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Decentralized dYdX Went Down Due to Reliance on Centralized Cloud Services
8.12.2021
Decentralized exchange (DEX) dYdX was down for 9 hours Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning, due to a major outage that hit Amazon's cloud-service network Amazon Web Services (AWS), once again stirring up debates about decentralization.
Some commenters have questioned whether a decentralized...
Amazon Web Services Outage Affects Several Major Games
7.12.2021
Amazon Web Services, upon which much of the internet is built, is experiencing issues with its biggest hub of data centers. Naturally, this means a lot of folks are having trouble logging into and playing some of their favorite games.Read more
Bank of Russia Rejects Provision of Crypto-Related Financial Services
7.12.2021
Russia’s central bank has voiced opposition to the provision of financial services related to cryptocurrencies. The monetary authority believes such offerings would go against the interests of Russian investors as they are highly risky. Central Bank of Russia Unwilling to Allow Financial...
Japanese Regulator Eyes Stablecoin, Wallet Provider Regulations in 2022
7.12.2021
Japan’s top financial regulator will block firms outside the world of conventional finance from issuing fiat-pegged stablecoins, a leading media outlet has claimed.
Per reports in both Japanese and English from Nikkei, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the government organ that oversees...
Streamer Has Said 'Mario' 345,000 Times Over The Last Few Days
7.12.2021
If you have ever wanted to hear a word repeated so many times that it loses all meaning to you (semantic satiation, it’s a real thing), then please enjoy this stream of a man who has committed himself to saying the word “Mario” over half a million times.Read more
Japan to Propose Restricting Stablecoin Issuers to Banks and Wire Transfer Companies
7.12.2021
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is reportedly planning to propose legislation to restrict stablecoin issuance to banks and wire transfer companies. Crypto service providers involved in stablecoin transactions, including wallets, will also be brought...
BIS Sees 'Important Role' for DeFi, Pushes for Increased Regulation
6.12.2021
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), sometimes called the central bank of central banks, has come to a somewhat unexpected conclusion that decentralized finance (DeFi) could play “an important role” in the traditional financial system - but warned about potential...
Crypto Exchanges in 2022: More Services, More Compliance, and Competition
4.12.2021
For many people, exchanges are pretty much the core of the crypto market and industry. They facilitate the all-important trades in the world’s virtual currencies, and by doing so, they reveal which are likely to become the biggest in the future....
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British Security Think Tank’s Report Warns NFTs Could Bolster Money Laundering Schemes
4.12.2021
The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the British defense and security think tank, questions whether or not non-fungible token (NFT) assets can be used for money laundering purposes. The report determines that in order to mitigate the money laundering risks a ‘know your...
Konkurence pro české Superface? Amazon Web Services spouští autonomní správu API
3.12.2021
Amazon Web Services v ostré verzi spouští službu, která sama hlídá aplikační rozhraní (API) třetích stran, takže se o ně není nutné tolik starat. Jde o technologii AWS Data Exchange for APIs, jenž rozšiřuje možnosti již fungující AWS Data Exchange
Russia’s Telecom Watchdog Roskomnadzor Targets Another 6 VPN Providers
3.12.2021
Roskomnadzor, the government body responsible for oversight of communications in Russia, is taking steps to block six more VPN providers. The move comes after the agency cut access earlier this year to a number of VPN services helping Russians to reach “banned” information....
'We want to be the AWS of crypto,' says Coinbase exec
3.12.2021
Coinbase officials have suggested that they need to become the "Amazon Web Services of cryptocurrencies" as soon as possible
Empire Token on the Rise: Empire NFT Marketplace Now Supports Ethereum; Plans to Expand to Solana and Major Exchange Listing
3.12.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Abu Dhabi, UAE – Empire Token’s flagship utility, the Empire NFT Marketplace, is now live on the Ethereum mainnet. The Ethereum Blockchain is a global computing platform and operating system which can be used to create decentralized services and applications....
Amazon Web Services rozjede infrastrukturu v Česku, spustí zde AWS Local Zones
2.12.2021
Amazon Web Services v Česku rozjede vlastní cloudovou infrastrukturu. Nepůjde o samostatné datové centrum, ale takzvanou lokální zónu, tedy AWS Local Zones. Česká republika je součástí plánu na otevření třiceti nových lokalit tohoto typu. Start proběhne někdy v příštím roce
Twitch Is Now Using Machine Learning To Target Ban Evaders
1.12.2021
Twitch is about to roll out a new tool called Suspicious User Detection, which aims to do exactly what it says on the box: try and detect users who are being suspicious. More specifically, those trying to evade existing bans. Read more
Amazon Web Services začne stavět privátní 5G sítě. Nabídne hardware i SIM karty
30.11.2021
Otevírající se byznys s privátními 5G sítěmi má nového a trochu nečekaného hráče. Amazon skrze svůj cloud Amazon Web Services spouští službu AWS Private 5G. Skrze ní chce zákazníkům nabízet zprovoznění soukromých 5G sítí, a to údajně v řádech dnů
Ludwig Leaves Twitch For YouTube Gaming
30.11.2021
Twitch streamer Ludwig Ahgren, who in April set a world record for the highest number of subscribers—at over 270,000—has left the platform and will now be streaming exclusively at YouTube Gaming.Read more
UK digital services tax targets crypto exchanges
29.11.2021
Britain’s crypto exchanges will be levied with a 2% tax which is likely to be passed on to investors warned CryptoUK
Etoro to Limit Cardano and Tron Services in US Due to Regulatory Concerns
26.11.2021
Etoro, an Israel-based trading platform, has taken action on its platform regarding the trading of cardano and tron. Now, U.S.-based customers will have limited functionality with these cryptocurrencies on the Etoro platform starting in December. Etoro explained in a post that these new measures...
Mercadolibre to Allow Users to Invest in Cryptocurrencies From Its Platform
25.11.2021
Mercadolibre, one of the biggest online retailers in Latin America, has started rolling cryptocurrency trading services to a selection of their customers and plans to expand this test in the coming weeks. Mercadopago, the payments service native to the platform, will allow these customers...