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NFTs for freedom: Nonfungible tokens and the right to self-determination
23.10.2021
With a rise in distributed political discourse, nonfungible tokens can provide exciting new opportunities for self-governance
Law Decoded: Best regulation is self-regulation, Oct. 11–18
18.10.2021
As the crypto space gets all worked up by the impending launch of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, the captains of the industry take it upon themselves to offer sketch the designs of future regulatory regimes
SEC Commissioner: True Decentralized Projects Pose a Challenge to Crypto Regulation
11.10.2021
A commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says that true decentralized projects pose a challenge to crypto regulation. Noting that “decentralized finance carries within itself inherently some ability to self regulate,” the commissioner said, “we need...
The Self Provisioning Runtime
24.9.2021
Big thoughts on where the industry is headed from Shawn Wang:
Advancements in two fields — programming languages and cloud infrastructure — will converge in a single paradigm: where all resources required by a program will be automatically provisioned, and
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Bitcoin.com Doubles Down on Non-Custodial Model
20.9.2021
Bitcoin.com, in line with its vision to support ‘economic freedom,’ is refocusing its efforts on non-custodial, or ‘self hosted,’ crypto products, including exchange. Therefore, the Bitcoin.com Wallet, which is fully non-custodial and provides users with direct access...
Epic Store Adds Self-Publishing, And There’s Still A Loophole For Porn
18.8.2021
Today Epic Games announced its own self-publishing program which enters closed beta. The program will allow developers to publish games on the Epic Store without the assistance of Epic employees so long as it meets several requirements, such as not being porn.Read more
Dev Reveals Exploitative Nature of Most Game Contracts
17.8.2021
Receiving a publishing deal from an indie publisher can be a turning point for an independent developer. But when one-man team Jakefriend was approached with an offer to invest half a million Canadian dollars into his hand-drawn action-adventure game Scrabdackle, he discovered the contract’s terms...
Polygon Enters Into Africa With Quidax. Quidax to Launch Self-Service Listing, Celebrates 3 Years
17.8.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Lagos – African-founded cryptocurrency exchange, Quidax is integrating with Polygon. Polygon is the first well-structured, easy-to-use platform for Ethereum scaling and infrastructure development. Quidax’s integration with Polygon is Polygon’s first in Africa...
So you want to self-publish books and courses on programming
29.7.2021
John Resig and I recently self-published our book on GraphQL. There are tons of how-tos for self-publishing a book, or even online classes, but very little in the way of why you would want to, or whether it’s even worth …
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Crypto Exchange Self-Regulation Kicks In as Regulators Start to Kick
26.7.2021
Source: Instagram, Binance
It appears that the crypto industry is increasingly turning to self-regulation as the rope of regulators threatens to tighten firmly around it - and the trend hasn't missed a major decentralized exchange either.
Major crypto derivatives exchange FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried...
Superhot Game Gets Review-Bombed After Removing 'Depictions Of Self-Harm'
23.7.2021
Earlier this week, Superhot VR received an update that removed all scenes that involved the player-character hurting or killing themselves. The devs explained that these scenes had “no place” in the game and apologized for taking so long to remove them. In response, hundreds of gamers yelled...
Currency.com becomes executive member of self-regulating trade group CryptoUK
22.7.2021
The firm said it planned “to drive greater dialogue and collaboration with regulators and policy makers” as a member of the group
Self-Proclaimed Bitcoin Inventor Jörg Molt Arrested for Alleged Crypto Pension Fraud
14.7.2021
In 2019, a man with Fabio-like hair entered the cryptocurrency scene with questionable claims when he told a slew of people he helped co-found the creation of Bitcoin. The self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor named Jörg Molt not only offered a “Satoshi School” but allegedly ran...
Charles Hoskinson Faces Twitter Backlash as His Cardano Predictions Fall Short of Reality
7.7.2021
Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, has recently found himself the target of Twitter critics as year-old tweets that highlighted projections for the network’s adoption are failing to match community expectations. Slower Rollouts and Sluggish Adoption Spotlighted by Critics Cardano,...
Happy Indie-Penance Day!
5.7.2021
Shhhhhh, all the grown ups are distracted. Kotaku’s proper employees are all off doing whatever it is Americans do on Independence Day, and in a woefully ironic act, have allowed a Brit to take over the site. So aside from leaving crates of tea everywhere and graffitiing “Long Live King George...
Craig Wright Wins Default Judgment Against Cobra — Bitcoin.org Forced to Remove White Paper
29.6.2021
The self-proclaimed inventor of Bitcoin, Craig Wright, has won a default judgment in London’s High Court in his copyright infringement case against the pseudonymous operator of bitcoin.org. According to a report, the website and its owner Cobra must remove the Bitcoin white paper from the...
The Crypto Climate Accord Walks a Fine Line Between Self-Interest and the Greater Good
27.6.2021
As the spotlight turns once again towards the environmental impact of blockchain technologies, support for the Crypto Climate Accord has come from curious corners of the industry, raising questions about its signatories’ motives. Authenticity of CCA’s Support Remains Debatable With...
E3 Had A Surprising Number of Nonviolent Games
17.6.2021
Thirty-three percent of all the games shown at E3 and Summer Game Fest were non-violent, according to an analysis done by GamesIndustry.biz.Read more
Knockout City’s Best-Dressed Players Are Also Its Scariest
7.6.2021
We often fear powerful things, because we can’t control them. A giant, unstoppable bear. A deadly bomb. An unfeeling, AI-controlled drone with missiles. Or even, a player wearing some sick threads in an online video game, indicating they’ve been playing longer than you and will likely kick your...
Chinese Economist Says if Bitcoin Is Widely Adopted: ‘We’re All Going to Die, This Is Not a Joke’
31.5.2021
A Chinese economist and assistant director at the International Monetary Institute of Renmin University, Qu Qiang, has predicted that “We’re all going to die” if bitcoin becomes widely adopted as a currency. He foresees our society falling into “a death spiral...