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Former Binance execs say exchange is worth $300B: report
11.11.2021
Though the exchange's holding company is registered in the Cayman Islands, Binance currently has no formal headquarters anywhere in the world
Former Comptroller Brian Brooks gets a new gig as Bitfury CEO
5.11.2021
Former Binance.US CEO Brian Brooks has become the new CEO of Bitfury and will oversee the firm’s rapid expansion plans
EOS community ramps up battle for organization control against former developer Block.one
3.11.2021
It appears EOS holders are extremely dissatisfied with the direction the network has headed
100 Person Mega-Battles: Former Midway, Disney, Activision Game Devs Announce Mechanized-Combat NFT Game
2.11.2021
At the non-fungible token (NFT)-focused conference, NFT.NYC, developers from the Metalcore Foundation and Studio 369 revealed an NFT-powered mechanized combat video game. The game’s creators have worked on projects for Activision, Disney, Lucas Films, Midway, and the Mechwarrior, Mortal...
Former Activision, Disney and Lucas Films devs reveal NFT-powered video game
2.11.2021
MetalCore gives users a decentralized blockchain gaming experience. The title will hold its first NFT sale in January 2022
Bitpanda taps former JP Morgan exec to lead fully-regulated crypto exchange
28.10.2021
Investors are treating crypto in the same way as stocks and ETFs, the new Bitpanda Pro CEO told Cointelegraph
Wu-Tang Clan’s Unreleased Album Changes Hands From Martin Shkreli to an NFT Art Collective
27.10.2021
After fighting in court since 2015, the former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli was sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiring to commit securities fraud and he was forced to pay $7.4 million in fines. One of Shkreli’s prized possessions, an unreleased Wu-Tang Clan album, was seized...
Former World of Warcraft Devs Start Studio Where Only Female Staffer Is A Dog
27.10.2021
Ex-Blizzard developers who started Notorious Studios seem to have exactly zero women on their development team. The staff page shows nine developers and two advisors, all of which are men, and one canine “Chief Morale Officer” named Ellie. Which means that the studio has more dogs than women....
Economics Professor Warns ‘Cryptocurrencies May Contribute to Monetary and Financial Instability’
16.10.2021
Cornell University’s professor of economics and former head of the IMF’s China division, Eswar Prasad, has warned that “Cryptocurrencies may contribute to monetary and financial instability.” He added that the risk is amplified if the industry is unregulated and lacks...
Uniswap taps former Obama campaign spokesperson to handle comms
15.10.2021
The Washington insider will help the company navigate through increasingly turbulent regulatory waters
Former Pac-Man Champ Billy Mitchell Can Now Sue World Record Leaderboard Group
14.10.2021
Billy Mitchell, a pro gamer best known for making the numbers on an arcade machine get really big, is going to court. As spotted by Axios’ Stephen Totilo, a U.S. appeals court gave the green light yesterday for Mitchell to proceed with a defamation suit against Twin Galaxies, the popular gaming...
Kardashian, Mayweather Jr., Lohan Slammed – Star From ‘The O.C.’ Says Celebrities Shilling Crypto Is a ‘Moral Disaster’
9.10.2021
Former teen soap star from the popular television series “The O.C.,” Ben McKenzie, has called out his fellow celebrities for shilling specific cryptocurrency projects. McKenzie calls the trend a “moral disaster” and he’s named a bunch of celebrities that have...
Yakuza Creator Confirms He's Leaving Sega, Former Series Producer Joins Him
8.10.2021
Having first been rumoured back in August, it’s now been confirmed: Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi is leaving both Sega and his own Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. Also joining him out the door is long-time series director and producer Daisuke Sato.Read more
Edward Snowden Says Bitcoin Up 10x Since He Tweeted About Buying It, China’s Ban Makes BTC Stronger
5.10.2021
Privacy activist and whistleblower Edward Snowden says that bitcoin is up about 10 times since he tweeted about buying it. Bitcoin is stronger “despite a coordinated global campaign by governments to undermine public understanding of — and support for — cryptocurrency,”...
Donald Trump on Crypto: ‘I Don’t Want Other Currencies Coming Out and Hurting the Dollar’
4.10.2021
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has commented on the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies and the crypto crackdown by the Chinese government. He reiterated his anti-crypto stance: “I don’t want to have other currencies coming out and hurting or demeaning the dollar in...
Pandora Papers Expose How World Elite Uses Legacy Finance To Hide Fortunes
4.10.2021
rld’s rich to hide their fortunes, among others 35 current and former world leaders, as well as 300 other public officials in more than 90 countries.The ICIJ
Former Federal Prosecutor: There’s Much More to Crypto Than Financial Use Cases, Regulation Cannot Be One Size Fits All
1.10.2021
Former federal prosecutor Katie Haun says that regulators really need to take stock of the fact that we’re beyond just financial use cases of cryptocurrency. “There’s much more to crypto than that,” she said, adding that “Regulation cannot be one size fits...
Binance hires former IRS-CI special agent to head intelligence division
30.9.2021
Regulatory scrutiny from around the world has forced the cryptocurrency exchange to up its compliance and auditing measures
NFT marketplace Metaplex hires former Google dev as CEO, appoints advisory board
29.9.2021
The Solana-based project has registered impressive growth since launching in June, underscoring heightened demand for digital collectibles
Former Bitcoin lead dev predicts demise of BTC network ... with a major silver lining
29.9.2021
Bitcoin prices could reach $6 million per coin in forty years’ time, but the whales may eventually pull the plug