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Fallout 76 Was Right, It Was Time To Stop Playing
26.3.2021
Bored and without a large, engrossing game to play until Disco Elysium: The Final Cut drops later this month, I did the unthinkable: I downloaded Fallout 76 onto my PlayStation 5. I was almost immediately met by a game-breaking bug that, while easily rectified with a reboot, felt like a sign that...
It Takes Less Than 20 Minutes To Eat A Baby In Fallout 3
19.3.2021
File this one under Answers to Questions No One Asked: It apparently only takes 18 minutes and 51 seconds to go from the beginning of Fallout 3 to eating a baby in one of the expansions. Speedrunners, folks.Read more
Plus: are you prepping for Mr. Prepper?
12.3.2021
Gotta be ready for that nuclear war
Plus: are you prepping for Mr. Prepper?
12.3.2021
Gotta be ready for that nuclear war
April Fallout 76 Update Will Finally Let Players Have Multiple Camps
12.3.2021
Camp building is at the center of Fallout 76 and the game’s April 27 update will finally let players create, store, and manage multiple campsites, a massive boon to the game’s more industrious architects.Read more
UN Says North Korea Funded Nuclear Weapons With Crypto Hacks in 2020: Report
9.2.2021
U.N. experts estimate that over $316 million in crypto was stolen by North Korea-linked hackers last year
Ukraine Wants to Bolster its Budget with Nuclear-powered Crypto Mining
1.2.2021
The Ukrainian energy ministry is in advanced talks with a domestic crypto mining firm named Hotmine over a proposed deal to allow the company to build mining centers at more of the nation’s nuclear power plants.
As reported late last month, the ministry, in conjunction with NAEC Energoatom –...
Ukraine to Set up a Large-Scale Crypto Mining Data Center in a Nuclear Power Plant
30.1.2021
Ukraine’s government-owned nuclear power plant picked a firm to build a massive data center in Rivne for cryptocurrency mining operations. After a bidding process, Energoatom chose Kyiv Energy Construction Company to handle the nuclear plant crypto mining project. Nuclear Power Plant Operator...
Fair Banking Delayed, Nuclear-powered Bitcoin Mining + More News
28.1.2021
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said it has paused publication of its rule to ensure large banks provide...
Blockchain can be a cryptographic tool for nuclear disarmament: study
2.11.2020
Can blockchain technology de-escalate nuclear tensions?
Blockchain Could Make Dismantling Nuclear Warheads More Secure: UK Report
2.11.2020
Nations working to decommission nuclear weapons should turn to blockchain to build trust and make the verification process more secure, a new policy report says
Grayscale Scores New Billion, Bitfury Goes Nuclear, Gate.io Launches Wallet + More News
14.10.2020
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Investments news
US-based major crypto investment company Grayscale said it recorded its largest-ever quarterly inflows, over USD 1bn in 3Q20...
How the Bitcoin Blockchain Is Being Used to Safeguard Nuclear Power Stations
1.9.2020
Buenos Aires-based Nuclearis is using the Bitcoin-powered RSK blockchain as an immutable anchor for keeping tabs on critical documents
The Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power
25.8.2020
The SHA256 hashrate that secures the Bitcoin network has grown massively during the last few years, as Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of electrical consumption powering industrial bitcoin mining today consumes as much as seven nuclear...
US Senators Introduce ‘Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act’ — With Backdoor Mandate
25.6.2020
US lawmakers have introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act to ensure law enforcement can access encrypted information. This bill is “a full-frontal nuclear assault on encryption in the United States,” one expert says. It requires manufacturers of encrypted devices...
Ukraine Considers Using Nuclear Plants for Cryptocurrency Mining
6.5.2020
Ukraine's Ministry of Energy believes that using power plants for crypto mining could be one of the best ways to take advantage of a current energy glut
Europe’s Biggest Nuclear Station Might Give Electricity to Bitcoin Miners
6.5.2020
Cooling towers at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station. Ukraine’s plan to offset the financial chaos of the coronavirus pandemic might involve nuclear-powered cryptocurrency mining, says its energy ministry.
Yesterday, the country’s Ministry of Energy and Environmental Protection announced that...
Nuclear Power and Blockchain, Crypto Exchanges Boost Hiring + More News
1.5.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Blockchain news
The Chinese nuclear industry is tentatively looking at blockchain technology adoption proposals, reports media...
A Russian Nuclear Plant Is Renting Space to Energy-Hungry Bitcoin Miners
8.1.2020
A state-owned nuclear power plant in Russia may soon fuel a bitcoin mining hub
Final Russian Nuclear Scientist Jailed For Mining Bitcoin At Work
25.10.2019
Third Russian nuclear scientist sentenced for role in Bitcoin mining scheme