Day: February 14, 2020

This My Hero Academia ‘Scandal’ Is Laughably Ridiculous

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My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi has been under fire for his choices in names recently. Even after changing the name, people seemed determined to find more controversy in the replacement. Not only was the original controversy overblown, but the subsequent controversies are just ridiculous. Recently there has been a massive amount of controversy surrounding My Hero Academia. The creator of the massively popular manga and anime series came under fire for his choice of names. A character known for experimenting on human beings had a name that sounded like…

Trump’s Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Says US Should Be Proactive on Digital Dollar

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Judy Shelton, President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, told lawmakers that digitizing the U.S. dollar could help maintain the currency’s ascendancy in global commerce.  At her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, Shelton said the U.S. needs fintech innovation to keep ahead of other countries.  “Yes, it is a dominant reserve currency but we can’t rest on our laurels in that regard,” Shelton said. “Rival nations are working very diligently to have an alternative to the dollar. I think it is very important that we get ahead of the curve…

Trump’s Fed Nominee Judy Shelton Says US Should Be Proactive on Digital Dollar

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Judy Shelton, President Trump’s nominee to the Federal Reserve Board, told lawmakers that digitizing the U.S. dollar could help maintain the currency’s ascendancy in global commerce.  At her Senate confirmation hearing Thursday, Shelton said the U.S. needs fintech innovation to keep ahead of other countries.  “Yes, it is a dominant reserve currency but we can’t rest on our laurels in that regard,” Shelton said. “Rival nations are working very diligently to have an alternative to the dollar. I think it is very important that we get ahead of the curve…

MIT Wasn’t Only One Auditing Voatz – Homeland Security Did Too, With Fewer Concerns

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) found a number of security vulnerabilities in Voatz’s tech infrastructure during a cybersecurity audit of the mobile voting app vendor’s Boston headquarters, according to a newly declassified report obtained by CoinDesk.  However, the DHS report, conducted by a Hunt and Incident Response Team with the department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) also determined Voatz had no active threats on its network during the week-long operation, conducted last September. It developed a series of recommendations to further boost Voatz’s security. Voatz has since addressed…

Outriders Reveal Proves Game Needs More Time in the Oven

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Outriders is shaping up to be a disappointing live-services game. A gameplay reveal shows off a generic game with an outdated appearance. Gamers are voicing their dismay over the reveal online. Outriders finally has gameplay out and boy is it underwhelming. A live stream with developers People Can Fly shows off what appears to be another boring live-services looter shooter. Here’s the thing, there are already plenty of games that cover this genre. Destiny 2 and Anthem are the two that stick out the most, and neither of them has…

Bitcoin Price Loves Valentine’s Day as Historic Data Favors Bulls

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Bitcoin (BTC) has reached a record-high price for the year, and as the run-up to $10,000 occurred, Weiss Crypto Rating updated the asset to an A-. Recent news has also hinted at the possibility of the crypto market making a new bull run, which some analysts believe could lead Bitcoin’s price to reach a new all-time high, as reported by Cointelegraph.  Meanwhile, altcoins have continued their multi-week surge, even outperforming Bitcoin’s cumulative returns since the start of the year and reconfirming the upward trend predicted by analysts.  Cryptocurrency market monthly…

Look Out, Cryptoverse, Blockchain Education Is Just Getting Started

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As blockchain weaves its way deeper into the world economy, more American universities are teaching the technology, offering more courses and expanding delivery methods.   Kevin Werback, a professor and blockchain club mentor at the University of Pennsylvania, told Cointelegraph, “Even if they aren’t pursuing a career in the area, most students aren’t confident they can figure it out on their own. Blockchain is just so darn weird.” Weird it is, but employers are demanding more skilled Blockchain workers. Businesses, governments, hospitals and retailers are transforming operations using digital ledgers to…

Watch Spencer Bogart and Jacob Canfield Debate if Bitcoin Will Top $20,000 in 2020

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In this week’s crypto market update, Spencer Bogart from Blockchain Capital and Jacob Canfield from Signal Profits debate whether Bitcoin will top it’s all time high this year and if the halving is already priced in. Will all this talk of the halving finally convince host Giovanni Pigni to buy his first Bitcoin? Bogart explains the thinking behind Blockchain Capital’s predictions that major exchanges will be forced to deslist privacy coins, and that most development will end up concentrated on just one to four major blockchains. “Most of the innovation…

Stadia Announces Five New Games, but Players Aren’t Happy

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Google announced five new games coming to Stadia. The games include Lost Words: Beyond the Page, Stacks on Stacks (on Stacks), Spitlings, Serious Sam Collection, and Panzer Dragoon: Remake. Players aren’t happy. Google announced today five new games heading to the Stadia cloud gaming service. It’s been a while since users had something new to sink their teeth into, but this fresh batch of games leaves a lot to be desired. Five New Stadia Games Among the five games are three ‘First on Stadia’, i.e., these debut on Google’s platform…

Can Blockchain Survive Mass Adoption? Future Perils Disclosed

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Prediction can be a bit of a gamble. And when cryptocurrency and blockchain are involved, it wouldn’t be surprising to see people shying away from scrying experiments of any sort. Blockchain gets a bad rep because of its relation to Bitcoin (BTC), the cryptocurrency that many love to hate due to its apparently volatile value. But according to George Gilder, co-founder of the Discovery Institute in Seattle:  “Blockchain is the future…it will usher in a world beyond Google.” That’s a pretty hefty claim to make. In order for blockchain to truly…