Coinbase’s monster Q1 in context
In the first quarter of 2021, American consumer cryptocurrency trading giant Coinbase grew sharply, generating strong profits at the same time. For Coinbase, the disclosure of its preliminary Q1 2021 results comes a week ahead of its direct listing,.....»»
Coinbase Swears This All Isn"t Like the Dotcom Bubble After Super Bowl Ad SNAFU
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The most insufferable part of every Super Bowl Sunday has historically, without fail, been the ads. This year was no exception, with an unrelenting barrage of ads trying to manifest the metaverse,.....»»
US Tech Firms Hunt for Cheap Home-Based Hires in Latin America
The remote-work revolution has led some U.S. technology companies, from startups to Coinbase and Shopify, to seek new hires in Latin America -- where they can find qualified people in roughly the same time zone who'll work for much lower pay. From a.....»»
That Coinbase Super Bowl ad was so popular it broke the app
Coinbase’s 60-second Super Bowl ad consisted of a bouncing QR code in the style of those old DVD-logo screensavers from years gone by. Scanning the code directed people to a page on the crypto exchange's site that offered $15 in free Bitcoin if the.....»»
Genomic study shows differences between populations of black sea urchin in the Mediterranean
Global environmental changes such as those caused by climate warming can have a deep impact on the ecosystems. In this context, it is vital to gather biological and ecological information of the main species to predict and mitigate the potential effe.....»»
Study of scams targeting immigrants shows local social context may help or hinder reporting
Assistant Professor of Sociology Juan Manuel Pedroza recently published the first nationwide data analysis on immigration scams that target noncitizens. The new study compares where these scams are being reported among counties across the country. Th.....»»
QR code Super Bowl ad for Coinbase was a kind of brilliant copy of "The Office"
The early winner for the most effective ad during this year's Super Bowl might just go to Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange platform. The company ran a remarkably simple ad: It was just a bouncing QR code, just like the classic DVD logo scene fro.....»»
Context-dependent behavior can make cooperation flourish
A person who is generous and caring at home may be cutthroat at work, striving to bring in the most sales or advance up a corporate management chain. In a similar vein, a self-centered neighbor may be a model of altruism on Twitter......»»
Crypto Firms Launch Coalition To Promote Market Integrity
A group of major cryptocurrency firms including Coinbase, Circle, Anchorage Digital and Huobi Global are forming a new coalition aimed at cracking down on market manipulation in an effort to instill trust in the burgeoning digital asset industry. Fro.....»»
Do emotions impact decisions on punishment in the context of crime?
Anger is a key emotion in understanding public opinion towards crime and punishment: it is frequently mobilized in public discourse and is elicited by specific incidents. But what role do emotions play in questions of punishment for crime? In a new a.....»»
Pokémon Legends: Arceus makes trading unnecessary
Pokémon Legends: Arceus lets players collect every monster in the game without having to trade to evolve certain ones......»»
Pokémon Legends: Arceus review: Bidoof of the Wild
Pokémon Legends: Arceus puts the emphasis on monster research and results in a cozier open-world experience......»»
WinRAR is now Windows 11 optimized, adds .zst and .zipx support
WinRAR 6.10 adds support for Windows 11 context menus. This latest version can also extract .zst and .zipx archives. WinRAR is available to download for Windows, macOS and Linux......»»
Niantic shuts down Pokémon Go trading on hearing one player got 100 "lucky" trades
Getting just one lucky Pokémon is not easy, let alone being granted 100. Nintendo Life points out there are a couple of things that can increase your chances, like owning a monster for more than a year or trading with a "Lucky Friend." This last one.....»»
NYC Mayor Adams Will Convert His City Paycheck To Cryptocurrency Via Coinbase
Following through on a plan he announced before he took office, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that his first paycheck, which arrives on Friday, will be converted from US dollars into cryptocurrency. The transaction will take place on C.....»»
Coinbase teams with Mastercard to make it easier for people to purchase NFTs
The exchange announced plans to open a peer-to-peer NFT marketplace back in October. Like it did with crypto, Coinbase wants to help make NFTs easier to mint, purchase, showcase and discover. The company said the initial launch will support Ethereum.....»»
Monster Blaster 3.0 review: A boombox that booms just right
Monster doesn't reinvent anything with the Blaster 3.0 boombox, but it does deliver the results you'd expect......»»
"You Don"t Own Web3": A Coinbase Curse and How VCs Sell Crypto To Retail
Fais Khan, writing in a blog post: First, Coinbase is like the New York Stock Exchange of crypto -- a listing there is a huge deal, and usually leads to massive profits for everyone involved. But unlike the NYSE or NASDAQ, Coinbase gets to choose wha.....»»
Coinbase Will Shut Down For Four Weeklong Breaks This Year
Coinbase has embraced many of the workplace changes prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. The company became remote-first, and it's even closing its San Francisco headquarters to hammer in its focus on working from anywhere. From a report: Now, nearl.....»»
Shin Megami Tensei V’s demon designer explains what goes into making monsters
Shin Megami Tensei's demon designer Masayuki Doi breaks down his monster designs and what goes into creating them......»»
Dwarf galaxy Mrk 462: "Mini" monster black hole could hold clues to giant"s growth
The discovery of a supermassive black hole in a relatively small galaxy could help astronomers unravel the mystery surrounding how the very biggest black holes grow......»»