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Twitch Creates Category Dedicated To Streams Of Cute Animals
2.11.2021
Twitch may be a cesspool of toxicity and marginalization, but while it continues to contend with longstanding issues around harassment and recently was the target of a massive hack, it’s OK to remember that sometimes, good and beautiful things can be found on the platform, too. This week,...
Hindu Paramilitary Group Calls on Indian Government to Regulate Cryptocurrencies
19.10.2021
Hindu nationalist group Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has called on the Indian government to regulate cryptocurrencies. “The government has to ensure that it is regulated in the larger interest of the society,” the group reportedly said. Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Calls...
NFTs offer a new way for society to ‘store culture’ says Animoca Brands CEO
8.10.2021
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu has urged new NFT users to look past profiteering and examine how nonfungible tokens can redefine culture
Authorities Seize USD 5.2m in Crypto from ‘Tax Dodgers’
15.9.2021
tax crackdown on suspected cases of unreported or underreported taxable income by studying customer data they were handed by the nation’s four largest crypto exchanges
Bank of Ghana Urged to Resist Developing a CBDC Based on ‘Old Traditional Siloed Financial Thinking’
17.8.2021
A Ghanaian blockchain and crypto association, Afroblocks, has warned the Bank of Ghana (BOG) to resist the urge to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that is based on the “old traditional siloed financial thinking.” Afroblocks Not Consulted Afroblocks (formerly Blockchain...
The Impact of Digitalization on Society & Economy
12.8.2021
Digitalization is that monumental paradigm shift that would transform the phase of any civilization. The early 1950s became the formative years for what would essentially become the practically endless digital world that we see and interact with every day. The introduction of computing power that...
Crypto is the next step toward a cashless society
13.6.2021
It will take some time for consumers to warm up to crypto, but education is the key to its mass adoption
Len's Island Has Building And Farming, But Also Fighting
9.6.2021
I’m not sure if I’ve ever played a game pitched at “hardcore dungeon-crawler fans”, “home-builders and decorators”, “explorers and completionists”, “farming fanatics, collectable hoarders” and “people who just want to live the simple life of chopping trees as the sun goes down” all at once.Read more
Chinese Economist Says if Bitcoin Is Widely Adopted: ‘We’re All Going to Die, This Is Not a Joke’
31.5.2021
A Chinese economist and assistant director at the International Monetary Institute of Renmin University, Qu Qiang, has predicted that “We’re all going to die” if bitcoin becomes widely adopted as a currency. He foresees our society falling into “a death spiral...
The Global Economy Comes Before Savers: ECB President Christine Lagarde Defends Negative Interest Rates
27.4.2021
The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is keeping the central bank’s monetary easing policies unchanged according to her statements from a press conference last Thursday. Moreover, the central bank’s Twitter account recently shared a video of Lagarde defending negative...
Cloud study
14.4.2021
This Robin Sloan fella is an interesting character. Not only have I read his one of his fiction novels, the tremendous Mr. Penumbra’s 24‑Hour Bookstore, but I also use the olive oil he makes with partner Kathryn Tomajan. …
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Crypto Bank Expands in India — Confident Government Will Approve Legitimate Use of Cryptocurrencies
2.3.2021
Crypto bank Unicas, a joint venture between Cashaa and United Multi State Credit Cooperative Society, has expanded its operations by opening another physical branch. The bank believes that the Indian government will introduce positive crypto regulation and not impose an outright ban...
This Violin-Playing Cosplayer Is The Hero We Need
4.2.2021
Meet the Violin Samurai. The YouTuber dresses up as iconic characters in ramshackle costumes and then plays video game music. If only he could see half the time!Read more
American Cancer Society Creates Its First Crypto Only Donation Fund
28.1.2021
The American Cancer Society has set up a fund for crypto donations so the nonprofit can raise at least $1 million by early 2021. Together with The Giving Block, the U.S.-based voluntary health organization expects to collect funds via several cryptocurrencies. Donations to Fund Cancer-Related...
American Cancer Society Launches $1M Cryptocurrency Fund
27.1.2021
The first cryptocurrency donor to contribute $250,000 or over will have the opportunity to choose a name for the fund
American Cancer Society launches first-ever Crypto Cancer Fund
26.1.2021
The American Cancer Society and The Giving Block have created a new research fund that accepts crypto donations
EU Seeks to Curb Reliance on US Dollar After American Sanctions Exposed Financial Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
19.1.2021
The European Union (EU) is reportedly planning to reduce its reliance on the U.S. dollar-based financial system, after American sanctions on Iran exposed the vulnerabilities of the bloc’s financial infrastructure. According to officials, who are now determined to challenge the dollar’s...
Physical Crypto Bank Opens in India — These 14 Locations Offer In-Person Banking, Lending, Crypto Exchange
30.12.2020
A crypto bank has begun opening physical branches in India through a joint venture between Cashaa and United Multistate co-op society. Customers can open bank accounts, buy and sell cryptocurrencies, obtain crypto-backed loans, as well as learn about crypto. Crypto Bank Opens Physical Branches...
Charities, Buskers & Beggars Aren’t Feeling So Festive In Cashless Society
18.12.2020
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Spencer M. Ross, Assistant Professor of Marketing, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Sommer Kapitan, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Auckland University of Technology.
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Collectors for the Paralympic Games carried donation buckets ahead of the recent Santa parade...
Remarks to The Federalist Society’s Capital Conversations - Hester M. Pierce
12.12.2020
Hester Peirce. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Blockland Solutions
This is a speech by Hester M. Peirce, pro-crypto commissionaire at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), given to the Federalist Society on December 10, 2020.
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Thank you, Dean [Reuter]. I have...