Epic Games received significant backlash in December after pushing a game-altering update just hours before the $ 100,000 WSOE Fortnite Duos tournament. In the update, Epic Games introduced a new item called the Boom Box, which delivers powerful blasts of music that deal structure damage in a large area. As first highlighted by esports consultant and industry leader Rod Breslau, the […]
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Washington Town Ephrata Pushing Back Against Cryptocurrency Mining
The small Washington community of Ephrata is just the latest in a growing number of communities inside of Grant County moving to halt crypto activity.
When the city council of Ephrata, Washington, recently voted to halt new cryptocurrency-related mining operations in the town for the next year. The choice they made is becoming increasingly popular among Washington’s smaller towns and communities.
The Spokesman-Review reported on an Ephrata city council vote to step back in order to make sure the activity of cryptocurrency miners and their affiliated operations are a positive fit for the city’s residents.
Big Investors Pushing Down Bitcoin Price, But $30K by Year’s End – Crypto Fund Manager [Interview]
Bitcoinist once again caught up with David Drake, Chairman of LDJ Capital, a $ 200 million dollar cryptocurrency fund. Drake explains why he’s still very bullish on Bitcoin price explaining why he believes it will hit $ 30K USD by the end of 2018.
‘Still Confident’ on 30K Bitcoin Price by Year’s End
David Drake is the Chairman of LDJ Capital, who has also been involved in TMT (technology, media, telecoms), realty, hospitality, clean tech, energy, and social impact investments for more than 20 years.
Qtum is Pushing to Become the Biggest Player in the Asian Market
The Qtum Foundation has announced a collaborative venture with fellow Singapore-based SpaceChain Foundation to enable the launch of a standardized CubeSat. This will most significantly enable Qtum wallet holders to employ Qtum’s blockchain technology on the UK-developed Raspberry Pi device.
Although this is a private venture, the fact that it is happening in Southeast Asia after the recent Chinese government clampdown on digital currencies has intrigued many observers. The exact politics are highly nuanced, however, as China, alongside most governments in the world, is pro-blockchain, just vehemently anti overly exuberant public enthusiasm for Bitcoin and other domestic cryptocurrencies.