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FCA Warns 111 Crypto Firms Are Operating Illegally in UK — Says ‘This Is a Very Real Risk’
24.6.2021
U.K.’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has warned that 111 companies are offering crypto services in the country without proper registration. “This is a very real risk so we are worried about that,” said the regulator’s head of enforcement...
UK regulator warns against 111 unregistered crypto companies... and FOMO
23.6.2021
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned U.K. consumers of dealing with 111 unregistered crypto firms, calling it “a very real risk.”
Tencent Now Owns Majority Of Spec Ops: The Line Studio
22.6.2021
Tencent has acquired a majority stake in Yager, a German-based game studio best known for the third-person shooter Spec Ops: The Line. Yager announced the news in a press release this morning.Read more
Activision Shareholders Vote To Keep Paying CEO Bobby Kotick A Ton Of Money
21.6.2021
Long-time Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick eked out another lucrative victory today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting with a narrow vote of 54% in favor of maintaining his generous salary and millions in annual bonuses. The win comes after a year-long campaign by CtW Investor Group...
Tehran Government Bans Iran Blockchain Association
20.6.2021
The Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Republic has suspended the Iran Blockchain Association (IBA). The measure comes after the organization allegedly breached government regulations. IBA unites participants in the country’s growing crypto sector who are engaged in blockchain technology...
Yield Guild Games Raises $4 Million to Power Its Play-to-Earn Proposal
17.6.2021
Yield Guild Games, an online gaming guild, has raised $4 million to power its play-to-earn proposal in a Series A funding round. The funding round was led by Bitkraft, a venture capital company specializing in e-sports investments. Other blockchain and crypto-related companies also participated....
Listed companies, trusts and ETPs now control almost 7% of the Bitcoin supply
16.6.2021
More publicly traded firms added Bitcoin to their treasuries during the first four months of 2021 than during the entirety of last year. But will it continue?
Fatal Frame Is Coming To Nintendo Switch
15.6.2021
Earlier this year, a Fatal Frame pachinko game was announced, seeming to dash hopes for a proper release anytime soon. But good news! Today, during Nintendo’s E3 Direct, it was announced that Fatal Frame is headed to the Switch.Read more
Europe Raises 20 Unicorns This Year Including Crypto Companies
15.6.2021
Twice as many European startups have achieved unicorn status in 2021 compared to last year. Despite the negative effects of the ongoing Covid crisis, young companies on the Old Continent, including several crypto unicorns, have managed to attract a record high amount of VC capital. European...
The Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Demo Is Corrupt And Unplayable
14.6.2021
As promised during Square Enix’s E3 2021 presentation, the playable demo for action game spin-off Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin has been available for download on the PlayStation 5 since yesterday afternoon. Unfortunately, the demo has been corrupt and completely unplayable the whole...
Final Fantasy Action Spin-Off In Development By Team Ninja
13.6.2021
Square Enix closed out its E3 2021 presentation with a first look at Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin, an action game in development by Team Ninja. It’s coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in 2022, with a PS5 demo scheduled for June 24.Read more
Jack Dorsey Hints at Lightning Network Integration on Twitter
13.6.2021
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, hinted at the possibility of integrating Lightning Network into Twitter yesterday. Dorsey answered a Tweet of a follower saying it was “just a matter of time” for this to be a fact. Dorsey is a big Bitcoin proponent and has extended Bitcoin functionality...
E3's Best Show Already Happened
11.6.2021
Look, I get it. Y’all saw Elden Ring and promptly lost your shit so hard that you accidentally closed the stream and missed the whole-ass presentation going on afterwards. But the most awesome part about Summer Game Fest happened immediately after Geoff Keighley dropped the mic on Elden Ring’s...
Wall Street Giants Want to Be Your Landlord – Data Shows Megabanks Are Buying up All the US Real Estate
11.6.2021
Homebuyers in the United States have found difficulties acquiring single-family homes after the year-long business shutdowns and lockdowns that followed Covid-19. It seems there’s a new wave of homebuyers in the U.S. real estate market, with buyers stemming from hedge funds, pension funds...
All The Pre-E3 2021 Leaks
10.6.2021
Officially, E3 doesn’t start until June 12. But leaks don’t follow a schedule. So for those out there who love spoilers or who hate waiting for news, we’ve rounded up all the pre-E3 2021 leaks into one convenient place. Read more
Lego’s Vintage Typewriter Is A Work Of Art
9.6.2021
From a distance Lego Ideas set 21327, Typewriter, doesn’t look very Lego. With printed pieces for each of its 32 keys, a working typebar mechanism, and a new cloth Lego element replicating a typewriter ribbon, it looks every bit the vintage writing tool it’s meant to emulate.Read more
Overwatch Adds Crossplay
9.6.2021
Where once Overwatch players were divided along the lines of both platform and whether or not they’d push the damn payload, now they can at least not push the payload together.Read more
Hearthstone Grandmaster Ragequits During Grand Finals Match
8.6.2021
The grand final in the Hearthstone European Grandmasters tournament ended dramatically when France’s Zakarya “xBlyzes” Hailintentionally disconnected from the match against Spain’s David “Frenetic” Neila.Read more
White House Tech Advisor Tim Wu Keeps at Least $1 Million in Bitcoin
8.6.2021
Tim Wu, top advisor to the Biden administration on technology and competition policy, holds more than $1 million in cryptocurrency, shows a recently filed financial disclosure. The antitrust expert, who is known as a prominent big tech critic, has in the past questioned the value of bitcoin....
UK Regulator Extends Temporary Registrations Regime as Crypto Firms Fail to Meet AML Rules
4.6.2021
Many companies operating with cryptocurrencies are not meeting anti-money laundering regulations, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority revealed. The government agency has extended its temporary registration scheme after facing a growing number of crypto firms that are withdrawing their...