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Bungie is brutally nerfing Destiny 2’s best Warlock build (but also cooking up some spicy buffs)
Forget the Pixel, Google Also Settled the Hot Dog-Sandwich Debate for Us – CNET
Metroid Prime: Remastered Sells 1 Million Units, Pokémon and Splatoon 3 Also Hit Major Milestones
Binance Temporarily Paused Bitcoin Transactions Over Network Congestion, Also Faces Government Scrutiny
The company resumed withdrawals within two hours of its initial Twitter posting about the withdrawals.
On-chain data shows that there are nearly 400,000 unconfirmed Bitcoin transactions, which is higher than anything seen during the bull runs of 2018 and 2021. The average transaction fee has also doubled since March, pushing it to a two-year high. The current transaction fee is just over $8, a 309% change from a year ago.
In an earlier CoinDesk article, an executive at Luxor Technologies, a full-stack Bitcoin mining pool, blamed the rising fees on the adoption of the new BRC-20 token standard, a new way to “inscribe” additional data during transactions.
But meanwhile, an anonymous reader shared another report from Mashable about Binance:
Bloomberg reported that the crypto exchange (currently the world’s largest) is facing a U.S. Department of Justice probe over possibly allowing Russians to move money in a way that would violate U.S. sanctions… It’s worth noting that no formal accusation has been made against Binance, as this is just a probe. It may be some time before accusations manifest — if they manifest at all. In 2021, Binance was under a similar investigation related to possible money laundering.
But another Reuters article adds that Bloomberg’s sources “also said that Binance is discussing the possibility of settling with the Department of Justice regarding previous allegations that the exchange was also used to move money to circumvent U.S. sanctions against Iran.”
And elsewhere, Reuters reports:
Israel has seized around 190 crypto accounts at crypto exchange Binance since 2021 , including two it said were linked to Islamic State and dozens of others it said were owned by Palestinian firms connected to the Islamist Hamas group, documents released by the country’s counter-terror authorities show…
In a blog post after its publication, Binance said that Reuters was “deliberately leaving out critical facts.” The exchange has been “working closely with international counter-terrorism authorities” on the seizures, Binance said. “With regard to the specific organizations mentioned in the article, it’s important to clarify that bad actors don’t register accounts under the names of their criminal enterprises,” it said…
Under Israeli law, the country’s defense minister can order the seizure and confiscation of assets that the ministry deems related to terrorism… The seizures by Israel’s National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing highlight how governments are targeting crypto companies in their efforts to prevent illegal activity. Binance, founded in 2017 by CEO Changpeng Zhao, says on its website it reviews information requests from governments and law enforcement agencies on a case-by-case basis, disclosing information as legally required.
Binance has also said it checks users for connections to terrorism and has “continued to invest tremendous resources to enhance its compliance program,” it told U.S. senators in March in response to their requests for information on Binance’s regulatory compliance and finances.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Andor is Also Resuming Production During the Writers Strike
Earlier this week, the Writers Guild of America voted to go on strike after negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) fell through. Because the WGA represents TV and film writers in Hollywood, most shows and films have halted production entirely in a move of solidarity with the…
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Between Zelda and Star Wars, Redfall’s launch trailer reminds us that it’s also coming out soon
A new Redfall trailer has just dropped, giving us one final look at the game before it launches on May 2. It shows off a lot of combat, a lot of dark and mysterious areas where we’ll be fighting off vampires, and a cover of Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun.
Whether it’s forcefields, throwable mines, or a variety of weapons both mystical and otherwise, the game looks to be an action-packed adventure through a town infested with creatures of the night. You can watch this new trailer embedded below!
We get a closer look at some of them too! Quick shots at everything ranging from the common vampire to more powerful looking nightwalkers can be seen assaulting players throughout the trailer. There’s an interesting variety in some of the more imposing vampires we see, with the final shot of some big bald blood bender piquing our interest.
EA Sports PGA Tour has strong sim credentials, but is also undeniably a first-gen sports title
It’s in the game. The slogan of EA Sports is one of gaming’s most enduring marketing ticks – though for EA Sports PGA Tour, perhaps something else would be more appropriate. “Game On”, perhaps?
I say that not because of anything that is – excuse the phrase – in the game, but because of the context around the release of EA’s new golf game. The reasoning and decision-making is complicated, but the short version is much simpler: EA stopped making golf games. 2K started making them instead. And now EA is back on the block to take the fight to the upstart, PGA Tour 2K. But this isn’t as simple as a return of the king moment; EA is basically starting from scratch.
That fact is the main caveat in EA Sports PGA Tour, in fact. You can tell this is a first run out – a new franchise, a hard reboot, rather than picking up anywhere near where 2015’s Rory McIlroy PGA Tours left off. That puts some tight constraints on what this title can accomplish – but it’s a huge positive in other areas, too.