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Fortnite Pro Tfue Tries to Hide Evidence After Saying N-Word

Jasmine Henry

Professional Fortnite player and Twitch streamer Tfue got caught saying the n-word during a stream. The streamer scrambled to delete the evidence that he said the racial slur, but not before viewers were able to expose the racist language. The LivestreamFail subreddit, a community that chronicles funny and controversial streamer moments, exposed the damning Twitch […] The post Fortnite Pro Tfue Tries to Hide Evidence After Saying N-Word appeared first on CCN Markets

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UK Parliament Twitch Stream Is 100 Times More Fun Than Fortnite

Thomas Bardwell

As the UK gets further and further embroiled in the most significant political disaster it has faced in recent history, and the public struggles with the implications of prorogation, the debates held within the hallowed halls of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament are now being live-streamed over on Twitch. Rather than simply […] The post UK Parliament Twitch Stream Is 100 Times More Fun Than Fortnite appeared first on CCN Markets

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Backup your private keys on Google Drive and iCloud with Coinbase Wallet

Siddharth Coelho-Prabhu

Backup your encrypted private keys on Google Drive and iCloud with Coinbase WalletStarting today, you can now backup an encrypted version of your Coinbase Wallet’s private keys to your personal cloud storage accounts, using either Google Drive or iCloud.This new feature provides a safeguard for users, helping them avoid losing their funds if they lose their device or misplace their private keys.Explore the open financial system with peace of mindSince we launched Coinbase Wallet (formerly Toshi), our users have experienced the full power of an open financial system?—?storing their own funds and accessing them anywhere in the world.But with that power comes great responsibility. The private keys generated and stored on your mobile device are the only way to access your funds …

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Accept USD Coin with Coinbase Commerce

Justin OBrien

Today we’re excited to announce that businesses can now accept USD Coin with Coinbase Commerce. USD Coin (USDC) is a US dollar-backed stablecoin brought to you by Circle and Coinbase. Accepting USD Coin gives our merchants many of the benefits of accepting cryptocurrency but at a stable price: no transaction fees, no chargebacks, and full control over funds.Coinbase Commerce is a service launched early last year that enables merchants to accept multiple cryptocurrencies directly into a user-controlled wallet. Coinbase Commerce can be directly integrated into a merchant’s checkout flow or added as a payment option on all popular e-commerce platforms such as Shopify or WooCommerce. It’s easier than ever to start accepting cryptocurrency and setup takes just a few minutes.Adding USD Coin …

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Contradicting Reports Emphasize The Rise And Fall Cryptojacking

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Following reports that the alleged Capital One hacker was using servers to mine crypto, cryptojacking is on the tip of the space’s tongue. Unfortunately, there seems to be a bit of confusion as to how prevalent cryptojacking is, with a recently released study from McAfee Labs and information from the cybersecurity firm Bad Packets suggesting malicious miners are both on the rise and experiencing a downward trend.

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DGaming Announce The Industry’s Most Diverse Sales Event Starting August 26th

Adrian Mathieu

– DGaming, a technology company that seeks to make decentralized gaming as popular as traditional gaming, has announced that they’re upgrading their DGaming Store platform to host game item sales. To celebrate this release, they will be hosting a 12-day event which will be the most diverse sales event in the DGaming industry to date. The DGaming Sales Festival will feature unique NFT assets from at least 12 of the most popular blockchain gaming projects, as well as a number of daily giveaways for participants in the sale. There will be multiple daily giveaways, and an overall giveaway at the end of the event. Winners will be determined by a sales leaderboard, with participants vying for top spot based on their sales event participation. DGaming has a number…

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DGaming Puts Ethereum Tokens On Sale to Boost Decentralized Gaming

Adrian Mathieu

It is clear that gaming is becoming a global industry. Just recently, the Fortnite World Cup, sponsored by FIFA, took place in New York. Tens of thousands of people descended on a stadium to watch gamers duke it out over a $30 million prize pool. Millions watched online, social media was ablaze with talk of gaming, and mainstream media were all over the event. Like it or not, crypto assets and blockchain technologies fit into this narrative. In many senses, the crypto and gaming industries are parallel. Both are inherently digital, appeal to a younger audience, and involve concepts foreign to everyone and anyone just thirty years ago. The fact that gaming is now succeeding should be a positive sign for crypto-natives. So it should come…

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Google’s Cooperation Agreement With Ubex Gives New Meaning To Blockchain-Based Programmatic Advertising

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The blockchain-based Ubex platform has reached a new milestone in the integration of its product into the global advertising ecosystem by signing a cooperation agreement with Google. Such a major step in the adoption of blockchain technologies and the expansion of Ubex’s ad display reach on global audiences through the use of the Google Ad […] The post Google's Cooperation Agreement With Ubex Gives New Meaning To Blockchain-Based Programmatic Advertising appeared first on CCN Markets

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Bitcoin Mining Giant Named One of China’s Hottest Startup Employers

Mark Emem

China has held the crown for being the home of some of the largest makers of bitcoin mining equipment for years now. According to LinkedIn, one of these bitcoin mining rigs has emerged as a favored destination for job seekers in the world’s second-largest economy. Per CNBC citing a report by the Microsoft-owned professional social […] The post Bitcoin Mining Giant Named One of China's Hottest Startup Employers appeared first on CCN Markets

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Chainlink (LINK) is launching on Coinbase Pro

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Chainlink (LINK) has launched on Coinbase ProSupport for LINK is available in all Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State. Additional regions may be added at a later date.After 10am PT on June 26, 2019, we began accepting inbound transfers of LINK to Coinbase Pro.Once sufficient supply of LINK was established the platform, trading on the LINK/USD, and LINK/ETH order books will started in phases, beginning with post-only mode and proceeding to full trading. Support for LINK is immediately available in all Coinbase’s supported jurisdictions, with the exception of New York State. Additional jurisdictions may be added at a later date.Chainlink (LINK) is an Ethereum token that powers the Chainlink decentralized oracle network. This network allows smart contracts on Ethereum …

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USDC payment processing in Coinbase Commerce

Bojan Joveski

Using non-custodial smart contracts to process ERC20 payments at scaleTable of Contents— Intro?—?How Coinbase Commerce works?—?30k foot overview?—?Non-custodial by design?—?Naïve solution?—?Forwarding contracts?—?Reducing transaction sizes?—?Optimizing for off-chain whenever possible?—?Minimizing deployment costs?—?ConclusionCoinbase Commerce’s mission is to be the easiest way for businesses to accept cryptocurrencies. We launched in February of 2018 supporting BTC, ETH, LTC, and BCH, making it simple for anyone to start accepting cryptocurrencies in a couple of minutes. While our merchants love the ability to instantly transact with customers anywhere in the world, many have expressed concerns with the volatility of cryptocurrencies given fiat-denominated business costs.Unlike traditional cryptocurrencies, stablecoins such as USD Coin (USDC) …