Progress of Bitcoin in New Jersey
In recent years, the Garden State has taken major steps to foster innovation and creativity when it comes to emerging technologies like Bitcoin. In 2014, New Jersey became one of the first states in the US to pass a bill recognizing digital currency as legal tender. And just last year, the state’s Department of Banking and Insurance released regulatory guidelines for exchanges operating within its borders. You need to do plenty of research to become a successful bitcoin buyer. With such a supportive environment, it’s no wonder that Bitcoin is thriving in New Jersey. Local businesses are increasingly beginning to accept Bitcoin as payment, and there are now several ATMs where users can buy and sell cryptocurrencies. What’s more, a
INDIA, POLYNESIA AND ALCHEMY: VIRTUAL REALITY AT THE GOETHE-INSTITUT
25|04|2022 – A virtual reality installation called The Infinite Library has opened at the Goethe-Institut in Prague, Czech Republic. It invites its visitors to multisensory exploration of topics such as Indian puppet theatre, the history of Polynesian navigation or medieval alchemy. “The Infinite Library is not overflowing with books. It is not a building. Nor does it evoke anything that evokes a traditional library. It is an experience that takes place inside a virtual cave with access to virtual chambers that serve as portals or microworlds that allow time travel,” explains Thomas Meyer, Director of Information at the Goethe-Institut for Central and Eastern Europe. The Infinite Library is a German touring installation that outlines the future of libraries as interactive
The end of an era for credit and debit cards
If you prefer to pay in stores by swiping the magnetic strip of your bank card through the machine, you will probably have to find a new way to pay pretty soon. One of the main producers of credit and debit cards, Mastercard, is planning to completely stop adding magnetic strips to their cards in the next 10 years. According to the company, the main reason for this is the fact that magnetic strips were added to cards as the first prototype of a faster way to pay. Now, there are the much more secure contactless payments through a microchip, which are harder to abuse or tamper with. Thus, the company views the swiping of a card as an obsolete
FESTKA’s Glörious Collab
Festka launches a collab with hobby cycling’s bad child Prague, Czech Republic, 7 April 2022 – Matt Stanbury is a character. A graphic designer by trade, and cyclist at heart, he has been challenging the Instagram image of a dedicated hobby athlete for quite a while via his profile Glörious, recently renamed rock_n_donuts. His belief that cycling (or any other hobby sport for that matter) should be fun in the first place clearly resonates with his 38K followers. His donut fetish, depicted on a series of jerseys of his own design, has become his tongue-in-cheek trademark in the world of too many speed and calorie obsessives. Given the fact that a Festka has been Matt’s go-to road bike for a good while, it was only a matter of time until the time the two did a collab project. A jersey had been on the cards for a while
