By Mark Hunter14 hours agoSat Sep 25 2021 06:36:44 Reading Time: 2 minutesChina has scared some members of the cryptocurrency community by reinforcing its ban on crypto usage China has effectively banned cryptocurrencies since 2013 Bitcoin dropped $5,000 on the news but has already recovered half its losses The cryptocurrency markets were spooked yesterday when…
Bitfinex, the popular crypto trading platform, and DeversiFi, a layer-2 (L2) trading platform powered by StarkWare technology, have launched the first L2 bridge between a centralized and decentralized exchange, enabling fast and low-cost transfers for ERC-20 tokens, starting with Tether tokens (USDt). With centralized exchanges seen as the entry point into cryptocurrency for many users,…
BitOasis, a Dubai-based crypto and bitcoin exchange focused on the MENA region, announced today that it has become the UAE’s first virtual asset service provider to be linked with the GoAML platform launched by the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit. The BitOasis team worked with the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of…
DappRadar releases top 30 grossing NFT marketplace, by total sales volume and the results surprising. DappRadar has released its listings of the top 30 grossing NFT marketplaces of all time in terms of total sales, with all thirty NFT projects combined having grossed a total of more than USD 11.53 billion. More than two-thirds, over…
Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Airbnb, Netflix, and many of the most lucrative internet-based companies are platform-based, user-generated economies that are scaled en masse. Both Facebook and Amazon have been among the few companies globally to see their valuations soar to over $1 trillion. Economies of scale create major competitive advantages for players in respective industries, enabling…
Using a virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants, nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a new treatment that could keep metastatic cancers at bay from the lungs. The treatment not only slowed tumor growth in the lungs of mice with either metastatic breast cancer or melanoma, it also prevented or drastically…
Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University Singapore have found a way to prevent internal short-circuits, the main cause of fires in Li-ion batteries. Billions of Li-ion batteries are produced annually for use in mobile phones, laptops, personal mobile devices, and the huge battery packs of electric vehicles and aircraft. This global battery demand is set…
Microsoft will begin rolling out Windows 11 on October 5. However, the company has finalised the new version and released it to its Release Preview channel. You can switch to the Release Preview in Windows 10 and get the free Windows 11 upgrade early. Here’s how you can get the free Windows 11 upgrade: First…
The developers of the PUBG mobile survival gaming franchise are reportedly availing Unreal Engine 5 for its upcoming instalment. It is no secret that the sequel of the acclaimed is in development. The project rumoured to be titled PUBG 2, is expected to be released next year provided there are no obstacles in the team’s…
KARACHI: Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Cell has restored the ‘hacked’ Facebook page of the Sindh Minister for Prisons Aijaz Jakhrani, ARY News reported on Tuesday. Following the complaint of the Sindh Prisons Minister Aijaz Jakhrani, the FIA cyber crime cell regained access to the social page having around 60,000 followers. According to the…