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Source: Bitcoinist Justin Sun, the founder of Tron, is taking advantage of the recent Ethereum rally. After Ethereum surged 29% on the heels of a major Bitcoin-led market advance, Sun cashed out a part of his Ether investment. In addition to Justin and other individual traders, other institutional traders and dormant whales have also taken…
Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin has hit new all-time highs as President-elect Donald Trump secured victory in the 2024 United States presidential election. Set to return to the White House after departing in January 2021, Trump now appears to be bringing a pro-crypto stance with him. His campaign made several pledges in support of the cryptocurrency…
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Source: The Verge Today, I’m talking with Harvey Mason Jr. He’s the CEO of the Recording Academy, which is the nonprofit organization that puts on the Grammy Awards — the most prestigious awards in music — and runs the MusiCares charity, which helps artists in need. Harvey is a fascinating guy — as a musician…
Source: Venture Beat Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is inching nearer to its December 9 release and Microsoft is releasing a deep dive trailer about the gameplay. I had a chance to preview the game recently in San Francisco (my preview is here) and while there I interviewed game designer Jens Andersson of Machine…
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Source: The Verge The wait for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is almost over — the game launches on December 9th — so developer MachineGames is providing a deeper look at how the archaeological adventure will actually play. The Wolfenstein studio released a nearly 15-minute-long video, which seems to give a very good idea…
Source: Venture Beat Northflank raises $22.3M to simplify cloud deployment, offering developers a third path between inflexible platforms and costly internal tools, with backing from Bain Capital Ventures. Read Full Article
Source: Coin Tegraph Bitcoin is officially back in a bull market and could potentially hit $1 million per coin in the next few years, according to trader and investor Michaël van de Poppe. However, the founder of MN Consultancy, MN Capital and MN Academy warned that a $1 million Bitcoin (BTC) price might come alongside…
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Source: The Verge The estate of now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has filed a lawsuit against Binance and its former CEO Changpeng Zhao in a bid to recover $1.76 billion. FTX alleges these funds were fraudulently transferred to Binance, Zhao, and other Binance executives in July 2021 as part of a shares repurchase deal with FTX…
Source: Live Mint India’s Shree Cement topped second-quarter profit estimates on Monday, as higher-than-expected sales volumes helped mitigate low prices of the key construction material. The country’s third-biggest cement maker by market capitalisation reported a net profit of 931.3 million rupees ($11 million) for the three months ended Sept. 30, down 81% from year-ago. Analysts…
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Source: The Verge For such a simple game, Tetris has a wild history. Developed in the mid-1980s by Alexey Pajitnov in the Soviet Union, Tetris’ global expansion involved a complex web of software copyright, clandestine meetings, handshake deals, and someone stretching a tourist visa to the very limits. It’s a story that inspired a feature…
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