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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

Passport of the Future

A few years ago if you were to talk about governments being able to control your money and impose travel restrictions on their citizens most people would roll their eyes and ask where your tin foil hat was. These days however the dystopian future dreamt of by science fiction authors is rapidly becoming a reality. When it comes to dystopian visions of society and governmental overreach, most people’s first thoughts turn to China. Although they may be ahead of the curve at the moment, their path to a digital future

Overwatch Devs Recognize Junkrat and Cole Cassidy Buffs Were ‘Too Strong’ in Latest Experimental Patch

OverwatchA Blizzard community manager has posted the dev team's summary of players' feedback from the Oct. 21 Overwatch Experimental Patch. / Photo courtesy of BlizzardBlizzard's takeaways from their Oct. 21 Overwatch Experimental patch have been published, and perhaps the most important feedback they noted — the buffs to Junkrat and Cole Cassidy made them "too strong." As seen with other titles, such as League of Legends' PBE, Overwatch's Experimental Mode goes live every so often to allow players to try out potential new balance updates, game modes, and rule changes

Is Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach Coming to the Switch?

Top GamesFive Night at Freddy's: Security Breach / Credit to Steal Wool StudiosIs Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach coming to the Nintendo Switch?Steel Wool Studios and the creator of the Five Nights at Freddy's series Scott Cawthon have announced the release date for the newest addition to the series, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach. The game will be available on Dec. 16 of this year. The game's trailer makes it obvious that FNAF:SB will be the most ambitious release in the series in terms of new and interesting

Pikmin Bloom Release Date: When is it Rolling Out?

Top GamesImage courtesy of NianticPikmin Bloom has started to roll out, but when is it releasing globally?Pikmin Bloom, the latest mobile game from Niantic, has been getting a soft launch to coincide with the series' 20th anniversary. It seems that the plan is for the game to slowly release globally in the coming days. Today, Oct. 27, Pikmin Bloom has launched in Australia and Singapore. Players looking to get in on the action in the US, UK, or other territories will have to wait just a little bit longer.The game

Latest Overwatch Experimental Patch Notes: Full List

OverwatchImage courtesy of Blizzard EntertainmentA new Overwatch Experimental patch has now gone live. Here's what you need to know.The latest Overwatch patch affects Experiemental, bringing with it some buffs for a few heroes. It's been a while since we've seen any balance changes come our way, but with this new set of updates it's sure to breathe in a bit of life. The heroes receiving some buffs this time around are Junkrat, Moira, McCree, and Torbjörn.Below, we've listed out all of the buffs, and nerfs, that have gone live in

How to play TFT Double Up Lab: Full details and updates

A new Lab called Double Up is coming to Teamfight Tactics shortly after the release of Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets. Releasing via PBE one day before the launch of TFT Set Six Gizmos & Gadgets, players can queue into the Double Up Lab with a partner or as a solo player. The Lab will become available on Live servers when Patch 11.23 drops on Nov. 17. Similar to the Hyper Roll TFT Lab, there are five badges awarded for rank placements: Gray (zero points), Green (1,400 points), Blue (2,600

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

Ricochet Unable to Target Cronus and Controller Hacks, Activision Working on Fix

Call of DutyAfter nearly three years, Activision has placed some level of proper anti-cheat into the game. While it is great to see the first steps taken toward a hacker-free game, there are already issues arising. Third-party devices, such as the Cronus Max are having trouble being detected by the anti-cheat. This opens the door for hackers to run as rampant just as they have in the past until Activision is able to properly update the anti-cheat to handle third-party devices.Q: Will well-meaning software result in false positives?A: There will