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Are you wondering about how to unlock the Curator in Directive 8020? This mysterious being has been part of The Dark Pictures Anthology, often appearing just before the untimely demise of characters. While he still heralds the impending doom of this game’s protagonists, Supermassive has changed up how he makes his presence known. This time, you have to actively search for him by way of collectibles known as O Death secrets. The studio did this as a memorial of sorts to the actor, Tony Pankhurst, who sadly passed away in May 2024. This time, the studio has also hidden away…

PI returned to the top 50 alts by market cap after a brief hiatus. Despite the growing criticism toward some of its features and initiatives, Pi Network’s Core Team continues to make major announcements on the KYC front. In the latest such statement, they outlined the total number of users who have successfully passed the verification procedures and those who have migrated to Mainnet. Millions and Millions The blog post on X from the team reveals that over 18.1 million users have already been approved and verified through Pi Network’s comprehensive Know-Your-Customer procedure. In addition, more than 16.7 million…

The Ethereum community has introduced Clear Signing, a security feature that ensures users can clearly understand transaction details before signing, replacing unreadable hex data and reducing risks from blind signing attacks.“Approving a transaction is meant to be the last line of defense when exercising control over what happens to your assets on the blockchain. When it is done blindly, that defense does not hold,” the Ethereum Foundation said on Tuesday, calling blind signing a “structural flaw” that has contributed to billions of dollars in losses, including the $1.4 billion Bybit hack last year.The “What You See Is What You Sign”…

Christopher Nolan has defended his upcoming movie, The Odyssey, from complaints about historical accuracy, after some said Agamemnon’s armor looks like Batman’s.The Odyssey, officially described as a “mythic action epic,” is an adaptation of Homer’s foundational saga, one of the major epics of ancient Greek literature, starring Hollywood heavyweights such as Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron.Ever since we got our first look at Damon as Odysseus, the heroic king of Ithaca, Nolan’s film has faced questions about its historical accuracy — or inaccuracy, as some have put it. But those questions…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has backed Kalshi in the company’s legal fight against the state of Ohio, asking an appeals court to affirm that the regulator has jurisdiction over prediction markets.The CFTC filed an amicus brief in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, accusing Ohio of “jurisdictional overreach” after state authorities told Kalshi last year to stop offering sports event contracts in the state, calling them unlicensed sports gambling.Kalshi sued Ohio authorities in October, seeking to have a federal court stop the Ohio Casino Control Commission and the state attorney general from taking action, but the…

Core consumer prices — which would have stripped out what everyone already knew were surging energy costs — rose 0.4% in April, double March’s 0.2% pace and higher than 0.3% expected by economists.On a year-over-year basis, core CPI rose 2.8% versus 2.6% in March and 2.7% forecast.Headline CPI — which does include energy costs — was higher by 3.8% in April versus just 3.3% in March and 3,7% expected. That 3.8% was the fastest pace of inflation since May 2023.The data has market participants quickly pricing in Federal Reserve rate hikes — a massive change from weeks ago, when the question…

Ahead of his big screen debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the Punisher has returned in a Marvel Special Presentation. More than anything Marvel Studios has done before, Punisher: One Last Kill is a straight-up roller coaster ride of violence and action, bookended by moments of touching insight into the painful, tortured life of Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal). But the special isn’t just a vehicle to show the Punisher is back in action. Punisher: One Last Kill is also the best use yet of the Marvel Special Presentation format, which Marvel Studios has underutilized thus far and should really consider…

Bitcoin BTC$81,199.33 shrugged off the inflation scare almost as quickly as the print landed.The largest cryptocurrency dropped to $79,879 in late U.S. hours Tuesday after the April Consumer Price Index came in at 3.8% year-over-year, hotter than economists had estimated, with gasoline prices doing most of the lift since the Iran war began. BTC recovered to $81,208 by Asian morning Wednesday, ending the session up 0.3% over 24 hours after trading a $1,400 range. The dip got bought aggressively.Among the majors, BNB led with a 2.5% gain to $677, while dogecoin added 1.3% to $0.1114. Ether dropped 0.3% over 24…

On-chain data shows that spot CVD rose sharply after May 8, reflecting buyers lifting offers and absorbing supply at premium levels. Following a period of speculation-driven surges, bitcoin (BTC) appears to be rallying due to spot demand. Within a short time, spot demand metrics have shifted from contraction to growth. This development comes as the crypto market digests U.S. economic data. According to the latest Bitfinex Alpha report, the ongoing bitcoin breakout reflects a widening gap between historical information about the U.S. economy and rapidly deteriorating sentiment evident in consumer data. This macro dynamic is significantly affecting risk assets…

Are you planning to save all characters in Directive 8020? The latest entry in The Dark Pictures Anthology takes you to the far future straight into the realm of sci-fi. As a group of explorers attempts to enter Tau Ceti F, strange incidents start to occur. Soon, their interstellar journey turns into a nightmare in the void of space.Our Directive 8020 guide has numerous tips to help you keep your characters alive in your playthrough, but there are some caveats:This guide is based on our full playthrough where we recount key choices that we made across all eight episodes/chapters in…