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The EU is hosting an AMA on the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 3:54 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


As the debate on cryptocurrency regulation continues to heat up, the EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum has decided to host a special ‘Ask me Anything’ (AMA) session to answer your questions about the future of the industry. In an announcement on its website, the Blockchain Observatory said it will devote 90 minutes to discuss some of the most pressing issues in the cryptocurrency space on June 18 at 6PM (CEST). Among other things, the announcement says the session will focus on the fundamentals of blockchain technology, its use cases, and what to expect in the years ahead. Discover the agenda…

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RIP net neutrality: Ajit Pai’s ‘fuck you’ to the American people becomes official

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 3:51 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Opinion


Former Verizon lawyer Ajit Pai today stands victorious. His tireless efforts to deny the will of an overwhelming majority of American citizens have come to fruition: net neutrality protections are today officially eliminated. Our democracy was born from the forges of war and watered with the blood of patriots. For more than 200 years our politicians have stood as the vanguard and creators of the policies that govern our freedom, while brave men and women have taken up arms in defense of our nation. But today, our democratic principles were packaged and delivered, in a gilded basket, to greedy corporations…

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Ethereum’s supply has crossed 100M, here’s what that means

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 3:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Finance, Hard Fork, Insights


Ethereum has hit a new milestone as earlier today the cryptocurrency’s total supply crossed the 100 million mark: this means there is more than 100 million Ether in circulation. Unlike Bitcoin which has its supply capped at 21 million, Ethereum has opted not to set an upper limit on its total coin supply. This has raised concerns about inflation in the Ethereum community for years on end. Back in 2016, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin projected the supply won’t cross 100 million in the foreseable future – not until the next century at least. Clearly, something with his calculations went amiss.…

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Snapchat now lets you clear chats to save face

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Social Media


Ever said something really horrible in an online chat? Like, I’m talking a statement so lip curlingly uncomfortable that, as soon as you pressed ‘send,’ you felt shame dribble down your neck like a raw egg made of pure parental disappointment? Luckily for some of us, Snapchat now lets you delete messages you’ve sent directly to friends or in a group chat. It’s a pretty intuitive system. You press and hold on the message, at which point an option menu comes up and you can select ‘delete.’ See it in action here:   This new feature – which is rolling…

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Exploring digital identity through avatars

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 2:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


A poignant documentary delves into how embodying digital characters in virtual worlds like Second Life empowers people to become their true selves. In Our Digital Selves: My Avatar is me! filmmaker Bernhard Drax travels from Los Angeles to rural South England to tell the stories of 13 ability-diverse people ranging from 24 to 92 years of age who find solace and inspiration in the user-created Metaverse that exists in their computers. Drax sends his documentarian avatar Draxtor Despres into the virtual universe of Second Life (SL) as well as next generation VR platforms like High Fidelity and Sansar to find…

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