Shanghai High Court Categorises Bitcoin as Virtual Property Subject to Legal Protection

Shanghai High Court Categorises Bitcoin as Virtual Property Subject to Legal Protection

China’s expulsion of crypto miners and other judgements had effectively restricted crypto trading and associated operations within its borders, but a recent judgment from the country’s Shanghai High People’s Court finds Bitcoin to be a virtual asset with economic value that is protected by Chinese law. The judgement arrived in…

Liverpool & Manchester City stars dominate Premier League Player of the Season shortlist
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Liverpool & Manchester City stars dominate Premier League Player of the Season shortlist

The shortlist for the 2021/22 Premier League Player of the Season has been announced on Friday. Given Manchester City and Liverpool are the two sides fighting it out for the Premier League title, it is not at all surprising to see said teams dominate the shortlist. From Manchester City, both…

Silent Hill: Images of a Rumoured New Game Seem to Leak – and Get Swiftly Deleted

Silent Hill: Images of a Rumoured New Game Seem to Leak – and Get Swiftly Deleted

A well-known leaker shared four images of an alleged new Silent Hill game before they were quickly deleted by the “copyright holder” – leading many to believe they are legitimate. Twitter user Dusk Golem posted the images before their account was locked and the images removed. The leaker later claimed…

Binance suspends LUNA and UST trading amid issues on Terra blockchain

Binance suspends LUNA and UST trading amid issues on Terra blockchain

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance has suspended trading pairs with Terra ecosystem’s cryptocurrencies, LUNA and TerraUSD (UST), on its platform following the major crash of the algorithmic stablecoin. Binance confirmed the move on May 13, with spot trading for LUNA/BUSD and UST/BUSD trading pairs being suspended. It’s not clear when the withdrawals…

China Bans Education Apps for Pre-School Children to Reduce Smartphone Addiction

China Bans Education Apps for Pre-School Children to Reduce Smartphone Addiction

In a regressive decision, Beijing’s education authorities banned new education applications for pre-school children and nodded removing the existing ones as it continues the crackdown on private tutoring in the country. Mobile apps that target pre-school children have been specifically banned as per the latest decree issued by the Chinese…

The Time to Support the Global South is Now — Global Issues

The Time to Support the Global South is Now — Global Issues

Martin Schulz Opinion by Martin Schulz (berlin) Friday, May 13, 2022 Inter Press Service BERLIN, May 13 (IPS) – While the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine is shaking up the European security order, other parts of the world are being particularly affected by the war’s ‘side effects’. The struggle against…

DeFi protocols declare losses as attackers exploit LUNA price feed discrepancy

DeFi protocols declare losses as attackers exploit LUNA price feed discrepancy

The seemingly endless freefall of Terra (LUNA) affected two decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols due to a price discrepancy, as the Chainlink price feed for LUNA gets suspended over extreme market conditions.  Avalanche-based liquidity protocol Blizz Finance reported that as the price of LUNA was stuck at $0.10, attackers were able to…

Facebook Parent Meta, Twitter, YouTube Asked to Archive Evidence of Suspected Russian War Crimes

Facebook Parent Meta, Twitter, YouTube Asked to Archive Evidence of Suspected Russian War Crimes

Four Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the CEOs of YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, and Facebook owner Meta to archive content that could be used as evidence of suspected Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ukraine and the West say Russian troops have committed war crimes in its 11-week invasion of its neighbor, in…