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Most gamers don’t spend much time analyzing why we game and what games we enjoy. In fact, much of the pleasure in gaming derives from the ability to disconnect from the real world. Nevertheless it’s worth asking: What makes gaming fun in the first place?Richard Bartle

We seemingly have an answer to one of crypto’s most enduring mysteries. Ilya Lichtenstein, husband of criminal rapper Razzlekhan (aka Heather Morgan), confessed yesterday to the 2016 hacking theft of 120,000 bitcoins from offshore crypto exchange Bitfinex. But the circumsta

It appears that the split decision in the Ripple ruling created more confusion and ambiguity rather than the clarity that the crypto industry and investors have been hoping for. Is there a way to resolve this confusion and gain clarity?

Tough requirements and high costs for applicants could weed out smaller companies.Platforms are able to serve retail customers, which may give institutional investors more confidence to enter crypto markets.Crypto exchanges may have to shell out as much as $20 million for an oper

SALT LAKE CITY — The way Barrett from Cypher Protocol sees it, Solana’s comeback depends on one thing: tokens.Specifically, new tokens from teams on the Solana blockchain that haven’t issued them before. They’re the key to driving liquidity, trading activi

As the global economy continues to absorb geopolitical tensions, we see increasing speculation that the U.S. dollar’s global dominance could wane, with a steady decline in the dollar’s share of central bank reserves and increasing de-dollarization efforts among BRICS

Namibia’s new crypto law sets out licensing requirements for firms and mandates the appointment of a regulator to oversee the sector.Although the law lacks clarity on how crypto will be treated by regulators, the framework will help usher in more comprehensive laws, lawyers

Federal prosecutors said they were “seeking detention” for Sam Bankman-Fried, asking a judge to revoke his bond after he shared documents with the New York Times that they allege were meant to harass a fellow executive from the FTX empire and potentially influence her

Blockchain wallets are a core component of Web3. Wallets are key for user identity in Web3 and give users ownership of data and permissions in apps and smart contracts.However, the combination of a steep learning curve and the high stakes of mistakes have been obstacles to mass a

On Monday, July 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a series of civil charges against Richard Heart, born Richard Scheuler, the founder and relentless promoter of the related Hex, PulseChain and PulseX projects. The associated tokens, which have already be

Nine years ago, during the Revolution of Dignity, Ukraine chose its future within the European Union. From that very moment, Ukraine hasn't stopped fighting for its choice. Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine is the main reason for the invasion is Ukraine's pro-European

Getting past the House committee stage marks a major win for crypto legislation, but if the overall House approves them, the bills face a potentially hostile Senate and White House.Even if the debate stretches into another year, crypto lobbyists are cheering several Democrat lawm

Decentralized finance (DeFi) died yesterday. No protocols actually failed or tokens crashed to zero – though that was a distinct possibility. The interlinked economy of intermediary-less lenders, exchanges and trading tools is still, technically speaking, chugging along.But

For the last few years, decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a fundamental financial backbone of the digital assets space and as a parallel ecosystem to traditional financial markets. The space keeps evolving, creating new experiences and uses for participants.The first fe

Bitcoin is the most important innovation in money of the last century. It is a trustless and immutable commodity that empowers those who hold it, but we have hardly scratched the surface of its potential.

We speak with Mark Greenberg, Managing Director for Canada at Kraken, about the rise of digital assets adoption in Canada, what trends are driving it and how it compares to adoption in the U.S..

Decentralized finance (DeFi) is reeling from a recent spate of attacks on several key platforms  on Sunday.Some $70 million was stolen in total this weekend, including from Curve Finance, one of the most-used and influential decentralized exchanges, MetaMask developer Taylor

On July 27, H.R. 4766, the Clarity for Payments Stablecoins Act of 2023, passed out of committee with a bipartisan vote and now heads to the floor of the House for consideration. This means the United States, after years of inaction, now faces a historic opportunity to expand the

The daisy chain of collapses the crypto industry has experienced has instilled a loss of confidence in the space and created many fewer options for crypto investors and businesses. I'm a Self-Made...

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