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Mining Is Not Banned in Ukraine and Does Not Require Licensing, Key Crypto Advisor Says
13.9.2021
The regulatory status of cryptocurrency mining remains somewhat undetermined in Ukraine, even after the recent adoption of the law “On Virtual Assets.” However, albeit unregulated, the minting of digital coins isn’t prohibited either, according to a leading advisor on crypto...
Ukraine Adopts Law ‘On Virtual Assets’ to Regulate Crypto Market
9.9.2021
The parliament in Kyiv has passed legislation determining the rules for crypto-related operations in Ukraine. The law “On Virtual Assets” recognizes cryptocurrencies as intangible goods while denying them the status of legal tender. It also regulates the activities and obligations...
Runescape Fans Stage Protests, Jagex Reverses Controversial Modding Decision
9.9.2021
Only 24 hours ago, we reported on a decision Runescape developers Jagex made that saw a major mod blocked from release just hours before it had been due to go live. That decision led to protests among the community so severe they spread in-game.Read more
Huge Runescape Mod Shut Down Just Hours Before Release
8.9.2021
Runelite HD is a mod (made by one person, 117) that takes Old School RuneScape and gives it a HD makeover. Read more
Crypto Market Is ‘Development Vector’ of Nation’s Digital Economy, Ukraine President Says
8.9.2021
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has highlighted the importance of launching a legal digital assets market in his country during a working visit to the U.S. The Ukrainian head of state met with top investors including from the cryptocurrency industry. President Zelensky Highlights Importance...
India Has New Plan to Regulate Cryptocurrencies: Report
4.9.2021
India is reportedly working on a new way to regulate cryptocurrencies. “The government is planning to define cryptocurrencies in the new draft bill that also proposes to compartmentalise virtual currencies on the basis of their use cases,” according to a report. How India Will...
VTuber Explains Twitch Protest To Fox News, Does Great
3.9.2021
As we’ve covered, yesterday thousands of streamers took the day off on Twitch to protest the site’s ongoing facilitation of harassment campaigns known as hate raids. And while regular readers of video game websites would have been armed with a lot of information going into the day, viewers of...
Digital Currency Firm FTX Acquires Crypto Derivatives Platform Ledgerx
1.9.2021
On Tuesday, West Realm Shire Services Inc., the parent company of the crypto exchange FTX, announced that the firm has acquired the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regulated digital currency futures and options exchange and clearinghouse Ledgerx. FTX Acquires Virtual Currency Futures...
Blockchain in Real Estate Virtual Conference This September
27.8.2021
Blockchain technology has recently been adopted for use by the real estate industry. This technology can potentially transform core operations such as property transactions like purchase, sale, financing, leasing, and management transactions; and also be a useful tool in the construction...
Crypto.com, Virtual Fashion Platform to Launch NFT Store, SpaceX-Inspired Pieces
25.8.2021
Merging non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and fashion, Hong Kong-based crypto platform Crypto.com has unveiled a new partnership with digital fashion business DressX. The collaboration paves the way for the launching of a DRESSX NFT store on the Crypto.com NFT platform, as well as the roll-out of a number...
Introduction to the Solid JavaScript Library
24.8.2021
Solid is a reactive JavaScript library for creating user interfaces without a virtual DOM. It compiles templates down to real DOM nodes once and wraps updates in fine-grained reactions so that when state updates, only the related code runs.
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Crypto ‘not protected by law,’ rules provincial high court in China
23.8.2021
A provincial high court ruling in China has set a potential precedent by declining to protect a plaintiff’s $10,000 worth of lost crypto tokens
Virtual Blockchain and AI Series by IEEE Healthcare
20.8.2021
IEEE Healthcare has organized a series of virtual events to discuss the impact of different blockchain technologies and AI solutions on the field of healthcare in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the 21st century, the world is more interconnected than ever before. IEEE Healthcare believes...
RuneScape Composer Jailed For Sexual Assault Of Preteen Girl
19.8.2021
Ian Taylor, the composer behind much of the music for free-to-play MMO RuneScape, was sentenced today by the Peterborough Crown Court in England to 22 months in prison after admitting to drunkenly assaulting a girl under the age of 13 last December.Read more
Ready Player Earn: Where NFT gaming and the virtual economy coincide
18.8.2021
The surging popularity of NFTs is pushing play-to-earn NFT games to experience even greater adoption
People’s Bank of China Targets Crypto Companies in Shenzhen Crackdown
18.8.2021
The Shenzhen office of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reportedly set out to correct the business activities of about a dozen companies allegedly engaged in cryptocurrency transactions. According to Chinese media, the entities have been targeted in a crackdown on crypto trading in...
Alex Saunders again under fire after virtual HQ in Decentraland fails to launch
17.8.2021
Controversial crypto influencer Alex Saunders is making headlines again, with followers claiming he raised $57,000 in NFT from them to launch a virtual community headquarters that hasn’t materialized
Augmented Reality-Based Dogemon Go Mobile Game Allows Players to Earn Dogecoin
12.8.2021
Following this year’s hype toward the meme-based digital currency dogecoin, a team of developers revealed the launch of an augmented reality (AR) mobile game called “Dogemon Go.” Similar to the AR game Pokémon Go, players catch virtual characters dubbed “Dogemons”...
Alchemy Pay to launch virtual crypto cards with Visa and Mastercard support
9.8.2021
Crypto payment firm Alchemy Pay is planning to roll out a crypto-linked virtual card that is accepted on the Visa and Mastercard payments networks
Ukrainians to Trade and Spend Cryptocurrencies Legally, Digital Ministry Says
8.8.2021
Residents of Ukraine will be able to legally keep, exchange, and spend cryptocurrencies once the new virtual assets law is adopted. The legislation will comprehensively regulate the crypto space, possibly lower taxes for Ukrainians and create conditions for new services, a government official...