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The Tightrope of Regulation

In a significant move at the recent G20 meeting in India, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) released a joint paper outlining a framework for the global regulation of cryptocurrencies. While the proposals mostly tread familiar territory, what’s new is their conviction in crypto’s unstoppable growth and success. A flurry of optimism greeted the G20’s endorsement of the report because it advocates that countries don’t ban crypto. Hidden in its text, however, are some worrying signs. For example, on the first page, they state, “Widespread

Reasons for Regulation

There are multiple reasons cited for increased regulation in crypto, the most common of which are investor protection, institutional adoption, and safety. While regulations can be seen as a good thing in general for the space they’re by no means a universal panacea. Examining what central banks want regulation to look like gives a clearer indication of who benefits most from them. In December Sir Jon Cunliffe, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England said, “We would need to regulate to ensure that we get the same level of protection,

Guardians of the Galaxy Requires 150GB of Disk Space on PC

Top GamesImage courtesy of Square Enix/MarvelMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy will reportedly require 150GB of disk space on PC, according to the information listed on Steam.The system requirements for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy have been listed on the game's Steam page. While the majority of the requirements seem pretty reasonable, the game will require a minimum of 150GB of available storage. This puts the required storage miles above some of the more recent game releases like Back 4 Blood, which only requires 40GB of available storage. Even Square Enix's

Teemo’s Blinding Dart gets significant buffs, Lux’s E given damage increase, and more in League’s Patch 11.21 preview

Captain Teemo is on duty, and in League of Legends’ upcoming Patch 11.21, it looks like Bandle City’s resident scout is getting some big buffs to his damage, alongside a plethora of champions. In the most recent patch preview, Teemo’s Blinding Dart ability is getting its duration increased by 0.5 seconds per rank. At max rank, his blind will last a whopping three seconds. The missile speed of his Q is also getting buffed from 1,500 to 2,500, which means it’ll hit a lot quicker than before. Lastly, the cooldown

Koulibaly FIFA 22: How to Complete the Serie A September POTM SBC

FIFABy Max Mallow | 10:52 AM EDTPhoto by EA SportsKalidou Koulibaly FIFA 22 Serie A Player of the Month SBC went live Oct. 7 as the first-ever POTM SBC for the Italian top flight.EA Sports announced a new partnership with Serie A for FIFA 22 in which a Player of the Month SBC would be added to Ultimate Team. The partnership meant that each of the top five leagues would have a POTM SBC now. Napoli's stalwart defender, Kalidou Koulibaly, is the first recipient. POTM Koulibaly is live!Squads Needed- 83

Riot drops new 2021 Worlds collection, will donate proceeds to COVID relief

The 2021 World Championship is here, and League of Legends fans can now watch their favorite teams in style—and at a discount. Riot Games has officially launched the 2021 World Championship merch so every fan can look like a legend. This year’s tournament was first scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, China, and although it was later moved to Iceland, the items in the collection still reflect unique designs inspired by the event’s original location. That is why Riot is offering a 20-percent discount on select merchandise for this year’s Worlds.

FIFA 22 Bundesliga September POTM: Nominees, How to Vote, Release Date

FIFABy Max Mallow | 10:58 AM EDTPhoto by EA SportsFIFA 22 Bundesliga September POTM nominees were revealed Oct. 6 as fans await the first SBC from Germany's top flight.EA Sports releases special Player of the Month SBCs each month for the top five leagues in the world. These SBCs, traditionally available for about a month, celebrate a player's performance throughout the entire month. Following the first Premier League POTM vote reveal, Bundesliga POTM voting time kicked off featuring six worthy players. Here's everything you need to know about the September

Apex player summons team of enemy worms

Apex Legends’ introduction of Apex Chronicles in the midseason update sent players scurrying around World’s Edge as Bloodhound, attempting to track down a white raven while they search for a way to save their home planet. Of course, pursuing the Bloodhound objectives opens the player up to attacks from any enemy teams that might happen to see them and other standard hazards of the lava-filled map. Reddit user ZeRoCoOLUK ran into some issues while trying to complete the chronicle’s first leg themselves, although this probably wasn’t one of the hazards

Microsoft Flight Simulator MD-11, Kikai & Bankstown Airports Get New Screenshots; Pilatus Porter Gets New Videos

Third-party developers have showcased new images of upcoming add-ons for Microsoft Flight Simulator. We start from TFDi Designs that showcased the first images of the MD-11 in the simulator (courtesy of FSElite’s FlightSimExpo’s live feed). This aircraft is going to be “study-level” (meaning that it’ll include in-depth simulation of all the systems) and it certainly looks promising so far. We’ll likely hear more about it soon. Do keep in mind that the last two screenshots in the gallery were captured with a camera off a monitor. We also get to

Thrustmaster Officially Reveals TCA Yoke Boeing Edition & Quadrant for Flight Simulators for PC & Xbox

Today, during a livestream from FlightSimExpo 2021 peripheral manufacturer Thrustmaster revealed a new flight simulator controller officially licensed by Boeing. The TCA (Thrustmaster Civil Aviation) Yoke Boeing Edition was teased yesterday and will reproduce the pendulum action of the real ones on Boeing airliners, and couples with the TCA Quadrant Boeing Edition, throttle set for two engines including interchangeable flaps or spoiler levers, an autopilot selector knob, and more. Inspired by the 787 Dreamliner, the yoke’s internal structure is 100% metal to guarantee sturdiness. Thrustmaster worked with Boeing Engineer to