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Controversial Bitcoin upgrade BIP-119 may be decided by end of year
14.7.2025
If activated, BIP-119 could boost Bitcoin layer 2s like the Lightning Network and Ark while offering end-users safer and easier self-custody solutions
Controversial Bitcoin upgrade BIP-119 may be decided by end of year
14.7.2025
If activated, BIP-119 could boost Bitcoin layer 2s like the Lightning Network and Ark while offering end-users safer and easier self-custody solutions
Controversial Bitcoin upgrade BIP-119 may be decided by end of year
14.7.2025
If activated, BIP-119 could boost Bitcoin layer 2s like the Lightning Network and Ark while offering end-users safer and easier self-custody solutions
IRS and US Treasury Officially Repeal Controversial Crypto Broker Tax Rule
10.7.2025
The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS have officially tossed out a controversial rule that would’ve forced non-custodial crypto service providers to report customer transactions—bringing an end to a lengthy regulatory standoff. Controversial Crypto Reporting Requirement Officially Nullified...
'This Isn’t Decentralized,' Says Polymarket Power User as Zelenskyy's Suit Controversy Unfolds
9.7.2025
In the wake of UMA’s controversial ruling on whether Volodymyr Zelenskyy wore a suit, one of Polymarket’s top traders says the dispute system is broken, and is costing the platform users
Czech Government Survives No-Confidence Vote Over $45M Bitcoin Donation
21.6.2025
Lawmakers rejected an attempt to oust Prime Minister Fiala after a controversial $45M bitcoin donation to the state was accepted
Disney+ Pulls The Abyss Over Controversial Rat Scene — Again
18.6.2025
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Disney+ Removes Sci-Fi Film Because Of Controversial Rat-Drowning Scene
17.6.2025
James Cameron’s 1989 underwater sci-fi flick The Abyss featured a scene in which a panicking rat was plunged into oxygen-rich liquid. It was a sequence that proved so controversial at the time that the United Kingdom’s film board ordered it removed. 36 years later, after a remaster of the unedited...
The Final Fantasy Tactics Remaster Had To Be Brute-Forced Into Existence And Makes Some Controversial Cuts
17.6.2025
Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles will make the PS1 classic playable on modern hardware in September for the first time since the PlayStation 3 generation over a decade ago. Why did it take so long for Square Enix to bring back the beloved strategy spin-off? It might have had something...
Bitcoin Core Developers Merge Controversial Policy Changes: Is a Fork Ahead?
10.6.2025
After a lengthy public discussion about its possible effects, Bitcoin Core has merged the code that lifts the guardrails to filter nonfinancial data transactions by default. The changes that will be implemented in the upcoming version of the Core client have sparked a heated debate about...
HyperLiquid's Market Making Vault Grows by $250M in 2 Months Despite JELLY Fiasco
5.6.2025
The vault's TVL dropped to just $163 million after a controversial trade settlement in March
Central Bank of Brazil Open to Change Proposal Establishing Controversial Stablecoin Ban
29.5.2025
Eduardo Nogueira Liberato, an official from the Central Bank of Brazil, stated that this stablecoin proposal is not set in stone, and that there is room to flexibilize the methods to allow citizens to execute withdrawals to self-custody wallets. Central Bank of Brazil Might Change Draft Banning...
Who attended Trump’s controversial memecoin dinner?
23.5.2025
The top 220 holders of US President Donald Trump’s memecoin met yesterday at the president’s golf course in Virginia for an exclusive dinner and purported meet-and-greet.Attendees spent a grand total of $148 million for an “ultra-exclusive VIP reception with the president,”...
GeoGuessr Bails On Controversial Saudi Tournament After Map Makers Revolt: 'When You Tell Us We’ve Got It Wrong We Take It Seriously'
22.5.2025
GeoGuessr will not be one of the games participating in Saudi Arabia’s Esports World Cup this year, after criticisms of sportswashing and the country’s poor human rights record. The competitive guessing game that’s popular on Twitch had previously agreed to be part of the event alongside Riot...
Jack Dorsey Fights Against Sats, Supports Controversial Changes for Bitcoin
20.5.2025
Block co-founder Jack Dorsey has argued for making bitcoin transactions easier to follow and finalize, shedding the name of the smallest bitcoin unit, sats, and referring to them simply as bitcoin. This change, focused on retail, was proposed in BIP 177, presented by bitcoin proponent John...
Bitcoin Core to unilaterally remove controversial OP-Return limit
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Core developers have decided to remove a limit on transaction data in the next network upgrade, enabling more data to be included in a more efficient way. “Bitcoin Core’s next release will, by default, relay and mine transactions whose OP_RETURN outputs exceed 80 bytes...
Bitcoin Core to unilaterally remove controversial OP-Return limit
6.5.2025
Bitcoin Core developers have decided to remove a limit on transaction data in the next network upgrade, enabling more data to be included in a more efficient way. “Bitcoin Core’s next release will, by default, relay and mine transactions whose OP_RETURN outputs exceed 80 bytes...
Base creator admits sharing ‘Base is for pimping’ art was a mistake
19.4.2025
The creator of Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base, Jesse Pollak, has apologized following backlash over posting digital artwork that controversially played on Base’s tagline, “Base is for everyone.”Several social media users found the artwork offensive and inappropriate.“It...
Base creator Jesse Pollak admits ‘Base is for pimping’ art was a mistake
19.4.2025
The creator of Ethereum layer 2 blockchain Base, Jesse Pollak, has apologized following backlash over posting digital artwork that controversially played on Base’s tagline, “Base is for everyone.”Several social media users found the artwork offensive and inappropriate.“It...
Devs Behind Controversial Sexual Assault Game Defend It, But Say They're Pulling It From Steam Anyway
10.4.2025
The studio behind No Mercy, a recently released 3D visual novel featuring non-consensual sex and incest, has announced that it plans to remove the game entirely from Steam after the game attracted controversy online. Valve pulled the game from the United Kingdom version of Steam after a government...