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China to crack down on 124 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges

Aug23
by on August 23, 2018 at 12:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, world


It appears that cryptocurrency businesses are on the Chinese authorities’ radar again. China is blocking access to the websites of 124 offshore cryptocurrency exchange desks in the country, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today. The ban will effectively stop the operations of these exchanges in China. According to state-run Shanghai Securities News, the authorities are also continuing to monitor and close down websites of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Businesses accepting cryptocurrencies as a means of payment are on the list as well. The news comes only a day after China’s leading social media platform WeChat banned…

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China to crack down on 124 offshore cryptocurrency exchanges

Aug23
by on August 23, 2018 at 12:21 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork, world


It appears that cryptocurrency businesses are on the Chinese authorities’ radar again. China is blocking access to the websites of 124 offshore cryptocurrency exchange desks in the country, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported today. The ban will effectively stop the operations of these exchanges in China. According to state-run Shanghai Securities News, the authorities are also continuing to monitor and close down websites of domestic cryptocurrency exchanges and initial coin offerings (ICOs). Businesses accepting cryptocurrencies as a means of payment are on the list as well. The news comes only a day after China’s leading social media platform WeChat banned…

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Australians are drinking recycled sewage water and you should too

Aug23
by on August 23, 2018 at 12:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


The world watched as Cape Town’s water crisis approached “Day Zero”. Questions are being asked about which other cities could be at risk and what can they do to avoid running dry. In Perth, Australia’s most water-stressed capital, it has been announced that the city is considering reusing all of its sewage as part of its future water supply. Drinking recycled sewage is a very confronting topic. But what many people don’t realize is that we already rely on recycled sewage in many Australian water supplies. Even in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, it is an important part of the water…

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Australians are drinking recycled sewage water and you should too

Aug23
by on August 23, 2018 at 12:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


The world watched as Cape Town’s water crisis approached “Day Zero”. Questions are being asked about which other cities could be at risk and what can they do to avoid running dry. In Perth, Australia’s most water-stressed capital, it has been announced that the city is considering reusing all of its sewage as part of its future water supply. Drinking recycled sewage is a very confronting topic. But what many people don’t realize is that we already rely on recycled sewage in many Australian water supplies. Even in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, it is an important part of the water…

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I got an hour long Cyberpunk 2077 demo and I have some thoughts

Aug23
by on August 23, 2018 at 12:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


It’s safe to say that CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077 is the most highly anticipated game in development right now. The upcoming title from the team behind The Witcher 3 has game aficionados around the globe in its grip, despite not showing even a second of gameplay footage. It’s been kept tightly under wraps after the backlash from The Witcher 3’s overtly ambitious early showings. CD Projekt Red is showing a lengthy gameplay demo to the press though. Earlier this summer, journalists at E3 got to see the hour long demonstration, which was available to selected visitors of Gamescom this…

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