Nemesis Downfall, the newest addition to the PancakeSwap Gaming Marketplace, is launching in open beta on February 28. The game is a play-to-earn first-person shooter that will feature two main game modes: free-to play and paid tournaments. The game has also launched its own token, ND, on BNB Chain. In Nemesis Downfall, players will be able to deposit ND or…
Month: February 2024
Reddit Signs Deal with Google for AI Model Training
Social news and discussion website Reddit is expanding its partnership with tech giant Google, the company said on Thursday. Reddit said the deal—which will give Google access to nearly two decades of user-generated content—will make it easier “to discover and access the communities and conversations people are looking for on Reddit.” Last week, Bloomberg reported that Reddit signed a contract…
Coinbase, a16z Take SEC to Court Over ‘Unlawful’ Crypto Overreach
A consortium of crypto industry juggernauts is suing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in Texas, in response to years of what it calls “erroneous SEC enforcement actions.” The Texas lawsuit, led by the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT) and Fort Worth, Texas-based startup crypto exchange Lejilex, demands judicial clarity over whether the SEC has regulatory authority over…
Satoshi Correspondence Revealed by Witnesses in Legal Clash Against Craig Wright
In the unfolding lawsuit between the Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) and Craig Wright, three key witnesses who had early interactions with Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, provided their testimonies. Among them were early Bitcoin developers Martti Malmi and Mike Hearn, as well as Adam Back, the creator of Hashcash, the proof-of-work (PoW) algorithm integral to […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/satoshi-correspondence-revealed-by-witnesses-in-legal-clash-against-craig-wright/
No, Google Is Not Shutting Down Gmail
While Google is notorious for killing off products—even popular ones—there is no truth to claims that the tech giant is shutting down Gmail. The deliberate hoax originated, unsurprisingly, on Twitter, in the form of a screenshot of an announcement that immediately ricocheted across the service with the help of several high-profile accounts—which may or may not have been in on…
Starknet Price Jumps After Ethereum Scaler Bows to Pressure Over Token Unlock Schedule
StarkWare, the startup behind the Ethereum scaling network Starknet, announced Thursday that it will revise its STRK token allocation schedule for contributors and investors following backlash from the crypto community. The company will spread out its allocations over the course of years rather than conducting a sizable planned STRK unlock this April. The price of STRK jumped following the announcement.…
‘We’re Promising Nothing’: Telegram Game Notcoin Has 25 Million Players and a Soon-to-be-Real Token
Notcoin popped onto crypto gamers’ radar at the start of the year, as millions of Telegram players flocked to the chat app’s curious coin-tapping distraction—and were apparently mining billions of Notcoin in the process. But there was a curious catch: the coins weren’t real, at least not in the on-chain cryptocurrency sort of way. Now there are more than 25…
What Is Notcoin? Co-Creator Sasha Plotvinov Explains the Viral Telegram Game and Token
What Is Notcoin? Co-Creator Sasha Plotvinov Explains the Viral Telegram Game and Token Notcoin, a simple clicker-style game within messaging app Telegram, has racked up over 25 million players since the start of 2024 and plans to convert the trillions of virtual coins mined so far into a real crypto token on The Open Network. Open Builders founder Sasha Plotvinov…
Reddit Files to Go Public, Says It Invested in Bitcoin and Ethereum
Social community platform Reddit has added Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) to its balance sheet as it attempts to go public, a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows. In a filing for an initial public offering (IPO), the popular message board platform said that it had invested some excess cash reserves in the two leading cryptocurrencies—but didn’t…
Lumerin Announces New Integration With Portal DEX for Decentralized Bitcoin Mining and Cross-Chain Hashpower Trading
PRESS RELEASE. CHICAGO – Feb 22, 2024 – Lumerin, a decentralized Hashpower Marketplace built on Arbitrum that has built technology to make Bitcoin hashrate a liquid asset allowing for global access to peer-to-peer, decentralized hashrate trading, today announced a new integration with Portal, the first trust minimized, cross-chain swaps that involve no bridges, custody or […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/lumerin-announces-new-integration-with-portal-dex-for-decentralized-bitcoin-mining-and-cross-chain-hashpower-trading/