Discussing the latest macroeconomic developments as they relate to Bitcoin, including oil prices and market misconceptions.

On Monday, March 14th, the European Parliament ECON Committee will vote on MiCA, the comprehensive crypto regulatory proposal for Europe. At the last possible moment certain parties offered amendments to MiCA that would ban Proof of Work consensus protocols, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other popular blockchains and crypto assets in Europe, issuing an ultimatum […]

The League of Legends Amazon European (EU) Masters is around the corner once more, and it’s got the community talking about the different qualification slots in each region.

The EU Masters brings together the best teams from across the different European Regional Leagues (ERLs), including France’s LFL, Spain’s Superliga, DACH’s Prime League, the UK/Ireland/Nordics NLC and more.

Each ERL has a different number of slots for teams to progress to the EU Masters, which takes place twice per year.

Continue reading LoL community questions number of NLC slots in the EU Masters once again, Caedrel bemoans ‘ridiculous seeding’

Rate hikes expected as inflation keeps rising It’s been another volatile week in financial markets with events in and around Ukraine continuing to dominate. Sentiment is still very headline-driven and an enormous amount of uncertainty remains around the outcome of talks between Ukraine and Russia and the sanctions being imposed on the latter by the […]

US stocks tentatively rallied after Russian President Putin saw “certain positive shifts” in talks with Ukraine. Investors are cautiously buying risky assets as we’ve seen this movie before over the past couple of weeks… Russia signals an openness for talks and then shortly after their military has made further advancements or repositioned themselves. Russian airstrikes […]

Key Takeaways:

• The Biden administration announces ban on import of Russian energy commodities and prohibition on new investment in the Russian energy sector
• New General License provides wind-down period until April 22, 2022 for certain energy imports from Russia pursuant to agreements entered into before March 8, 2022
• EU and UK expand their sanctions programs against Russia and Belarus, including additional sanctions on oligarchs
• FinCEN issued an alert to all financial institutions to be vigilant against efforts to evade the expansive sanctions and other restrictions imposed in connection with the invasion of Ukraine

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Bitcoin suddenly rose again above $40,000 from $38,000 on a fairly volatile day that had it dip again as markets try to figure out the direction this spring. The United...

Cryptocurrency is being used both to fund Ukraine’s defense and prevent Russia’s ability to skirt sanctions in what may become a pivotal moment for the industry.

The Chief Executive of the Anaerobic Digestion and Biomethane Association (ADBA), Charlotte Morton, has sent an open letter to the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, in which she calls for the phasing out of Russian natural gas imports as well as oil, and highlights how boosting the production of biomethane could not only provide an […]

The European Parliament on Thursday created a "committee of inquiry" to probe accusations over the use of Pegasus spyware by governments in the bloc, notably in Hungary and Poland.

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Over the last few days, Ethereum whales have been loading up on Chainlink (LINK).…

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