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Dead By Daylight Devs Remove Leatherface ‘Blackface’ Mask
5.1.2022
Fans of the 1974 horror film The Texas Chain Saw Massacre know that its famed antagonist, Leatherface (aka the Cannibal), has a gruesome penchant for wearing the faces of his victims as masks, a detail that developer Behaviour Interactive incorporated when it introduced him to Dead By Daylight...
Crypto Community Stumped After Melania Trump ‘Shills’ Bitcoin (And Her NFT project)
4.1.2022
The crypto world has reacted with a mixture of shock, mirth, and incredulity after the former First Lady of the United States Melania Trump took to Twitter to, as some media outlets put it, apparently “shill” bitcoin (BTC) on the anniversary of Bitcoin Genesis Block Day....
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I’m a Black Woman and the Metaverse Scares Me
2.1.2022
Breigha Adeyemo, Doctoral Candidate in Communication, the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Mom Starts Crypto Consulting Firm, Makes up to USD 80K per Month
22.12.2021
Brenda Gentry, a 46-year-old mom of two, began to invest in cryptoassets during the early stage of the coronavirus pandemic. Last October, she decided to quit her job as a mortgage underwriter and focus on crypto full-time, building a successful consultancy that Gentry says brings her a hefty...
‘Financial Inclusion’ — A Buzzword for Central Banks Who Secretly Despise Economic Freedom
27.11.2021
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has released its latest report on “digital currency governance” this month, addressing stablecoins, cryptocurrencies, and “barriers to financial inclusion.” Like most central banks, regulators, think tanks, and politicians, the...
We Know Better Than to Allow Facebook to Control the Metaverse
21.11.2021
Bree McEwan, Associate Professor, Institute of Communication, Culture, Information, and Technology, University of Toronto._______
In the midst of the scandals of the Facebook papers, Facebook rebranded the company as Meta. The new name was designed to reflect a focus beyond the Facebook social...
Play-to-Earn Games Offer Alternative for Unbanked in South East Asia
18.11.2021
Crypto-based play-to-earn games like Axie Infinity (AXS) are paving the way for unbanked people in some countries in South East Asia to bypass dealing with banks altogether, and instead rely on their play-to-earn accounts, panelists at a discussion about blockchain gaming in South East Asia...
Twitch Creates Category Dedicated To Streams Of Cute Animals
2.11.2021
Twitch may be a cesspool of toxicity and marginalization, but while it continues to contend with longstanding issues around harassment and recently was the target of a massive hack, it’s OK to remember that sometimes, good and beautiful things can be found on the platform, too. This week,...
Len's Island Has Building And Farming, But Also Fighting
9.6.2021
I’m not sure if I’ve ever played a game pitched at “hardcore dungeon-crawler fans”, “home-builders and decorators”, “explorers and completionists”, “farming fanatics, collectable hoarders” and “people who just want to live the simple life of chopping trees as the sun goes down” all at once.Read more
The Global Economy Comes Before Savers: ECB President Christine Lagarde Defends Negative Interest Rates
27.4.2021
The European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde is keeping the central bank’s monetary easing policies unchanged according to her statements from a press conference last Thursday. Moreover, the central bank’s Twitter account recently shared a video of Lagarde defending negative...
This Violin-Playing Cosplayer Is The Hero We Need
4.2.2021
Meet the Violin Samurai. The YouTuber dresses up as iconic characters in ramshackle costumes and then plays video game music. If only he could see half the time!Read more
American Cancer Society Creates Its First Crypto Only Donation Fund
28.1.2021
The American Cancer Society has set up a fund for crypto donations so the nonprofit can raise at least $1 million by early 2021. Together with The Giving Block, the U.S.-based voluntary health organization expects to collect funds via several cryptocurrencies. Donations to Fund Cancer-Related...
American Cancer Society Launches $1M Cryptocurrency Fund
27.1.2021
The first cryptocurrency donor to contribute $250,000 or over will have the opportunity to choose a name for the fund
EU Seeks to Curb Reliance on US Dollar After American Sanctions Exposed Financial Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
19.1.2021
The European Union (EU) is reportedly planning to reduce its reliance on the U.S. dollar-based financial system, after American sanctions on Iran exposed the vulnerabilities of the bloc’s financial infrastructure. According to officials, who are now determined to challenge the dollar’s...
Unbanked Hong Kong Chief Carrie Lam: “I Have Piles of Cash at Home”
4.12.2020
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says she is currently unbanked and keeps piles of cash stashed at her home courtesy of US sanctions. Alongside 14 Chinese and Hong Kong officials, Lam has been slapped with punitive measures that effectively cut her off from the banking system. The US government...
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinhouse opposes Coinbase’s 'no politics' policy
26.10.2020
Brad Garlinghouse said tech companies have an obligation to contribute to solving societal issues
R3 Corda Network Set to Go DeFi With XDC Digital Currency
20.10.2020
A group of former bankers building on R3’s public Corda Network is touting the first digital currency for that ecosystem, dubbed XDC
FSB Report Says Stablecoins Promote Financial Inclusion: Urges Regulators to Tighten Laundering Controls
18.10.2020
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) says stablecoins have the potential to enhance the efficiency of the provision of financial services. The body adds that the hybrid cryptocurrencies have the potential to bring efficiencies to payments (including cross-border payments) as well as to promote...
SWIFT Says Criminals Prefer Cash for Money Laundering, Not Cryptocurrency
10.9.2020
A new report by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) says cryptocurrency is seldom used for money laundering activities compared to fiat or other traditional methods. Despite the perception that crypto assets are a preferred haven for illegally acquired funds...
J. A. McDonald: The Longest Running Case of Mass Hysteria
26.7.2020
It is a mass delusion on an epic scale, beyond that of any known mental illness or fallacious belief. It is neither genetic nor viral nor bacterial, yet it has spread to each corner of the world and overtaken it. Statism, the belief in a forceful and coercive government, is an affliction that...