Mr. Thomas Lee, the esteemed CEO of Ethereum DAT Bitmine (BMNR), has declared, with all the solemnity such matters require, that the company’s holdings now surpass $14 billion. This prodigious sum, comprising both cryptocurrency and liquid assets, has rendered the financial world agog with astonishment. 💰
United Kingdom (U.K.) Prime Minister Keir Starmer now finds himself in the crosshairs of his own party’s more zealous members, who demand a full ban on cryptocurrency donations to political parties. This, they claim, is to thwart the nefarious schemes of foreign powers, who, it seems, are now using crypto and AI to play a game of political hide-and-seek with our electoral system. 🤖💸
Tfue’s account ban isn’t an isolated incident. Many players are reporting they’ve been wrongly banned or had their accounts blocked for extended periods. This is happening shortly after the game developers, Embark Studios, announced improvements to their anti-cheat system, leading some to believe there’s an issue with the new system or an internal error.
So, after everything went down, it looks like Rockstar might’ve been trying to stop people from forming a union, specifically targeting employees who were part of the IWGB in the UK. Rockstar says that’s totally not true, though – they’ve denied it completely. It’s a messy situation, and as a gamer, I’m hoping it gets resolved fairly.
A new approach to detecting vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts leverages the power of Transformer networks to improve accuracy and generalization.
Nintendo has a lot to celebrate in 2026! Several of its biggest franchises will reach major milestones: The Legend of Zelda and Metroid will both be 40 years old, Pokémon will turn 30, and Animal Crossing will be 25. It’s also a big year for Nintendo consoles, with the Nintendo 3DS celebrating 15 years, the Game Boy Advance and GameCube reaching 25 years, and the Nintendo 64 turning 30. We can expect announcements and celebrations throughout the year, but Nintendo is also focused on continuing to support its current systems and keep players satisfied.
The paper coyly points out that our ever-so-helpful government agencies are the primary maestros of this clandestine symphony of U.S. debanking. The charming unsung victims, of course, are the crypto companies, who endure such coercion with the grace of actors on a poorly rehearsed stage.
2026 is shaping up to be an incredible year for open-world games, with highly anticipated releases planned almost every month. These games, from established developers, are expected to significantly impact the genre. We’ll be highlighting the biggest upcoming adventure games that put players in control, allowing them to explore freely while experiencing captivating stories and events.
They’re lookin’ to scrape together around two hundred million, sellin’ off eleven million shares. Fifteen to seventeen bucks a pop. Seems like a fair price if you believe in magic beans… or, you know, digital coins. 🤷
The U.S. Senate has done what it does best: postponed a meaningful decision. This time, it’s the Digital Asset Market Structure CLARITY Act – a mouthful so long it probably needs its own comma – getting kicked into the icy winds of late January.