Roblox Currency "Robux" Is Outperforming the Ruble
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: As of this writing, the Ruble is worth about 0.012 U.S. dollars. The Robux, the money people use to buy things in Roblox, is worth about 0.0125. This means that the Robux has slightly more buying.....»»
Russians Liquidating Crypto in the UAE To Seek Safe Havens
Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, Reuters is reporting, citing company executives and financial source.....»»
Fast-rising Tesla passes BMW in registrations
Tesla narrowly missed out on outperforming luxury-segment leader BMW in 2021 new-vehicle registrations. In January, Tesla pulled ahead......»»
Why Most Crypto Backers Are Excited That the Biden Administration Is Wading Into Digital Currency
“I am pretty darn optimistic about it,” says Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit who is now a major investor in crypto technology A version of this article was published in TIME’s newsletter Into the Metaverse. Subscribe fo.....»»
Biden FOMOs into crypto with wide-ranging executive order
Crypto is the future, whether the White House likes it or not. That's the takeaway from an executive order on digital assets announced Wednesday morning. The broad document touches on a possible central bank digital currency, reducing the environment.....»»
Roblox Job Listing Suggests PS4, PS5 Version Could Finally Happen
A Roblox PS4, PS5 could happen according to a job listing at the company that specifically mentions PlayStation. The post Roblox Job Listing Suggests PS4, PS5 Version Could Finally Happen appeared first on PlayStation Universe. Roblox has gotten.....»»
Biden considers digital dollar—here’s how it could differ from regular money
Digital currency may have advantages but could also be tool for surveillance. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | MirageC) President Joe Biden today issued an executive order that could lead to the US creating a digital currency......»»
Biden Expected to Issue Executive Order on Cryptocurrency as a Step Toward Regulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on cryptocurrency this week that will mark the first step toward regulating how digital currency is traded. The move comes as administration officials have raised conc.....»»
Biden FOMOs into crypto and with wide-ranging executive order
Crypto is the future, whether the White House likes it or not. That's the takeaway from an executive order on digital assets announced Wednesday morning. The broad document touches on a possible central bank digital currency, reducing the environment.....»»
Biden Orders Study of Cryptocurrency Risk, Creation of US Digital Currency
President Biden signed an executive order on Wednesday instructing agencies across the federal government to study the possible risks presented by the explosion in popularity of cryptocurrencies and consider the creation of a U.S. digital currency. F.....»»
Wartime investing: Why gold is outperforming Bitcoin and stocks
How to get into safe-haven investments through your cryptocurrency portfolio.....»»
Roblox Currency "Robux" Is Outperforming the Ruble
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: As of this writing, the Ruble is worth about 0.012 U.S. dollars. The Robux, the money people use to buy things in Roblox, is worth about 0.0125. This means that the Robux has slightly more buying.....»»
Roblox $1.6M Griefer Suit Settled With Mutli-Year Ban, $150,000 Fine
UnknowingFool writes: In November 2021, Roblox sued YouTuber, Benjamin Simon aka "Ruben Sim" for $1.6M accusing him of griefing: harassment of users, harassment of employees, and disrupting the October 2021 Roblox Developers Conference by posting a f.....»»
Biden Seen Issuing Crypto Oversight Exec Order Next Week
President Biden is expected to issue an executive order next week directing agencies across the government to study cryptocurrencies and a central bank digital currency (CBDC), and come up with a government-wide strategy to regulate digital assets. Y.....»»
How Roblox "Beamers" Get Rich Stealing from Children
Underneath the gaming platform worth $68 billion and used by over half of all children in America is a ballooning and highly profitable ecosystem of hackers and traders. From a report: Motherboard spoke to 11 people connected to Roblox beaming (Roblo.....»»
74% of Ransomware Revenue Goes To Russia-Linked Hackers
New analysis suggests that 74% of all money made through ransomware attacks in 2021 went to Russia-linked hackers. The BBC reports: Researchers say more than $400 million worth of crypto-currency payments went to groups "highly likely to be affiliate.....»»
MoviePass is returning, and will be backed by virtual currency
The company attempted to modify its terms to stay afloat – for example, by introducing surge pricing, limiting tickets to just three per month and limiting access to first run blockbusters, but the damage was already done......»»
Beijing"s Digital Currency Push at Winter Olympics Puts Visa in a Bind
The Beijing Winter Olympics is giving Visa a run for its money. From a report: For decades, America's largest card network has been the exclusive electronic-payments provider at the world's largest sporting event. At this year's Beijing Games, howeve.....»»
Fed Designs Digital Dollar That Handles 1.7 Million Transactions Per Second
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Forbes: As the race against China's development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) known as the digital yuan continues, the U.S. Federal Reserve accomplished a feat in testing a design for a U.S. digi.....»»
Baby detector software embedded in digital camera rivals ECG
Facial recognition is now common in adults, but researchers have developed software that can reliably detect a premature baby's face in an incubator and remotely monitor its heart and breathing rates - rivaling ECG machines and even outperforming the.....»»
Inside Kazakhstan"s giant crypto-mine
Kazakhstan is now the world's second biggest crypto-currency mining country, thanks partly to a vast mine in the desert......»»