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The GBA Recognizes Blockchain Trailblazers

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Time Stamp: June 4, 2023 4:13 PM - Modified On: June 4, 2023 - Published By:
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Washington, DC, June 4 2023 – The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) honored exceptional individuals and organizations for their groundbreaking use of blockchain technology in solving public sector challenges. The Annual Achievement Awards, presented on May 24, 2023, in Washington, DC, celebrated this year's outstanding winners. Rosemarie McClean, Chief Executive Officer, and Dino Cataldo Dell’Accio, Chief Information Officer received the award on behalf of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF), the Organization Award for a digital identity solution that enabled over 23,000 retirees across 180 countries, to provide their

Paribus. After the storm.

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Time Stamp: December 21, 2022 2:40 AM - Modified On: December 21, 2022 - Published By:
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If the global financial system is an ocean and the ships on it represent the different markets, crypto would be the equivalent of a small boat tossed around by the storms we’ve experienced this year. Whatever happens with the development of the technology it’s impossible to avoid the effects of global shifts as we saw last week with the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike. Even though the news from the Fed was exactly what markets had anticipated and priced in, the response was turbulent which caused more moves to the

Is the Future Digital?

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Time Stamp: December 8, 2022 2:59 AM - Modified On: December 8, 2022 - Published By:
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These days you can’t scroll through YouTube without encountering videos foretelling the end of crypto and the collapse of the global financial system. The clickbait culture that invaded traditional journalism has now spread to citizen journalism too, but how realistic are all of these dramatic claims? Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) pervade the mainstream media. So much so that even people with little knowledge of the technology claim it’s all going to zero. If you’re looking for bottom signals this is the equivalent of everyone FOMOing in at the top.

forZe edge past BLINK to win Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2 Finals

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2021 5:27 PM - Modified On: October 10, 2021 - Published By:
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forZe have claimed victory in Tirana, Albania at the Gjirafa50 Masters League Season 2 Finals, completing a run through the lower bracket of the double-elimination event by scraping past BLINK in the grand final. The four-team tournament, whose competitors all qualified from the online stage, offered a prize pool of $70,972, with BLINK being the sole home squad in attendance. Andrey "⁠Jerry⁠" Mekhryakov's men kicked the tournament off in poor form, losing their opening match in rather one-sided fashion to AVE, but managed to recover with a win over Trasko

device secures first MVP with NIP at IEM Fall Europe

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2021 4:32 PM - Modified On: October 10, 2021 - Published By:
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Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz in prime form propelled NIP to their first notable trophy since IEM Oakland 2017 and in turn earned himself the highest individual accolade — the MVP award by HLTV & Bitskins. With a 1.35 rating across 15 maps played, device was a standout player at the event, and his good showings were crucial to NIP as he posted a positive K-D in every map his team won. device again has three MVPs more than s1mple The 26-year-old stood out in a number of statistical categories at IEM

Finalists of WePlay Academy League Season 2 set

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Time Stamp: October 9, 2021 5:33 PM - Modified On: October 9, 2021 - Published By:
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The regular portion of the Academy League's second season has witnessed four teams making it through to the finals, with Young Ninjas, mouz NXT, NAVI Junior, and BIG Academy set to travel to Ukraine's capital city for the culmination of the $100,000 competition. The first season's champions, mouz NXT, and runners-up, Young Ninjas, will return to Kyiv after showcasing their dominance among the youngster teams once again, passing through the group stage undefeated as they topped their brackets. A smooth sailing so far from Season 1 champions mouz NXT It

MAD Lions part ways with tudsoN

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 3:49 PM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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The Spanish organization has announced the release of the 21-year old from his contract. Filip "⁠tudsoN⁠" Tudev has left MAD Lions after being part of the organization since March 2021, when the organization signed a new European roster. MAD Lions had been operating with as a six-man roster since its formation, with tudsoN and Volodymyr "⁠Woro2k⁠" Veletniuk competing for the AWPer spot in the team. However, the young Pole has only played for the team sporadically since August, most recently taking the back seat in the team's campaign at IEM

sh1ro awarded IEM Fall CIS MVP

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 9:51 AM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Gambit's AWPer sh1ro has played an outstanding event at the final RMR tournament for the CIS region which sees him awarded with the MVP award by HLTV & Bitskins. This is just the second MVP the 20-year-old player has secured in his career, with his previous one coming from IEM Katowice 2021, which Gambit won over Virtus.pro. sh1ro adds a second MVP to his collection sh1ro stood out in a number of categories at the event, topping the leaderboards for Rating (1.45), K-D (+105), KPR (0.89), DPR (0.47), KAST (77.9%),

Gambit sweep NAVI to win IEM Fall CIS

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Time Stamp: October 3, 2021 9:15 AM - Modified On: October 3, 2021 - Published By:
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Gambit won the CIS derby against Natus Vincere with a 2-0 scoreline (16-7 Overpass, 16-11 Mirage) which will serve as a confidence booster ahead of the PGL Stockholm Major. Vladislav "⁠nafany⁠" Gorshkov downplayed the importance of the grand final win in the post-match interview, seeing that there was little to play for either team, but Gambit will surely use the victory as a confidence booster ahead of their next challenge — the PGL Stockholm Major. Gambit made quick work of NAVI in the grand final Both teams had secured their

Akuma disband

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Time Stamp: October 2, 2021 8:34 AM - Modified On: October 2, 2021 - Published By:
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Sergey "⁠Sergiz⁠" Atamanchuk took to Twitter on Saturday to confirm Evgeniy "⁠j3kie⁠" Sergachev's post on VK the day before announcing the disbandment of Akuma, the Ukrainian team that rose to prominence by finishing EPIC League CIS in third place amid a scandal that ended up with an investigation into the squad and other CIS teams sending a letter to Valve calling for more protocols to be put forth to impede possible cheating. Sergiz confirmed the team's disbandment Just days after the EPIC League CIS debacle, Sergiz, Alexandr "⁠Psycho⁠" Zlobin and