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Stablecoins Under Scrutiny

Amidst the market’s recovery from the recent onslaught of SEC crackdowns, rumors swirl over the potential targeting of stablecoins in their crosshairs. Such a move could have profound implications for cryptocurrency prices, making it crucial to gauge the likelihood of this scenario and the approach regulators might adopt. The largest stablecoins by market cap are Tether’s USDT and Circle’s USDC. Both are pegged to the US dollar and backed by various assets, typically highly liquid instruments like US Treasury bills. In theory, when someone wants to buy stablecoins from an

The AI Model to Combat Technology Biases in the Near Future

Machines are incessantly getting smarter through the use of NLP, or natural language processing; however, there’s a flipside to that as well, where the convenience of AI-powered models, be they chatbots, virtual assistants, or content creation tools, cannot be ruled out altogether. Why should one feel that way? Well, most of the AI models have a biased approach to problem solving. However, with the help of TruthGPT, the future may offer some light on the capabilities of biased AI models, despite their ability to sow social discontent, promote cultural differences, and create

Paribus Mainnet Countdown.

We know the past few months have been drawn out for everyone eagerly awaiting the release date of our mainnet. Throughout each step, we’ve been direct and transparent with our community, and sometimes maybe a little too hopeful. But now the wait is over. Our developers have been working especially hard to meet the exacting requirements of the Hacken audit and we’re over the moon to have achieved a score of 8.7/10 which we feel represents the hard work of everyone involved. Now that we’ve passed with a high score

Paribus. A Glimmer of Hope.

Following on from last week’s drama, this week sees more uncertainty in the banking, tech, and crypto sectors. While the US has been pushing a hardline policy of monetary tightening it now looks like the global financial system and tech sectors are on the brink of breaking which has caught Jerome Powell off guard. A hawkish Fed has been pushing interest rates higher, recently claiming they still had headroom to push harder and for longer than before due to the buoyant labor market. Fast forward a few days and two

Pikmin Bloom is now available in the US, Canada, and the rest of the Americas

Niantic and Nintendo’s latest AR title Pikmin Bloom continued its global rollout today. The game is now available for users in the U.S., Canada, and all of the Americas. Pikmin Bloom is another attempt at bringing further immersion to a Nintendo property, similar to how Pokémon Go works. But the goals and gameplay within this game are different. During your time playing Pikmin Bloom, you’ll collect and grow seedlings into Pikmin. These Pikmin can then be sent out on adventures to retrieve items, such as collectibles or fruit. Fruit can

Bugsnax: The Isle of Bigsnax Free Update Announced

Top GamesLook out for the supersized Bugsnax on The Isle of Bigsnax / Image courtesy of Young HorsesBugsnax is getting a free update called The Isle of Bigsnax. Here's what you need to know.Bugsnax, a game which launched alongside the PlayStation 5, is a first person adventure game where players explore the mysterious Snaktooth Island on the hunt for the titular Bugsnax. The collected Bugsnax then get fed to the Grumpuses, which then take on the properties of whatever Bugsnax they eat. The game has a very cutesy style, and

Pikmin Bloom: What is it?

Top GamesImage courtesy of NianticPikmin Bloom is the latest mobile game from Niantic, but what do you do in it?Niantic have been hard at work creating the follow-up to the wildly successful Pokemon GO. Rolling out globally over the next coming days, Pikmin Bloom is a slightly different take on the walking games. As a neat spin-off for the Pikmin franchise, players will be utilizing the help of little colorful Pikmin to grow flowers as you go about your daily life. So what exactly do you do in Pikmin Bloom,

TFT loot trait and Tahm Kench return in Set 6 Gizmos and Gadgets

Gaining gold and loot for loss streaks is returning to Teamfight Tactics in Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets via the Mercenary trait. The new set also brings Tahm Kench digesting enemies for stat buffs and items.  Scheduled to launch officially on Nov. 3, TFT Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets will mash together previous loot traits into Mercenary. The new trait provides tacticians with a treasure chest that will continually make them richer with each combat loss. Set Six champions with the Mercenary trait are Illaoi, Quinn, Gangplank, Miss Fortune, and

Liquid beat Virtus.pro; set up bracket final against MAD Lions

Liquid are through to the final of their side of the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown bracket after prevailing over Virtus.pro, surviving a comeback attempt from the CIS side on Inferno (16-14) and recovering from a loss on Vertigo (9-16) by securing a win on Overpass. Stewie2K was a key component in Liquid's victory on the decider map, helping to counter Mareks "⁠YEKINDAR⁠" Gaļinskis' aggression with multi-kill rounds and entries of his own. "YEKINDAR reads the game very well," Stewie2K stated in an interview following the series win. "He knows his

Apex Legends Player Creates ‘Health Strike’ for the Community

Apex LegendsPhoto courtesy of Redditor u/writing-nerdyThe Apex Legends community is tired of the server issues in Season 10. While Apex Legends might have an all-time high of players thanks to problems with Warzone, Respawn is not capitalizing on the numbers. Instead of a polished product, the game is having some of the worst server issues in the game's history. In the past, Apex Legends struggled to maintain its growth out of the gate because of a lack of content. The game had Season 0, 1, and 2 all on the