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Ethereum Core Devs Weigh Pros and Cons of Raising Validator Threshold From 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH
19.6.2023
Ethereum’s core developers are engaged in discussions about raising the validator threshold from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH. This proposal, put forward by Michael Neuder, a researcher from the Ethereum Foundation, aims to address concerns related to decentralization, inflation, and the size of...
Nintendo Releasing Beautiful New Pastel Joy-Cons
2.6.2023
We’re long enough into the Nintendo Switch’s lifespan to have seen a lot of different colours for the console’s controllers, but these news ones just announced by the company may be the nicest yet. If you’re into soft pastels.Read more
Feds Have Spent Years Trying To Evict A Billionaire's Massive Transformers
6.4.2023
A DC neighborhood has been trying to evict a pair of Transformers sculptures—Optimus Prime and Bumblebee, to be precise—for over two years. Their owner has held firm so far, but a federal board recently voted that these statues can’t stay in the historic Georgetown neighborhood.Read more
Bitcoin thought leaders weigh the pros and cons of Ordinals
8.3.2023
What do Bitcoin ecosystem CEOs make of ordinals, and what does the computer game Doom have to do with it?
The Pros and Cons of Web2 Joining Web3
20.11.2022
Li Gong is Partner at venture capital firm Youbi Capital.__________
Forget the “crypto bro”, web3 is rapidly maturing. Next-gen tech, funding interest, and emerging platforms contribute to a sector growing 40% every year. As a result, thought leaders, founders, and entrepreneurs are jumping ship...
NFT Art Museum Donations? The Pros and Cons for Your Tax Bill
14.11.2022
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Dude Builds An Xbox Series X That's Over Six-Foot Tall
22.6.2022
What is this, a series now? One guy builds a tiny little PS5 so someone else has to go out and build an enormous Xbox Series X?Read more
Neon White Really Is As Good As Everyone Says
16.6.2022
I played Neon White for all of three minutes before realizing I was in trouble. Whatever positive buzz you’ve heard about this game—that it’s a blast, that it’s unlike anything you’ve ever played, that it’s irresistibly, unabashedly cool—is probably on the money.Read more
India’s Central Bank RBI to Adopt a ‘Graded Approach’ to Digital Currency Launch
29.5.2022
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has proposed to adopt a “graded approach” to launching the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC). The RBI also said it is exploring the pros and cons of introducing a digital rupee in India. RBI on...
Understanding staking pools: The pros and cons of staking cryptocurrency
9.5.2022
A popular investing strategy for long-term crypto investors, staking pools promise a regular income stream for the tokens staked with certain riders
Let's 'Marie Kondo' Your Disgusting Elden Ring Inventory
27.4.2022
I was shocked when I opened up my boyfriend’s Elden Ring inventory. Baffled and terrified, even. It was fully stocked in a way that only the cheese section of your fridge should be—there were multiples of the same armor sets, a despicable buildup of consumables and common items like herba...
Nintendo Switch Joy-Con Repair Center Was Constantly Overwhelmed, Claims Former Supervisor
22.4.2022
If you live east of the Mississippi River and you’ve ever had to send your Switch to Nintendo due to Joy-Con drift, then it definitely passed through a single repair shop in Syracuse, New York. Though Nintendo handled the process for submitting repairs, the actual work was performed by a company...
Bitcoin as Legal Tender: a Look at the Pros, Cons, and Future Trends
19.11.2021
Greg Waisman, co-founder and COO of the global payment network Mercuryo.
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Since the inception of Bitcoin (BTC) back in 2009, there has always been buzz around the topic of adopting the cryptocurrency as a nation's official legal tender....
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Working With GraphQL Caching
23.9.2021
If you’ve recently started working with GraphQL, or reviewed its pros and cons, you’ve no doubt heard things like “GraphQL doesn’t support caching” or “GraphQL doesn’t care about caching.” And for most, that is a big deal.
The official …
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Seychelles Examines the Pros and Cons of Licensing Crypto Trading Platforms
10.9.2021
Seychelles’ Financial Services Authority (FSA) together with the country’s finance ministry, is reportedly working on a policy to either prohibit or license crypto trading platforms as registered international businesses. Increase in International Investigations of Crypto Platforms...
Bank of Japan Identifies DeFi Pros & Cons, Mentions Uniswap, Yield Farming
7.5.2021
The Bank of Japan headquarters. A Bank of Japan (BoJ)-issued review has tackled the topic of decentralized finance (DeFi) – and has concluded that while certain “risks” are entailed with DeFi adoption, there could be some positive aspects to greater DeFi proliferation.
The review was published...
You Can Pre-Order the Fortnite Joy-Cons That Have a Banana’s Face on Them
17.3.2021
Fortnite Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons | $80 | TargetFortnite Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons | $80 | GameStopRead more
So Help Me, I Like The Fortnite Joy-Cons
16.3.2021
Let’s get this out of the way, I don’t like Fortnite. But I am seriously considering these new Fortnite Joy-Cons, because good Lord, those colours are wonderful.Read more
Monday's Best Deals: Apple AirPods Pro, Google Pixel 4a 5G, Switch Joy-Cons, TaoTronics Humidifiers, The Ordinary Peeling Solution, iPhone 12 MagSafe Charger, and More
1.3.2021
Apple’s AirPods Pro and the Google Pixel 4a 5G lead Monday’s best deals.Read more
Is Bitcoin a waste of energy? Pros and cons about Bitcoin mining
24.1.2021
Do the benefits brought by Bitcoin and the improvement in our standard of living justify this additional use of energy?