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F1 Champion Max Verstappen Crashes In Virtual Car Race
18.1.2022
While Red Bull’s Max Verstappen enjoyed a successful end to his actual racing season, when he claimed the F1 crown in controversial circumstances, his appearance over the weekend in a virtual Le Mans 24 hour race didn’t go quite so well.Read more
Crypto FOMO Will Be Huge Investment Driver, Regulatory Clarity Expected in 2022, Says Blockfi Executive
20.12.2021
An executive with Blockfi says that “this year has been a huge year for mainstream consumer demand into crypto.” Noting that fear of missing out (FOMO) will be a huge driver for investors, the executive expects some regulatory clarity next year. Crypto FOMO Will Drive Investments...
JPMorgan: Institutional Investors Dump Gold for Bitcoin Seeing It as Better Inflation Hedge
8.10.2021
Global investment bank JPMorgan says institutional investors are returning to bitcoin, seeing the cryptocurrency as a better hedge than gold. The firm’s analysts describe three key drivers boosting the price of bitcoin in recent weeks, including assurances that U.S. policymakers will not...
OP Crypto Capital founder cites gaming, Web 3 as drivers of crypto economy
28.9.2021
The venture fund led by David Gan is backed by Digital Currency Group, Galaxy Digital, Huobi Ventures, Bybit's venture arm and others
The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Inks Long Term Deal With Crypto Exchange FTX
24.9.2021
Following a number of partnerships this year, FTX Trading Limited announced on Thursday that the company has partnered with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team. According to FTX, the relationship will “span multiple race seasons” and the FTX logo will be “featured...
Motor Team McLaren Racing Partners With Tezos to Build NFT Platform
18.6.2021
On Thursday, McLaren Racing announced the British motor racing team selected Tezos as the organization’s official partner across the Indycar series, Formula One, and esports. Tezo will create a non-fungible token (NFT) platform for McLaren Racing in order to showcase the motorsport...
Ayrton Senna Helped Sega Make A Better F1 Game
9.2.2021
Up until middle school, all the kids in my hometown had their birthday parties at the same roller rink. That roller rink contained a small arcade with games that seemed hopelessly outdated to us at the time but would rake in quarters at any Barcade now. Stuff like X-Men, Ivan Stewart’s Super...
OutRun’s Composer Rewrote Sega’s Sound Drivers So Sword Of Vermilion Could Rock
27.1.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. Today we’re diving into the sounds of Sword of Vermilion, a middling RPG for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive with music that is anything but.Read more
Bitcoin Sets New All-Time High of $28,570.02; Bulls Back in the Driver’s Seat
30.12.2020
Institutional investors are perceived to be driving this record-setting run
US Fed economists are exploring the “intrinsic” value drivers of CBDCs
9.11.2020
Fed economists are beginning their deep dive into CBDC research, hoping to identify the “intrinsic" value drivers of a digital dollar
One Million South Koreans Now Have Blockchain Drivers Licenses
13.8.2020
The program was only launched in May but already one million South Koreans have opted for a blockchain based license
Liquidity Mining is 'Like Uber' Giving Shares to Early Drivers & Riders
7.7.2020
DeFi's latest hit is yield farming with millions of dollars worth of tokens distributed each month. It's boosted by liquidity mining, which today is like Uber giving shares to early drivers and riders, argued a researcher.
DeFi (decentralized finance) commonly refers to the protocols, digital...
Singapore-Based Carpooling Platform Ryde Plans to Support Bitcoin Payments
18.6.2020
The popular and first Singapore-based carpooling platform, Ryde has revealed that customers will soon be able to pay with bitcoin. The feature will be available after the bitcoin support is incorporated into the company’s payment app on June 22. Ryde has approximately 29,000 drivers, tens...
India to Significantly Increase Crypto Market Share This Year: Report
1.6.2020
India’s cryptocurrency market is set to gain significant market share this year, according to an industry report. The regulatory environment, the instability of the rupee, and remittances are key drivers that will send the Indian crypto industry soaring. Indian Crypto Sector Flourishing...
Bitcoin Car Finishes First in Virtual NASCAR Race Beating National Champion Kyle Busch
26.4.2020
A bitcoin-themed car has won an e-NASCAR race, beating professional Cup Series racers, including Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch. While sporting events have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, many NASCAR drivers have moved to race virtually. Bitcoin Car Wins Virtual NASCAR Race With...
Central Bank Gold Hoarding Hits 50-Year High
30.12.2019
While dozens of the world’s economic leaders participate in extreme monetary easing policy, central banks have also been hoarding gold. Central banks accumulated over 668 tons in gold purchases this year, which is more than 2018’s record numbers. In fact, the key drivers in gold demand...
Top 6 Crypto Growth Drivers By Binance’s VIP Clients
22.11.2019
Change in global and local regulations was again chosen as the largest driver for the cryptoasset industry, a survey by Binance Research showed.
The research arm of the major crypto exchange Binance conducted their second survey, distributed to their large institutional and VIP clients. The survey...
The 3 Top Drivers of Crypto Adoption – BCH City Wrap-Up
8.9.2019
With Townsville, Australia’s Bitcoin Cash City conference and related post-conference events now all wrapped up, participants are heading home to get back to the grind. As such, it stands to take a look at the conference as a whole and BCH adoption in and beyond the land of Oz, which...
Getting Started with Python and MongoDB
3.4.2018
You can get started with MongoDB and your favorite programming language by leveraging one of its drivers, many of which are maintained by MongoDB engineers, an