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SEC takes action against Chinese billionaire's companies over $500M offerings
14.9.2021
The SEC has taken action against three companies owned by Chinese Billionaire Guo Wengui for commingling the proceeds from two unregistered securities offerings
Grayscale’s BCH, LTC, ETC Trusts Now One Step Closer to Becoming ETFs
11.9.2021
On Friday, Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager in terms of assets under management (AUM), revealed that three trusts have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to become SEC reporting companies. The three trusts include...
Breaking: Fortnite Banana Man Saga Ends With Official Court Ruling
10.9.2021
Fortnite’s Peely is a grotesquery of the highest order. You know it, I know it, and even Apple knows it. Yet somehow, Epic Games managed to convince a United States district judge that this elongated, yellow monster is “just a banana man,” at least according to today’s ruling in the contentious...
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic Gets PS5 Remake
9.9.2021
Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic is getting a PS5 remake by Aspyr, the studio recently responsible for porting other classic BioWare RPGs to mobile. Read more
Chinese Gaming Giants Lose Eight Bethesdas In Value Amid Government Crackdown
9.9.2021
Bloomberg reports that the value of China’s largest gaming companies, Tencent and NetEase, plummeted dramatically during an overnight stock selloff, resulting in losses totaling more than $60 billion between the two. To put that in perspective, that’s about eight times what Microsoft spent...
New USD 750M Crypto Investor, Blockchain Racing + More News
8.9.2021
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China's New Gaming Restrictions Have Already Been Circumvented
7.9.2021
New regulations aimed at players under 18 went into effect in China starting September 1. These restrictions limit young players to one hour of gaming from Friday to Sunday and include public holidays. Inevitable workarounds have already appeared. Read more
Visa Plans to Bring Cryptocurrency Services to Traditional Banks in Brazil
7.9.2021
Visa, the multinational payments giant, has announced it is planning to bring cryptocurrency services to traditional banking platforms in Brazil. The company also announced that it is working with several cryptocurrency companies in the country to bring cryptocurrency payment cards to the market...
Asia NFT & DeFi Conference 2021 Will Bring Together Global NFT & DeFi Unicorn Companies
6.9.2021
Asia NFT & DeFi Conference is the first 3D online conference and brings together global NFT+DeFi unicorn companies. The conference is organized by CCGlobal and The Blockchainer, supported by America Blockchain & Cryptocurrency Association (ABCA), Blockchain Association Singapore (BAS)...
Gorgeous Hand-Drawn Game Guides Kickstarter Cancelled By Nintendo
6.9.2021
Hand-Drawn Game Guides creator Philip Summers knew it was a legal risk to launch his gorgeous, story book-style Nintendo game guides on Kickstarter, but it was a risk he was willing to take. When you pour through all the gorgeous artwork of his unofficial Metroid, Contra, Ninja Gaiden and Legend...
Russia’s Roskomnadzor Watchdog Blocks 6 VPN Providers
5.9.2021
Russian communications watchdog, Roskomnadzor, has restricted another six VPN providers. The agency says the platforms have facilitated access to information that is banned in the Russian Federation. Roskomnadzor is also whitelisting certain VPN services that operate in accordance with the law...
NFL Bars Teams From Participating in Certain Cryptocurrency and NFT Ventures: Report
4.9.2021
According to a recent report, the National Football League (NFL) advised teams that they could not, at least for now, sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and sponsorships to digital currency companies. Advertisements for specific crypto assets were mentioned alongside initial coin offerings (ICOs)...
Asia NFT&DeFi Conference Will Bring Together Global Unicorn Companies
3.9.2021
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Asia NFT&DeFi Conference 2021 will bring together global NFT&DeFi unicorn companies
Asia NFT & DeFi Conference is the first 3D online Conference and bring together global NFT+DeFi unicorn companies....
Chinese Banks Seek New Applications for Digital Yuan in Investment and Insurance
1.9.2021
Two Chinese banks are expanding their pilot programs for the digital national fiat. The state-owned financial institutions have revealed they are aiming to allow digital yuan holders to acquire investment funds and insurance products using the new currency. Chinese Banks Partner With Fund Managers...
League Of Legends Makeover For Chinese Subway
31.8.2021
For the tenth anniversary of its Chinese server, League of Legends is dressing up the Hangzhou Metro in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Subway cars, for example, have been done up to look like different LoL regions. As League of Legends (via Twitter user lolweibo) announced through its official Weibo...
Chinese Kids Have Their Online Gaming Time Slashed By New Government Rules
31.8.2021
A new rule being introduced by the The National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), China’s online watchdog, is looking to curb what the government feels is a growing “gaming addiction among young people”.Read more
Singapore central bank shortlists 15 companies to develop retail CBDC
30.8.2021
The 15 finalists will be mentored by the MAS and “be given access to the APIX Digital Currency Sandbox for rapid prototyping of digital currency solutions.”
Ubisoft Won't Give Up On Its Theme Park Dreams
27.8.2021
Back in 2015, Ubisoft announced that it was going to create a 10,000 square-meter indoor theme park in Kuala Lumpur. Read more
Square Enix Donates $45,000 To Japanese Red Cross For Torrential Rain Relief
27.8.2021
Last month, parts of Japan were hit with devastating torrential rain. Game maker Square Enix has donated 5 million yen ($45,000) as part of an effort to help out. Japan’s rainy season is typically between May and July. This year, the rains were particularly heavy in parts of the country. In...
Asset managers and companies accumulate 1.2M Bitcoin worth $57 billion
26.8.2021
While asset managers have accumulated 4% of Bitcoin’s supply, private and public companies have also amassed 1% each