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Gamer Chair Apologizes For Bad Tweets, Promises To Do Better
19.7.2021
Vertagear, a self-proclaimed “top gamer chair brand trusted by many esports teams,” is now under fire by everyone else for trying to turn a sexist joke into an edgy meme.Read more
Crypto Exchange Binance.us Hires Former Financial Regulator
8.7.2021
Binance.us has hired Manuel Alvarez, a former financial regulator from California, to work as its chief administrative officer. The San Francisco-based crypto exchange, which sources technology from Binance, is aiming to deal with “the big question” — compliance. Binance.us...
Justice Department Investigating Overwatch League
3.7.2021
The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into the Overwatch League’s soft salary cap policy that punishes teams who pay players too much, according to a new report by Dot Esports.Read more
Videogame Article
18.6.2021
Pithy opening that assumes my position as the imparter of information, but also implies my confidence that over a beer we could get on just fine. Declaration of the news story in one line, strongly suggesting—though absolutely not directly saying so—that I am first to break this story.Read more
Two-Fifths of Australian Millennials Prefer Crypto Investments Over Real Estate
7.6.2021
A report published by the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken shows that two-fifths of Australian millennials prefer to invest in cryptocurrency assets over real estate. The survey shows that a number of Australians are losing faith in traditional assets like gold, stocks, and real estate....
Coinbase Announces San Francisco HQ Shutdown by 2022
7.5.2021
Coinbase, the most prolific U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange, has announced it will close the doors of its former San Francisco HQ by 2022, in its push to go 100% remote. Earlier the company had announced its intention of ditching the traditional office-based model to decentralize its operations...
Coinbase crypto exchange to close San Francisco headquarters in 2022
6.5.2021
Coinbase is taking measures to ensure that no office becomes an unofficial headquarters
Anatomy Of A Perfect Overwatch Earthshatter
19.4.2021
Overwatch League season four kicked off this weekend, with new players, a couple of fantastic upsets and a perfect, game-winning Reinhardt Earthshatter by Houston Outlaws player Myung-heum “Jjanggu” Cho.Read more
Blizzard Isn't Making Any More Skins For Overwatch League MVPs
24.3.2021
After this year, the Overwatch League will no longer create special skins to honor the League’s MVP. Earlier today, the Overwatch League announced the release of two special Overwatch skins celebrating the San Francisco Shock’s second championship win and Byung-sun “Fleta” Kim earning 2020’s...
I, A Hater, Can Only Endorse One Of Overwatch’s Two Latest Limited Edition Skins
23.3.2021
The fourth season of the Overwatch League is almost upon us which means it’s time to release a new MVP skin. Starting today until April 6th, you can purchase Echo’s Good vs. Evil skin made in honor of 2020’s Overwatch MVP—and my second-favorite Shanghai Dragon—Byung-sun “Fleta” Kim.Read more
Diem co-creator leaving Facebook for Planet Labs
18.3.2021
Kevin Weil has previously said that the launch of the Facebook-backed stablecoin would be "a journey of years and decades."
Former Overwatch League MVP Jay 'Sinatraa' Won Suspended Over Sexual Assault Allegations
10.3.2021
Former Overwatch League MVP and current Valorant pro Jay “Sinatraa” Won was suspended from his team Sentinels today after being accused of sexual assault by a former girlfriend. In a Google Doc posted late last night to Twitter, Cleo Hernandez detailed emotional and sexual abuse allegations...
$1 Million per BTC in 10 Years: ‘In Terms of Dollars Bitcoin Is Going to Infinity,’ Says Kraken CEO
6.3.2021
While bitcoin prices have been coasting along between $46k to $48k during the last three days a number of proponents are still bullish about the crypto asset’s long-term value. On Thursday, Kraken CEO Jesse Powell said that he thinks bitcoin could easily reach a million-dollar valuation...
Man Charged, Banned From FIFA After Sending Racist DMs To Actual, Legendary Player
4.3.2021
Last May Irish teenager Patrick O’Brien was playing a game of FIFA, and one of the players he was controlling was Arsenal and England legend Ian Wright. O’Brien lost that match, and so decided to jump into Wright’s DMs and send a succession of disgustingly racist attacks.Read more
Welcome To Hell, Bambi
27.2.2021
This week on Snapshots we have some great Assasin’s Creed shots, a laid back Spider-Man, a large rodent in danger, some nice-looking vistas, and one very, very lost deer. Read more
Twitter Passes Stimulus Package for the Very Online
25.2.2021
Twitter is finally rolling out a way to get paid for tweeting that doesn’t involve putting a Venmo link in your bio, promoting a Patreon, or using the app to hunt for a rich spouse.Read more
Here are the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globe Awards
3.2.2021
We have to admit that it’s just a touch disorienting to only now begin discussing the nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes, which is usually an early January staple. There really isn’t much that COVID-19 hasn’t shuffled around at the point. What does remain consistent, thankfully, is the steady...
FTX Exchange Launches Pre-IPO Futures Contracts for the Coinbase Public Listing
23.12.2020
After the San Francisco-based exchange Coinbase announced it was registering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to have an initial public offering (IPO), FTX Exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said the company would launch pre-IPO futures. On December 21, Bankman-Fried...
Coinbase Allegedly Taps Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO, FTX Exchange May Launch Pre-IPO Futures
20.12.2020
Following the San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange’s initial public offering (IPO) Form S-1 draft registration, reports note that Goldman Sachs will likely lead the IPO. Moreover, the digital currency trading platform FTX is rumored to be launching a Coinbase futures market before...
Coinbase Launches Cryptocurrency Visa Card in the US
29.10.2020
U.S. customers can now apply for the Coinbase Visa, a card that allows users to spend digital assets anywhere Visa is accepted. In addition to the U.S. launch, Coinbase cardholders will be able to earn up to 4% back in stellar or 1% back in bitcoin. A while back, the San Francisco-based...