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The Fight for Financial Freedom

As the grasp of regulators tightens on the global cryptocurrency market, exchanges such as KuCoin are being compelled to implement mandatory pre-purchase checks. In tandem, several prominent banks are limiting funds transferred to cryptocurrency exchanges under the guise of protecting customers from fraudulent activities. In the background, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is looming over these rapidly evolving regulations. The FATF underscores the significance of Know Your Customer (KYC), Know Your Business (KYB), Know Your Transaction (KYT), and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations applicable to all financial transactions, cryptocurrencies included.

Sentinels’ dapr on receiving toxic DMs, death threats: ‘I’m so used to it now, it’s nothing to me’

Sentinels’ star VALORANT player Michael “dapr” Gulino commented on stream earlier this week about his experience with receiving toxic messages and even death threats from people in the community. Dapr went into detail describing the harsh messages he’s been sent as a pro player. “I got shit talked for such a long time now, I’m indifferent dude,” dapr said. “If I showed you guys my DMs, I could show you like 20 screenshots I took of people saying they’ll like fucking dismember my mother because I knifed Mixwell and shit.

Gambit Esports eliminate Crazy Raccoon, secure spot in VCT Masters Berlin playoffs

Gambit Esports have earned a spot in the VCT Masters Berlin playoffs by defeating Crazy Raccoon in today’s Group C decider match. They’ll join seven other VALORANT teams, including Envy, the top seed in Group C, in the playoffs.  Gambit started their run in Group C with a 2-0 win against Crazy Raccoon but lost their next match against 100 Thieves. Crazy Raccoon beat Havan Liberty in the Group C elimination match, securing a chance for revenge against Gambit. Despite performing significantly better than in the first match, Crazy Raccoon

Crazy Raccoon qualify for Champions, get first international win after eliminating Havan Liberty from VCT Masters Berlin

After starting out slow in international VALORANT play, Crazy Raccoon finally got their first win at VCT Masters Three Berlin today. The team from Japan eliminated Brazil’s Havan Liberty in two maps and became the latest squad to qualify for Champions at the end of the year. The series started on Havan Liberty’s pick of Haven. Both sides looked comfortable on the three-site map, trading rounds throughout the first half. Havan started to slow down their executes on attack after a few initial rushes, but neth’s explosive Raze play and

Valorant Pro Asuna Receives Death Threats For Taunting at VCT Masters

ValorantImage courtesy of Riot GamesValorant player Peter ‘Asuna’ Mazuryk has been receiving death threats over "taunts" towards Havan Liberty during the Valorant Champions Tour Masters in Berlin. 100 Thieves took a 2-0 victory during their first game of the tournament over Havan Liberty. During the match, the team could be heard having a bit of fun at the Brazlilian team's expense. In a clip posted to Twitter by Valorant host and analyst Yinsu Collins, Asuna can be heard making some playful taunts towards the team, saying that they had been

100 Thieves’ unbelievable comeback against Gambit propels them into VCT Masters Berlin playoffs

Despite losing the first map one-sidedly and trailing heavily in the second, 100 Thieves rallied back to stun the favorites out of EMEA in Gambit, becoming the first team at VCT Masters Three Berlin to qualify for the playoffs. 100 Thieves broke out their go-to triple initiator composition on Ascent, a map chosen by Gambit. Gambit elected to play aggressively, but 100 Thieves came prepared for that kind of style and chose to let Gambit take mid control before swooping in and pinching the EMEA top seed. Some heroic playmaking

100 Thieves’ Hiko: ‘The way Sentinels plays kind of prepares you for a lot of the different playstyles’

No team has been more of a thorn in the side of 100 Thieves’ VALORANT roster than Sentinels. The decorated 100T roster built for LAN has consistently struggled against the Masters One and Two champions since the beginning of VCT. But rather than looking at Sentinels as their kryptonite, 100T’s star Sova player Hiko believes these extensive trials by fire have been the best source of preparation for their offline debut at Masters Three Berlin. “I feel like the way Sentinels plays kind of prepares you for a lot of

Gambit crush Crazy Raccoon 2-0 in VCT opener

Gambit’s opening match of VALORANT‘s VCT Masters Berlin was a statement win, to say the least. They defeated Crazy Raccoon 2-0 in a dominant victory that pushed them to the upper bracket. Gambit pulverized Crazy Racoons on Bind 13-1 and raced to a 9-0 lead on Icebox before letting their feet off the gas, before taking Icebox with another 13-1 scoreline. Crazy Raccoon only notched two round wins in the match, making this result arguably the most one-sided in VALORANT esports’ short history. Gambit were led by Ayaz “nAts” Akhmetshin,

Havan Liberty top first IEM Fall SA open qualifier

The first of two open qualifiers for IEM Fall South America have concluded, with Havan Liberty securing victory and claiming themselves a spot in the four-team closed qualifier. Two of the teams taking part in the closed qualifier were already determined based on their RMR points, with Paquetá and Bravos claiming invites, with Havan Liberty now taking one of the final spots. remix had 50 kills in the final series The open qualifier featured many known names within the South American scene, including the likes of SWS, Imperial, and DETONA.

100T wins triple-initiator battle against Havan Liberty to close first day of VCT Masters 3 Berlin

100 Thieves won the battle of the triple-initiator compositions to open their series against Havan Liberty at VCT Masters Three Berlin before trouncing the Brazilian side on their own map pick to win the opening match of Group C. Both rosters busted out triple-initiator comps on Ascent, strategies that each had debuted during regional Stage Three play. Havan opted for Sova, Skye, and Breach alongside Astra and Jett, while 100T utilized Sova, Skye, and KAY/O with Omen and Jett. Shion produced the first kill of the series with the Breach