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While BTC’s Hashrate Climbs Higher, Bitcoin’s Mining Difficulty Nears All-Time High
20.11.2021
During the last 90 days, Bitcoin’s hashrate has been climbing higher and has been slowly nearing the all-time high (ATH) the network captured six months ago in May. The accelerated hashrate has caused the network difficulty to rise, as Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has adjusted upward...
Digital Ruble Poses Risks to Financial Sector and Security, Russian Lawmakers Warn
20.11.2021
Russian parliamentarians have cautioned against risks associated with the introduction of a digital ruble. Among them are the likely increase of competition pressure on banks and new challenges that may arise in the field of information security. Financial Market Committee Sees Threats in Digital...
3 reasons why Bitcoin’s drop to $56.5K may have been the local bottom
20.11.2021
The absence of cascading liquidations, 25% delta skew and the margin lending ratio all suggest that Bitcoin price bottomed at $56,500
Elden Ring May Just Reinvent The Open-World Genre
19.11.2021
From Software, as you may already know, has a new game coming out early next year. It’s called Elden Ring, and after spending a few hours with it during last week’s preview, I’m here to say that it’s shaping up to be something really special.Read more
I'm Enjoying Battlefield 2042, But There May Be Something Wrong With Me
19.11.2021
Earlier this week, Ethan rightly called out Battlefield 2042 as being the “wrong game at the wrong time”. A similar piece on Eurogamer says Battlefield 2042's opening weekend was “a disaster”. User reviews of the game are in the toilet. Imagine my confusion, then, when I realised last night...
Norway Mulls Backing Sweden’s Call for Euro Ban on Crypto Mining
19.11.2021
The government in Norway is considering ways to limit the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining and may support Swedish proposals to that end, including a European ban on proof-of-work mining. The European Commission has revealed it is already working to promote a transition to “more...
$9 Billion in Bitcoin: Court Trustee Says Mt Gox Rehabilitation Plan ‘Final and Binding’
17.11.2021
Mt Gox claimants may see restitution soon as a recent filing from the Tokyo District Court’s trustee Nobuaki Kobayashi explains that the rehabilitation plan is now “final and binding.” The document published on Tuesday notes that an announcement will follow that discloses...
Stellar Lumens (XLM) Has Been in Consolidation Since May
17.11.2021
Stellar Lumens is a decentralized, peer-to-peer open-source software. It allows complete digital currency representation across the globe and works together under one ‘Stellar’ network. Jed McCaleb founded it in 2014. The aim is to make money flow easier, safer, and faster without third-party...
Call Of Duty Cheaters 'May' Be Banned From Every Call Of Duty Game Ever Made
16.11.2021
In a blog post published last week innocuously titled Ricochet Anti-Cheat Progress Report, the Call of Duty team slipped in some drastic news about how their anti-cheat system is going to work going forwards.Read more
Bitcoin Hashrate Nears All-Time High Captured in May — BTC Mining Rigs Produced in 2016 Still Profitable
15.11.2021
While bitcoin’s value has remained well above the $60K range, the network’s hashrate has surged to over 184 exahash per second (EH/s) as mining devices are far more profitable at these prices. The price has made it so that older generation mining devices manufactured over four years...
Toy Companies Hasbro, Funko, and Mattel Turn to Wax as Trusted Partner
15.11.2021
William Quigley loved baseball cards during his pre-teens. As the founder of WAX (Worldwide Asset Exchange), you might think Quigley’s crowning achievement may have been to strike a deal with Topps Baseball Card company, so WAX could manage and create NFTs with the MLB. However, Quigley...
US President Biden Nears Decision to Choose Fed Chair — Reports Indicate Toss-up Between Powell and Brainard
13.11.2021
Following the passing of the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill, the U.S. president appears to be nearing his decision on whether or not he will reappoint Jerome Powell, the current Federal Reserve Board chairperson. According to a few reports Powell may be chosen, but other reports...
Bitcoin Taproot upgrade improves the network as BTC price impact may be limited
13.11.2021
This upgrade focuses on the expansion of the Bitcoin network’s smart contract capabilities and improves privacy on the network
OVR Upgrades Its Token Economics
12.11.2021
OVR has decided to upgrade its token economics to make its own tokens more rare and valuable. Last May, the OVR team burned about 1 million OVR tokens to celebrate the first six months of the project. Now it is announcing an exciting decision to make token burn an integral part of its token...
If Stablecoins Are Going to Be Regulated Like Banks, They Should Enjoy All the Benefits
11.11.2021
The U.S. Treasury Department proposed regulating stablecoin issuers as banking institutions, which may be a great idea if stablecoin issuers are offered the same privileges as regulated banks. US Treasury Department Report: Stablecoins Regulation Is Urgently Needed The rise of stablecoins within...
The Best Borderlands 2 DLC Is Yours For Free
9.11.2021
Do you like free things? They’re certainly a lot cheaper than expensive things, I find. A free thing you could have right now is Borderlands 2’s original Tiny Tina DLC, up on the Epic Game Store now as a standalone expansion (for which the correct name is “expandalone”). The idea is to get you...
Discord Accounts Linked to Ethereum May Be Coming, CEO Suggests
9.11.2021
It seems that the popular messaging platform Discord is working on a link to Ethereum (ETH), as hinted by Discord’s CEO and founder Jason Citron.
“[P]robably nothing,” wrote Citron on Twitter above a screenshot that seems to show Discord user settings, and among connection options – Ethereum...
Zimbabwe may be the next country to embrace Bitcoin as legal tender
8.11.2021
Zimbabwe is currently engaged in consultations regarding growing interest in crypto and the potential risks
Netflix Devil May Cry Producer Assures World Chris Pratt Isn't Dante
5.11.2021
Adi Shankar, producer on Netflix’s excellent Castlevania series, sat down with IGN Japan to discuss one of his next projects, an animated adaptation of Capcom’s action-heavy Devil May Cry franchise. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like there’s any room for Chris Pratt in the voice cast.Read more
Paraguay, Argentina Are ‘Targets for Crypto Miners’, May Provide Green Bitcoin Solution
5.11.2021
“Several companies” are eyeing Latin America – and countries like Argentina and Paraguay in particular – as they look to create new bases for Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin mining operations.
Per Infobae and La Nacion, other firms are looking to follow in the footsteps of the Chinese company Future...