Bond, a WandaVision spin-off, Twitch hack, and crypto enforcement- TNCS Ep 177

This week we recap the biggest nerd news in both entertainment and tech.  In entertainment, we discuss Bond, a Wandavision spin-off, and other entertainment headlines. In tech, we discuss cryptocurrency enforcement, centralized bank crypto, and Facebook bans.

 

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• Gizmodo: WandaVision's Kathryn Hahn Is Getting Her Own Agatha Harkness Spinoff.
  • https://gizmodo.com/report-wandavisions-kathryn-hahn-is-getting-her-own-ag-1847817612 
• THE NEXT BLACK PANTHER IS ANTI-VAX, AND MARVEL CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT
  • https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/letitia-wright-anti-vax-black-panther-2
• Dave Bautista Was Involved in a Physical Altercation at ‘Guardians’ Wrap Party
  • https://insidethemagic.net/2021/10/dave-bautista-altercation-guardians-wrap-party-th1/ 
• TMZ: New Superman, Jon Kent, Announced to be Bisexual by DC Comics.
  • https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/11/new-superman-jon-kent-announced-to-be-bisexual-by-dc-comics/ 
• Video Games Chronicle: The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked.
  • https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-entirety-of-twitch-has-reportedly-been-leaked/ 
• PETA Wants Far Cry 6 to Remove Its Cockfighting Mini-Game
  • https://gamerant.com/far-cry-6-cockfighting-peta/?utm_medium=Social-Distribution&utm_source=GR-FB-P&utm_campaign=GR-FB-P 
• DoJ creates a cryptocurrency enforcement unit
  • https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/7/22714241/us-justice-department-cryptocurrency-enforcement-unit 
• Bitcoin News: Edward Snowden Calls CBDCs 'Cryptofascist Currency' — 'Closer to Being a Perversion of Cryptocurrency' – Economics Bitcoin News.
  • https://news.bitcoin.com/edward-snowden-calls-cbdcs-cryptofascist-currency-closer-to-being-a-perversion-of-cryptocurrency/ 
• Hackers drain cryptocurrency accounts of thousands of Coinbase users
  • https://www.pcgamer.com/hackers-drain-cryptocurrency-accounts-of-thousands-of-coinbase-users/ 
• Facebook bans developer behind Unfollow Everything tool
  • https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/8/22716044/facebook-unfollow-everything-tool-louis-barclay-banned-for-life 
• Falling drones
  • https://twitter.com/pitdesi/status/1445118812659933187?t=OzBX1yCWf46tYXlnZkXdSA&s=19