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Report: CD Projekt Red Issuing DMCA Takedowns To Keep A Lid On Hacked Source Code
22.2.2021
Maker of The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt Red, is hitting Twitter users with Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedowns for sharing links to Gwent source code, according to a recent report by Vice.Read more
Crypto Patent Alliance Questions Craig Wright’s White Paper Copyright Claim
8.2.2021
Back in January, the notorious Craig Wright who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto had his lawyers send letters to a number of websites like bitcoin.org telling them to remove the Bitcoin white paper hosted on their web portals. On January 31, bitcoin.org’s owner Cobra claimed he was threatened...
Mark Cuban issues burn notice on offensive ENS domain
3.2.2021
One-upping this crypto troll was no problem for the crypto-savvy billionaire
FinCEN Extends Crypto Rulemaking Review Period as Senate Confirms Janet Yellen
27.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a notice extending the comment period for its crypto wallet proposal. The extension came shortly after the U.S. Senate confirmed Janet Yellen as the new U.S. Treasury Secretary. FinCEN Extends Comment Period for Crypto Wallet Rulemaking...
Bitcoin Websites Asked to Remove White Paper After Craig Wright Claims Copyright Infringement
21.1.2021
During the last few days, the cryptocurrency community has been discussing the recent action taken by Craig Wright’s lawyers against web portals that host the original Bitcoin white paper. Recently letters were sent to a number of websites requesting the removal of the paper due to alleged...
Australian Bitcoin Trader Sues Banks for Systematic Discrimination
19.1.2021
An Australian bitcoin trader has filed a lawsuit against two of the country’s biggest commercial banks, accusing them of systematic discrimination when they closed his accounts on short notice. Allan Flynn is demanding compensation of AU$250,000 ($193,000) from ANZ and Westpac banks...
Lawsuit Filed to Stop a Global Cryptocurrency Scam Spreading in India
13.1.2021
A class-action lawsuit has reportedly been filed against a cryptocurrency scam that has duped many Indian investors. The scam, promoted in three Indian languages, lures investors by promising up to 900% return on investments. The Delhi court has directed a notice to be placed in major newspapers...
EToro slammed for short-notice halt to BTC margin trading amid ATH price surge
12.1.2021
eToro is taking heat after calling in margin trades at the peak of Bitcoin’s record rally
South Korean Government to Start Taxing Crypto Trading Profits in 2022
8.1.2021
The South Korean government has issued an amendment to introduce tax on cryptocurrency trading profits. The plan is now a reality after several attempts to delay it by lawmakers. New Rules Impose 20% Tax on Crypto Profits Per Asia Today, the legislative notice details that the amendment will...
Kenyan crypto firms on notice as digital tax law takes effect
8.1.2021
Crypto transactions in Kenya now attract a 1.5% tax
FinCEN to Impose New Regulation for Crypto Holdings at Foreign Exchanges
1.1.2021
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that it will soon propose new regulation affecting cryptocurrency holdings at foreign exchanges. This proposal is separate from the one FinCEN recently proposed on cryptocurrency wallets. FinCEN’s New Crypto Rules FinCEN,...
Law Decoded: Crypto on the rise, Big Tech on notice, Dec. 11–18
18.12.2020
The crypto industry is ending 2020 on a high note, while major social media platforms face a phalanx of lawmakers and lawsuits
Last Month Casascius Owners Redeemed the Highest Number of Physical Bitcoins in 3 Years
3.12.2020
On November 30, 2020, bitcoin crossed an all-time price high on a few global exchanges and between spot and derivatives markets there’s been a lot of action. One metric people didn’t notice was the fact that November 2020 saw the most number of redeemed Casascius physical bitcoins...
Nigerian Authorities Put Mastermind of the Inksnation Crypto Scam on Wanted List
16.11.2020
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is seeking the public’s help in locating Omotade Sparks Amos Sewanu, the mastermind behind the Inksnation crypto scam. According to a notice published in the local media on November 11, the EFCC wants Sewanu to respond to fraud...
$3 billion blockchain bond sale delayed 'until further notice'
16.11.2020
It is not currently clear when or if China Construction bank's debt issuance sale will be rescheduled
GIFS and prefers-reduced-motion
3.11.2020
The <picture> element has a trick it can do where it shows different image formats in different situations. If all you are interested in is formats for the sake of performance, maybe you’d do:
<picture<source srcset="img/waterfall.avif" type="image/avif"<source...
Can Github Remove the Bitcoin Codebase? Recent Repository Takedown Has Proponents Worried
26.10.2020
On October 23, the Microsoft-owned Github leveraged an ostensible DMCA takedown in order to remove 18 projects from the code-hosting portal. According to sources, the takedown stemmed from a request filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Github’s recent move has made...
US Government Agencies Propose Changes to Funds Transfer Rules-Seek to Broaden Definition of Money to Include Cryptocurrencies
25.10.2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board and Fincen are seeking feedback on their proposal to lower the threshold at which financial institutions must collect and retain information on funds transfers. In their joint notice on the rule change proposal, the two U.S. agencies want a new threshold...
cookieStore: Async Cookie API
20.10.2020
One pattern in the JavaScript API world that web development veterans will notice is that we’ve been creating new methods to accomplish what older, grosser APIs once achieved. XMLHttpRequest became the fetch API, some APIs like Battery became async, and there are dozens of other examples....
No Plans to Sell Bitcoin ‘On Short Notice,’ MicroStrategy CEO Confirms
23.9.2020
Despite worries in the cryptoverse that the US-based software firm MicroStrategy might not be such a strong holder of bitcoin (BTC) as many had hoped, the company’s CEO said that he has been misrepresented by the media, and that he has no intention of selling bitcoin “on short notice.”
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