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San Francisco federal bank eyes CBDC system development, reveals job posting
19.2.2023
Within 24 hours of the job posting, 45 applicants have shown interest in joining the federal government to build an in-house CBDC
Payments Giant Visa Proposes Using Ethereum L2 Starknet to Bolster Auto Payments for Self-Custodial Wallets
21.12.2022
Visa, the financial services corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California, published a blog post that talks about leveraging ethereum and the layer two (L2) scaling solution Starknet so people with self-custodial wallets can pay their bills. The blog post notes that while Ethereum doesnt...
Argentine Province of San Luis to Issue Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin and Local Art NFTs
16.12.2022
San Luis, a province of Argentina, has approved a bill allowing it to issue a blockchain-based, dollar-pegged stablecoin. The bill, which also approves the issuance of local artistic assets as NFTs (non-fungible tokens) seeks to enable the promotion of social development, and economic, cultural...
Crypto hotspots continue to thrive despite FTX collapse
13.12.2022
Crypto-friendly cities throughout the world report growth and innovation despite recent events
RBB LAB Uses NFT to Serve Alberto De Luigi and Andreas Kohl Summons
5.12.2022
PRESS RELEASE. San Marino, Dec 5, 2022 — RBB Lab, a technology development firm based in the Republic of San Marino, has used NFT (Non-Fungible Token) technology to issue court summonses for the case against Alberto De Luigi, Andreas Kohl, both former collaborators of the firm, and their company...
Policisté ze San Francisca dostali povolení používat zabijácké roboty
1.12.2022
Sanfranciská policie dostala od vedení města povolení zabíjet civilisty pomocí robotů. Upozornil na to deník San Francisco Chronicle.
SFPD tvrdí, že tito roboti by mohli být nasazeni například během útoků různých šílených střelců nebo proti sebevražedným atentátníkům. Pro přijetí návrhu hlasovalo
Policie v San Francisku chce, aby její roboti dostali v krizových situacích povolení zabíjet
28.11.2022
S návrhem, který nejen v Americe vyvolal velkou diskuzi, přišla sanfranciská policie. V rámci revize způsobu, jak používá své vybavení, přišla s žádostí, aby její roboti dostali povolení zabíjet. Uchýlit by se k tomu mohli jen ve vybraných, velmi kritických situacích.
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Chainsaw Man Creator Accidentally Got His Twitter Account Banned
17.11.2022
While everyone was dealing with a confusing week of Elon Musk transforming Twitter verification check marks into an advertiser’s worst nightmare, the creator of the wildly popular manga, Chainsaw Man, was desperately fighting to get his account unsuspended. Read more
Elon Musk faces class-action suit over mass Twitter layoffs
4.11.2022
Elon Musk previously won a similar class-action lawsuit brought by Tesla employees, calling the case “trivial.”
Crypto City: Guide to San Francisco Bay Area
26.10.2022
„Vodní baterie“ budou napájet 135 000 domácností v San Diegu. Technologii známe z Dlouhých strání
20.10.2022
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Argentine Tax Authority AFIP Strengthens Supervision, Finds Three Clandestine Cryptocurrency Mining Farms
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Our Favorite Cosplay From San Diego Comic-Con 2022
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Alleged BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik in US Custody After Immediate Extradition From Greece
6.8.2022
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Apple unveiled an expanded version of its San Francisco system font at WWDC 2022. Then, last month, Jim Nielsen zeroed in on the font’s variations, explaining how the font provides a spectrum of variations based on the width and weight…
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TwitchCon Doesn't Care That The Pandemic Is Still Happening
2.8.2022
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