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Major Insurer Massmutual Invests $100 Million in Bitcoin for Long-Term Value
11.12.2020
Leading life insurance company Massmutual has become the latest big company to invest a huge sum of money in bitcoin. Massmutual believes that having a bitcoin position in its investment account will help the company deliver long-term value to its insurance policyholders. Massmutual Buys Bitcoin...
All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards
11.12.2020
Finally, after the longest year in recorded history, we did it: We reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I speak, of course, of The Keighleys, which some of you call The Game Awards for some reason. It’s that magical time of the year when Geoff Keighley makes eye contact with Hideo Kojima...
It’s all relative.
10.12.2020
I remember sitting in the back seat of our family’s Subaru station wagon. I was six and this was long before child carseats were a thing. My dad was at the wheel and my mom played 20 Questions with me while we drove to some vacation spot I can’t even remember.
It was my mom’s turn...
The Best Animated Series of 2020
9.12.2020
While live-action productions were dealt a significant blow this year by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the animation industry was in a prime position to step up to the plate and tell some of 2020's most riveting stories. Here are the ones that transported the io9 staff to far-off worlds...
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Steadies at $18.7K; Big Ether Options Position Around $1,120 Isn’t Bullish
8.12.2020
The bitcoin market dipped again Tuesday while traders have scooped up ether options at the $1,120 price level
Big move brewing for Bitcoin as trading volume drops in December
8.12.2020
The price of Bitcoin is at a crossroads with diminishing trading volume hinting at more downside in the short term
Bitcoin and Altcoins Holders Still Await Next Big Move
8.12.2020
In the past three sessions, bitcoin price traded in a tiny range below the USD 19,350 and USD 19,500 resistance levels. BTC also remained well supported near USD 18,800 and USD 19,000. The price is currently (05:00 UTC) showing no signs of a bullish break and it could retest the USD 19,000...
Gold bug says 2021 will be a big year for Bitcoin and Ethereum
7.12.2020
He believes that rising adoption will drive Bitcoin higher next year, and that DeFi will have a similar effect on Ethereum
Nintendo Cancels Splatoon Stream After Teams Show Solidarity With Smash Community
7.12.2020
Over the weekend, Nintendo quietly canceled a Splatoon 2 tournament livestream, and participants believe it’s due to the names of some of the participating teams. While Nintendo hasn’t publicly stated their reasoning, the result was a last-minute makeshift replacement tournament for the multiplayer...
Black Shadow Hackers Demand 200 BTC Ransom from Israeli Insurance Giant Shirbit
6.12.2020
One of the largest insurance companies in Israel has been hit by a ransomware attack, and the threat actors started to release sensitive data, as the firm doesn’t pay the requested ransom in bitcoin (BTC). Israel-Based Shirbit Still Refuses to Pay $3.8 Million Ransom According to...
US Representatives Add Digital Currencies to the 2021 Defense Bill
6.12.2020
The United States government is preparing to pass the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and the latest bill includes a broad definition of currencies and includes “digital currencies.” However, after more than 50 NDAA bills passed, President Donald Trump plans to veto...
Save Big on Laptops, Desktops, and Monitors With the Best Dell and Alienware Deals
3.12.2020
Featured Deal: Dell 24 Monitor | $100 | DellRead more
Though centralized, a digital yuan is too big for China to surveil, says Cypherium CEO
3.12.2020
Despite ambitions of overtaking the dollar, China's central bank will have a hard time monitoring all the transactions involved in a CBDC, though commercial banks might lend a hand
Twitch Stopped Working Right After Fortnite's Big Marvel Event
1.12.2020
Today, Fortnite players battled Galactus, devourer of worlds, in the culmination of the game’s Marvel-flavored fourth season. With the event ending on a cliffhanger, the biggest boy in a fictional universe of very big boys did not end up going down. But Twitch sure did.Read more
Hive Reports $7.4M Q2 Profit as Lower Costs More Than Offset ‘Big Spend’ on Expansion
1.12.2020
Hive shares have gained over 1,200% in 2020
First Mover: Bitcoin’s Failure to Break $20K Shows Big Investors Only Just Arriving
1.12.2020
Institutional adoption is the buzzword du jour, probably a factor in bitcoin's price rally close to $20,000, and not even really happening yet.
Bitcoin is Set for a Record Monthly Close. Here’s Why This is a Big Deal
30.11.2020
Barring a horror crash of 25%, Bitcoin is about to secure its highest-ever monthly close. The current record of $13,873Continue Reading
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1 in 5 Players Win Big at Bitcoin.com Lottery, New Crypto Games Promise Guaranteed Winners
28.11.2020
Launching Sure-Win Games! A set of 10 new raffles with guaranteed wins of up to €25,000. Get paid in BTC or BCH! Guaranteed Winners on Every Draw Bitcoin.com partnered with Bravio Tech earlier this year to bring you the first blockchain-powered lottery platform. Bitcoin.com Lottery has since...
Big banks think new furniture is innovation, but they are wrong
28.11.2020
True innovations are a serious problem for traditional financial institutions, but fintech and crypto startups have the solution
Rendering Spectrum
25.11.2020
Here are the big categories of rendering websites:
Client: ship a <div id="root"></div> and let a JavaScript template render all of it.
Static: pre-render all the HTML.
Server: let a live server process requests and generate the HTML response.
They are not mutually exclusive....