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Proposed Crypto Mining Ban in Norway Fails to Gain Support in Parliament
13.5.2022
A push to prohibit the energy-intensive proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies in Norway has been rejected by the majority of lawmakers. The ban had been suggested by the far-left Red Party which also didn’t win backing to raise an electricity tax for crypto miners. Norway Will Not...
Six Months Later, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy Still Needs Some Work
13.5.2022
When Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - Definitive Edition launched last year, it was a disaster. Three of the most beloved video games of all time had been officially re-released on modern hardware and not only looked like shit, but ran like it too. Things were so bad, in fact, that Rockstar had...
HUMAN Protocol Foundation Awards Grant to VeritaTrust to Build on-Chain Rewards for Reviews
10.5.2022
PRESS RELEASE. Georgetown, Cayman Islands, May 10, 2022 – Today, HUMAN Protocol has announced that it has awarded a grant to VeritaTrust to power on-chain reviews. Following the announcement of HUMAN Protocol’s $10 Million funds dedicated to grants, this work with VeritaTrust...
Chilean Digital Peso Would Need to Work Offline, Central Bank Governor Says
10.5.2022
Design principles are due out later this week, though no final decision has been taken on the digital peso
BIS: 9 out of 10 Central Banks Worldwide Are Exploring Digital Currencies — Driven by Crypto Market
10.5.2022
Nine out of 10 central banks globally are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to the latest survey by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS). Furthermore, “the emergence of stablecoins and other cryptocurrencies have accelerated the work on CBDCs.”...
Eager to work: Bitcoin switch to proof-of-stake remains unlikely
6.5.2022
Environmental and proof-of-stake proponents have been lobbying to change Bitcoin’s mining consensus code, but history tells us why BTC is great the way it is
Ethereum hits 3-week high vs. Bitcoin amid Fed-led market rout
6.5.2022
Ether could continue dropping against the U.S. dollar in a high interest-rate environment
How streamers & game devs can work in... perfect harmony?
4.5.2022
Or at least, ways to not piss them off, according to Devolver's Clara Sia
Here’s How to Purchase Your First NFT Domain on Quik․com
4.5.2022
Minting of NFT domains with exclusive TLDs like .chain, .metaverse, .vr, .doge, .shib, .bored is now live on the Quik’s NFT domain marketplace! Each of these TLDs has a domain minting limit ranging from 1k to 20k, and they work on a first-come, first-serve basis, so ensure that...
Major Bitcoin & Crypto Companies Warn of 'Extreme' Risk in Proof-of-Stake Systems
3.5.2022
The risk of corporate capture is extreme in proof-of-stake (PoS) systems as PoS transforms novel financial systems into pure plutocracies, dozens of US-based high-profile companies warned in a letter to the US Environmental Protection Agency....
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ETH Network Q1 Revenue Grew 46% to $2.4 Billion, Token Inflation Rate Drops to 0.51%
2.5.2022
The revenues accrued by the Ethereum network rose by 46% from $1.6 billion to $2.4 billion during the first quarter of 2022. Contributing to the growth in the network’s revenues were non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace sales, which rose by more than 19,000% during the period under review....
Go green or go home? What the NY State mining moratorium could mean for crypto industry
1.5.2022
The “anti-technology” bill could accelerate mining operators' switch to renewable energy, experts say
Solana Co-Founder Believes Bitcoin Needs to Change to Proof-of-Stake Consensus to Remain Relevant
1.5.2022
Anatoly Yakovenko, one of the co-founders of Solana, the proof-of-stake based, smart contracts enabled blockchain, issued a series of statements criticizing bitcoin’s consensus algorithm. In an interview on CNBC, Yakovenko stated that bitcoin might lose adoption if it doesn’t change...
Why We Need Crypto Payments to Work
30.4.2022
One word: competition. This op-ed is part of CoinDesk's Payments Week
Cryptopedia: Learn the basics of smart contracts and how they work
29.4.2022
Cointelegraph explains what smart contracts are and how this blockchain-based technology changes the way transactions are made
World Economic Forum Shares a Video About Changing Bitcoin’s Code to Proof-of-Stake
29.4.2022
According to a World Economic Forum (WEF) tweet, a “change in the way bitcoin is coded could almost eliminate its environmental impact.” That statement stems from a tweet the WEF published on April 26, with an accompanying video that claims “miners could stake their...
Eth2 deposit contract now holds 10% of the circulating ETH supply
29.4.2022
The ETH 2.0 deposit contract can only be unblocked after the PoS transition, postponed to the latter half of the year
LD Capital Announces the Establishment of LD Research, a Laboratory Dedicated to in-Depth Industry Research and Project Growth
27.4.2022
PRESS RELEASE. LD Capital has officially established LD Research which aims to conduct industry focus research, cutting-edge technology exploration, and project economic system design. LD Research will recruit development engineers, economists, and other professionals in verticals to work closely...
New York State Assembly passes ban on new BTC mines that don't use green power
27.4.2022
The bill will now be carried with support to the Senate for passing before a final sign-off into law by Governor Hochul
Even The Studio Behind Pokémon Is Getting In On The 4-Day Work Week
26.4.2022
The studio behind Pokémon is moving to an optional four-day work week. Game Freak announced the new “progressive” work policy on Tuesday, citing a desire to give employees more flexibility. The move comes as other studios are implementing similar policies, and is at odds with fans’ perceptions of...