelegraph tech reporter Tom Farren visited Imperial College London to gain firsthand insight into its joint project with Iota and the potential use cases for DLT in the environmental space
Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance Launches Digital Assets Research Project With 16 Banks
2.3.2022
On Tuesday, Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) at Cambridge Judge Business School announced a new research initiative focused on the “growing digital asset ecosystem.” According to CCAF, the newly launched collaborative effort involves 16 financial institutions such...
Platinum Games On NFTs: "No Positive Impact" And "Zero Interest"
17.2.2022
These days, it seems like so many game companies are interested in NFTs. So while Konami is rushing into the NFT space, don’t expect Platinum Games to follow suit.Read more
EA's Boss Went From Calling NFTs The 'Future' To Running Away From Them
2.2.2022
Just three months ago, Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson called NFTs an important part of “the future of our industry.” Now he’s doing everything he can to downplay their significance. The move by the publisher of FIFA and Madden comes as the NFT backlash hits new heights, including at EA where...
Shonen Jump Gives Fans Heart Attack Over Suspected NFTs
19.1.2022
Earlier today the American Twitter account for storied manga anthology Shonen Jump got very excited about some upcoming news. Problem being, they phrased it in a way that got fans very upset, very quickly.Read more