DeFi giant Aave has released version 3 of its platform, which includes a number of updates intended to improve safety, speed, and usability. This major upgrade has been in the works for months of development and testing and is a major step in the development of the DeFi ecosystem. Another notable feature that was implemented […]
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EU Finalizes Comprehensive Framework For Crypto Regulation
The European Union moves closer to adopting extensive legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies and digital assets with the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation. This landmark regulation which has been in the pipeline for several years is intended to bring order and coherence to the treatment of cryptocurrencies across the 27 member states of the EU. The […]
A Kid Like Jake: A heartbreaking look at gender and parenthood
A Kid Like Jake, screening as part of this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival, is a unique take on family life which is bound to get that salty dew flowing in the corners of your peepers. The heartbreaking challenges of being a parent and the constraints of gender norms are on display with an innocent […]
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is an absolute heart punch
The film is an adaptation of Emily M Danforth’s acclaimed Young Adult novel about a recently orphaned teenager who is caught in the act with another girl at her high-school prom. She’s promptly shipped off to a ‘pray the gay away’ camp – the nauseatingly titled, God’s Promise. Set in the 90s, the heart-breaking insight […]
Melbourne International Film Festival 2018 top picks
In its 67th year, the 2018 MIFF features the festival’s largest ever selection of titles direct from Cannes, a collection of recently rediscovered and restored African cinema, a unique look at fashion, a focus on Indigenous stories and a retrospective look at the dazzling Italo-Crime genre. There is some bad news though. If you’ve dragged […]