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State Street to launch crypto services for private funds clients
30.7.2021
After leading Lukka’s Series C funding round in late 2020, State Street partners with the firm to offer new digital asset services
Financial Giant State Street Expands Cryptocurrency Services as Demand From Traditional Funds Soars
30.7.2021
State Street Corp., one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, has announced the expansion of its crypto services in partnership with Lukka, an enterprise crypto asset data and software provider. State Street Launching New Crypto Services State...
Financial Giants State Street & Bank of America Double Down On Crypto
29.7.2021
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US-based major players in the world of traditional finance continue incorporating crypto in their offerings to existing clients, and/or investing in crypto-related companies.
Financial services provider State Street Corporation said it will provide digital and cryptocurrency...
Rare Street Fighter II Anime Finally Translated Into English
29.7.2021
In 1995, a big exhibition took place in Nara honouring Japan’s first capital city, Fujiwara. Among the sponsors and partners helping out was Capcom, who went to the trouble of commissioning a 27-minute Street Fighter II movie that was only available on VHS at the venue, at the time.Read more
Inside Blizzard Developers’ Infamous Bill ‘Cosby Suite’
28.7.2021
Since news broke last week of widespread allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination at Activision Blizzard via a legal complaint from the state of California, many top male developers there, both current and former, have responded with shock and dismay.Read more
Street Fighter V Champ: ‘Imma Just Play Guilty Gear’
26.7.2021
Over the weekend, Victor “Punk” Woodley qualified to play in his fourth Capcom Cup, the developer-backed event that serves as the capstone for every year’s Street Fighter V competition. But when asked how he plans to prepare for the high-level tournament, Punk was as blunt as his in-game name...
Former World of Warcraft Designer Apologizes For Disastrous 2010 Blizzcon Answer
26.7.2021
Last week, a clip from a developer Q&A session at Blizzcon 2010 went viral. In the video, a woman stepped up to a panel of men from Blizzard to point out that nearly all the female characters in World of Warcraft look like they have “stepped out of a Victoria’s Secret catalog.” The group’s...
After Barclays and Santander, UK Bank Natwest Blocks Payments to Binance
24.7.2021
A major high street bank in the U.K., Natwest, has blocked payments to crypto exchange Binance. Natwest’s decision came after two other major British banks — Barclays and Santander — made a similar move to block fund transfers to Binance. The banks acted in response to a warning...
Trading firm of richest crypto billionaire reveals buying 'a lot more' Bitcoin below $30K
21.7.2021
Alameda Research, headed by Sam Bankman-Fried, whose net worth lately reached over $8 billion, has upped its Bitcoin buying around its key psychological support of $30,000
BNY Mellon joins State Street to service new crypto exchange
21.7.2021
Traditional financial institutions like State Street and BNY Mellon continue to get involved in the fast evolving cryptocurrency space
GTA Online's New Update Is Like Fast And Furious On Steroids
20.7.2021
Today, Rockstar released the latest big update for Grand Theft Auto Online. Los Santos Tuners is all about sweet cars, fast races, dangerous crime, all while hanging out with like-minded automotive gearheads. And unlike past GTA Online updates, Tuners not only adds things that the community...
Bitcoin bull outlines 7 steps to more fiscal stimulus and higher BTC prices
20.7.2021
Bitcoin's drop below $30,000 has sparked worries that it is heading to $20,000 next. But is such a massive drop feasible against the current macro fundamentals?
Busking for Bitcoin: Report Finds Street Performers Depend on Digital Payments
17.7.2021
Street performers, or buskers, are leaning more toward digital platforms these days compared to the old method of accepting loose change. A report recently published by economists at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia has found that in certain areas, buskers get more donations via digital...
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches new cryptocurrency indexes
13.7.2021
The S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market Index is being launched alongside four other benchmarks that track cryptocurrencies based on market capitalization
After Barclays, Santander Bank Blocks Payments to Binance in UK Citing Customer Protection
9.7.2021
Santander Bank in the U.K. has become the latest high street bank in the country to block fund transfers to cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Recently, Barclays and Natwest banks reportedly made a similar move. A number of Santander Bank customers reported on social media that they have received...
Jackie Chan Fighting Game Is As Wild As You’d Expect
8.7.2021
Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire: Jackie Chan Densetsu, released in 1995 by the now-defunct Japanese studio Kaneko, has long enjoyed a small-yet-passionate scene of competitive players, and the offbeat fighting game only continues to get more wild as it’s picked apart by devotees.Read more
Watch A Living Google Map Destroy Geoguessr
8.7.2021
While scrolling through Summer Games Done Quick, you might have been confused seeing Geoguessr pop up on the schedule. You might have also wondered what a speedrun of what you understand to be a Google Maps version of Where’s Waldo might look like. Well, I’m here to tell you: It looks like fucking...
Tekken Director's Failed Prank Could've Got Capcom In Trouble
5.7.2021
Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada and former Street Fighter producer Yoshinori Ono used to be hilarious Twitter rivals. Years ago, while at Gamescom, Harada thought he’d play a prank on Ono. It seemed like a pretty good one until he found out Ono had outsmarted him. Read more
Wall Street Journal Praises Kid Reselling PS5s And Pokémon Cards, Which Sucks
2.7.2021
The Wall Street Journal has published a glowing, lengthy feature on a 16 year-old kid who has spent the last 18 months buying then selling things on the internet, with particular focus on “elusive” video game consoles like the PlayStation 5.Read more
Payments Giant NCR Bringing Bitcoin Trading to 650 U.S. Banks and Their 24 Million Customers
30.6.2021
Payments giant NCR and New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) are collaborating to allow 650 U.S.banks to offer bitcoin trading to their 24 million customers through their mobile applications. 24 Million Customers of 650 Main Street Banks May Soon Have Access to Bitcoin Trading New York Digital...