Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a New York judge to sentence a British hacker to more than two years in prison after he admitted his role in a syndicate responsible for pirating nearly every major motion picture released on disc from 2011 to early 2020.

Bitcoin is dealing with the aftermath of the FOMC meeting which maintained the Fed’s stance that rate hikes and tapering are likely at some point during 2022. BTC rallied substantially leading up to the meeting before losing most of its gains after it was confirmed that relentless money printing may end or at least slow […]

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This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction Over the past several years, groundbreaking developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence have reshaped the world around us. There are various deep learning algorithms that bring Machine Learning to a new level, allowing robots to learn to discriminate tasks utilizing the human […]

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Never bother to read the privacy policy when signing up for a cryptocurrency exchange? Maybe you should. For Privacy Week, CoinDesk reviewed the privacy policies and notices of 24 major crypto exchanges and lending services to see how much they know about users and how transparent they are about it. The two dozen companies represent…

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Early Wednesday looked benefitting for the equities, crypto markets, and precious metals that did effectively during the trading session, just a little before the U.S. Central finished their meeting with the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). In a press release, the FOMC mentioned of the rise of the benchmark curiosity rate, however, Jerome Powell led by Central Financial Institution mentioned that the FOMC is thinking to ‘raise the federal funds rate at the March meeting.’ The statement of Powell followed by the FOMC meeting with the U.S. Central has observed a hawkish-kind of behavior amongst the buyers alongside the world market dipping in value.  The Clash – While Jerome Powell Wishes the Federal Funds Rates Change in March, FOMC Plans to Speed Up the Process In the press release on Wednesday, the FOMC mentioned that as the inflation rate is about 2 percent followed by a strong labor market, the Committee believes that it can soon raise the federal funds rate target range. As this statement by the FOMC highlights ‘soon,’ it translates that the U.S. Central Bank plans to maintain the baseline interest untouched, at least for now. Furthermore, the press conference attendees were explained by Powell about his opinion and taking into respect the views of most FOMC participants as well, “Inflation risks are still to the upside. There is a risk that the high inflation we are seeing will be prolonged. There’s a risk that it will move even higher. You asked what the risks are, and we have to be in a position with our monetary policy to address all of the plausible outcomes.” To back his opinions, Jerome Powell also said that the benchmark rate may increase in March, and noted that getting the Fed’s balance sheet down will certainly take some amount of time. Powell continued to stress the fact that, “The committee is of a mind to raise the federal funds rate in March assuming that the conditions are appropriate for doing so.”  Situation Following the Fed Statements With the stock markets closing, the following statistics were observed; NYSE dipped 103 factors, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 129 factors. Howbeit, the NASDAQ maintained its position just a few percentages above, and S&P 500 lost only a few percentages. Accompanying the stock market closing, the value of 1 ounce of .999 fine gold slipped down to 1.77% and 1 ounce of .999 fine silver fell to 2.48%.  In consideration of that, the Gold bug and Economist Peter Schiff tweeted, “Powell said that the Fed will begin shrinking its balance sheet at the appropriate time.” He further stated that Powell has no certainty about when the shrinking of the balance sheet will begin and if the FOMC hasn’t discussed this, then what have they done? With the value of gold slipping after Powell’s statements, some users started trolling Schiff.  Even the world cryptocurrency market capitalization was affected greatly, as it dropped greater than 2% to 1.71 trillion. Also, the main crypto-asset bitcoin was a risk-taking task, but this revealed on the Bitstamp that the BTC jumped from $37,400 to #38,946. Just a few hours after Powell’s statement, various high ten crypto properties were lost between 2% to 7% in a few hours. 

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Bitcoin “isn’t shouting for bullishness” below $37,500, fresh analysis says, as the Fed’s latest comments deliver little direction.

Hello and welcome back to Sexism in Cannabis Culture. This week we are going to start with a topic I could easily write a whole article about, the internet has dubbed it “Meat Gate”

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It might seem complicated for foreign entities to prove power of attorney before Polish courts. However, given that courts are strict regarding company documents, it is essential that rights holders – and their representatives - learn how to navigate this minefield.

Zubat is one of the first Pokemon you'll encounter with an investigation objective. This Investigate Zubat's Knack For Navigating In The Dark In Pokemon Legends Arceus guide will lead you through the investigation so you know how to complete the entry in the Pokedex and get more points for Zubat.

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Regulators in Thailand, including The trio of the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Ministry of Finance (MOF), issued a joint statement on cryptocurrencies that threaten the local financial ecosystem. (Read More)

The growing popularity of the decentralized gaming market is driving demand for new infrastructures capable of supporting the deployment of new gaming formats. The DCD Protocol has announced that it is launching a tailored solution that would allow game developers to release their projects using a broad range of convenient and flexible instruments. The DCD Ecosystem development team has announced that it will be deploying a solution that will make blockchain technologies accessible to a wider range of developers. The Protocol was developed as part of an ongoing initiative by the team, which had previously launched specialized training sessions and video lessons on how to create games on the DCD Ecosystem. The development team states that the optimal application for the DCD Ecosystem encompasses any games that can use the capabilities of blockchain to some extent. Game developers are often in need of implementing various blockchain-based tasks, such as filing fully on-chain logic, storing player accounts and lists of in-game items, or developing in-game decentralized exchanges. The DCD Ecosystem will provide such opportunities, as well as the necessary tools along with understandable documentation. The development team is confident that the launch of the DCD Ecosystem will help game developers focus on the quality of the games and will allow them to leverage the capabilities of the blockchain in full. Another feature the DCD Ecosystem will be introducing has been dubbed the up-layer. The DCD Ecosystem team has refrained from the popular Layer-1 and Layer-2 titles, as the solution is being developed on top of existing blockchains, interacting through bridges. The project team is intending on integrating the DCD Ecosystem with the most popular chains in the next two years, allowing the community to onboard seamlessly and enjoy decentralized gaming. Among the interface functions on offer will be basic gaming task toolkits, including VR displays, and other useful features that will allow game developers to tap into the potential of blockchain infrastructures. The DCD Ecosystem is also preparing to enter into partnerships with game studios to deploy some of the games inside metaverse settings. The appropriate architecture is currently being developed to allow such integration. The DCD Ecosystem is aiming at transferring a significant part of blockchain-based gaming projects to its solution or allowing them to take advantage of its ecosystem.