Slay never-ending legions of the undead while running in circles Dozens of games make their Steam debut every day, and...

The post Vampire Survivors is a horde survival hidden gem appeared first on Destructoid.

Coinbase is finalizing the acquisition of CFTC-regulated derivatives exchange FairX, paving the way for crypto futures and options trading on the platform.

The cryptocurrency market has had a record year in 2021, briefly surpassing $3 trillion in value in November. Two of the most valuable cryptocurrencies i.e., Bitcoin and ether, both reached new highs, while Altcoins like meme-inspired dogecoin grew in popularity. Other digital assets, such as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, were auctioned alongside fine art for millions of dollars at prominent auction houses like Sotheby’s and Christie’s. NFTs representing in-game assets and digital land, in addition to art, saw a significant increase in value. Retail and institutional investors have shown interest in blockchain-based applications, such as decentralized finance, or DeFi, fueling the expansion of Web3, which is the decentralized version of the internet based on blockchain technology that powers NFTs and underpins cryptocurrencies. All of this contributed to the mainstreaming of cryptocurrency in 2021. People started to read, learn and accept the world of cryptocurrencies on a huge scale. And even though the market is going through a correction it is also a matter of time that the market will bounce back. In the year 2021, the crypto market saw a lot of changes. Large corporations, diverse governments (countries), influential and well-known individuals such as Elon Musk and ex-Twitter CEO and internet entrepreneur Jack Dorsey have all had an impact. This has a significant impact on public awareness, as well as the price of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, among others. So let’s take a look at the most happening events this year to do a detailed review of the 2021 crypto market. These events can be held responsible for shaping the crypto market last year. Though there were countless defining moments this year, here are the 6 major highlights from 2021. Bitcoin Reaching Its ATH and the Launch of Taproot  Bitcoin reached its all-time high price of $68,000 in November 2021. And it’s the highest bitcoin price ever recorded. Bitcoin’s recent market pricing demonstrates a continuous increase in market price, despite occasional price drops. Let’s have a look at the price of Bitcoin in 2021. The price of Bitcoin increased to its highest point before falling to its lowest point in the first half of 2021, as indicated in the graph below. However, due to tremendous demand for Bitcoin and the impact of favorable news, the price rose sharply to its all-time high in November. The year 2021 also saw the release of Taproot, a significant technological update to the Bitcoin protocol. Taproot is a three-part upgrade that boosts network security, privacy, and scalability. Since the activation of Segregated Witness’s block capacity boost in 2017, Taproot is the most significant upgrade to the Bitcoin network. Taproot served as a reminder that Bitcoin is a flexible technology that can evolve to improve usability and user experience. The future success of Taproot will serve as proof that Bitcoin can adapt.  El Salvador Made Bitcoin a Legal Tender in the Country El Salvador became the first country to embrace bitcoin as legal cash when it passed a new law in June. El Salvador’s law permits bitcoin to be used to pay for goods and taxes. According to CNBC, businesses can price their products in bitcoin, and exchanges will not be subject to capital gains tax. The government of President Nayib Bukele is banking on Bitcoin to boost the country’s economic growth and investment, given that the price of Bitcoin continues to rise. We’ll go over Bukele’s concept for a Bitcoin city here. The city will be built near the Conchagua volcano to take advantage of the country’s geothermal energy, which will be used to power both the city and cryptocurrency mining, which is an energy-intensive process of solving complex mathematical calculations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to verify and add crypto coins to the Blockchain network. It’s worth noting that El Salvador already has a Bitcoin mining pilot project underway at a geothermal power station near the Tecapa volcano. Residents in Bitcoin city, according to Bukele, will not have to pay any income, property, capital gains, or even payroll taxes. The city would be constructed to attract international investment. Ethereum On The Top of its Game It’s no surprise that bitcoin’s dominance, a measure of BTC market capitalization compared to the market capitalization of other digital assets, declined from 70.2% to 40.1% in 2021, thanks to Ether’s stronger asset price performance. Bitcoin’s decline is not solely due to ETH; rather, crypto projects have sprung out with a variety of use cases that are not directly competitive with Bitcoin.  From EIP 1559 through the approaching shift to proof-of-stake, Ethereum has had huge catalysts. Both events are crucial in the development of a narrative for Ethereum’s native asset, as well as the evolution of Ethereum as a technology. EIP 1559 established ether’s position as “gas” in the ecosystem, requiring that it be … Continued

The post The Global 2021 Crypto Market: A Detailed Review appeared first on Cryptoknowmics-Crypto News and Media Platform.

Phalanx Games, publisher of Martin Wallace’s Rocketmen and the elaborate U-Boot: The Board Game, is turning its attention to the Vietnam War. Its...

Colorado breeders Ethos Genetics have done it again with their Lilac Diesel marijuana strain, reminding us why the marijuana community regards them so highly.  These master breeders created the Lilac Diesel weed strain by bringing together four quality strains. Super Lemon Haze (Silver Lemon Haze, SLH) crossed with Forbidden Fruit, and Cherry Pie (NY Cherry ...

Continue Reading

The post Lilac Diesel Strain Review appeared first on I Love Growing Marijuana.

Tests are beginning this week at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for the first flight of Astra's small satellite launcher from the Florida spaceport, following the company's successful November demonstration mission from Alaska.

Coinbase is acquiring FairX, a CFTC-regulated derivatives exchangeThe acquisition is a key stepping stone on Coinbase’s path to offer crypto derivatives to retail...

It was a big deal when Sony began porting some of its exclusive PlayStation games to PC. As the company puts out some of the highest-budget, best-made games around, the possibilities were very promising. Though when it came time to release the first couple of games outside the PlayStation brand, we got a couple of somewhat bland open-world games instead of anything that really showed the true potential of the surprising development. But God of War is here now. It’s not only the best game in its series, but it was one of the best of the last decade, making it a true must play for anyone that hasn’t gotten to experience it yet — even nearly four years after its initial release. If you’ve never played a God of War game before, this is kind of a soft reboot, so that doesn’t matter. All you need to know is that there’s this demigod named Kratos who became a god by killing the everloving shit out of other gods. No familiarity is required even if bits of...

All the pen testing and tabletop exercises in the world won't help unless an organization has a complete and accurate understanding of its assets.

Employers delay office return dates. Some employees say they don't ever want to work in an office again.

Businesses collect more and more data every day to drive processes like decision-making, reporting, and machine learning (ML). Before cleaning and transforming your data, you need to determine whether it’s fit for use. Incorrect, missing, or malformed data can have large impacts on downstream analytics and ML processes. Performing data quality checks helps identify issues […]

The new US infrastructure law will fund new action to improve cybersecurity across rail, public transportation, the electric grid, and manufacturing.