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Star Citizen Gets Slap On Wrist Over Selling Ships That May Never Exist
8.9.2021
Star Citizen, the Winds of Winter of video games, has recently come under fire for misleading advertising practices, at least in the eyes of one British regulatory body. Eurogamer reports that the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told developer Cloud Imperium Games...
Bitcoin Adoption in Focus as El Salvador Enters New Era
7.9.2021
itute think tank and author of several books on money and banking, shared his skepticism about the issue.Among the many things, Selgin took aim at the popular notion that nearly everyone in El Salvador will benefit from the USD 30 that the government says will be given away to every citizen w
Kidnappers Kill Venezuelan Citizen for Not Paying Ransom Requested in Bitcoin
14.8.2021
A Venezuelan merchant was kidnapped and killed after his family failed to gather a ransom that kidnappers explicitly asked to be paid in bitcoin. The perpetrators asked for a sum of 1.5 bitcoin to release the hostage, later lowering the ransom to 0.5 bitcoin. The family of the victim finally...
Two Blockchain-Based Digital Identity Projects Are Being Developed in Argentina
4.8.2021
Two blockchain-based digital identity projects are being developed in different regions of Argentina, with different objectives. One of them is directed to improve government-citizen relationships, facilitating these interactions in Misiones. The other one seeks to improve financial inclusion...
Court Orders Russia’s Sberbank to Unblock Crypto Trader’s Accounts
3.8.2021
A court has ordered one of Russia’s largest banks to lift restrictions imposed on the accounts of a Russian citizen who was selling digital coins on cryptocurrency exchanges. The state-owned giant Sberbank will now have to unblock its client’s cards and restore his access to its online...
El Salvador to airdrop $30 in Bitcoin to every adult citizen
25.6.2021
Every Salvadoran adult who downloads the government’s Bitcoin wallet app will be eligible for an airdrop of $30 worth of BTC
Let's Check In On Star Citizen, Shall We
26.5.2021
Star Citizen is currently free-to-play as the game enjoys its annual Invictus Launch Week celebration. I figured now would be as good a time as ever to take a peek at the ambitious space sim and see how things are going.Read more
Star Citizen je stále v nedohlednu, přesto loni vybral rekordní objem peněz
15.3.2021
Chystaný megalomanský simulátor Star Citizen loni vybral od fanoušků přes 77 milionů dolarů, což je zatím největší meziroční přírůstek od začátku projektu. Vydání plné verze hry přitom nezná ani přibližné datum dokončení a množí se dohady, že vývoj nepokračuje úplně optimálně
Star Citizen Developers Fed Up After Being Expected To Work During Devastating Texas Snowstorm
11.3.2021
Last month, the entirety of Texas ground to a halt after a colossal winter storm pushed the state’s cordoned-off power grid to the brink. Power and heat outages, as well as resulting food and water shortages, led many businesses to temporarily shut down. This included a large number of Texan video...
Mark Cuban’s Bitcoin Plan: Run for President if BTC Hits $1 Million, Free Satoshis for Every Citizen
7.1.2021
Billionaire Shark Tank investor Mark Cuban has shared his idea of what he will do when the price of bitcoin hits $1 million. Cuban says he will run for president but only if some bitcoins are donated to the Treasury so that every citizen receives some satoshis each year he is in office. He will...
[aktualita] Citizen Lab: iPhony novinářů Al-Džazíry naboural spyware
21.12.2020
iPhony skoro čtyř desítek redaktorů, produkčních a vedoucích pracovníků sítě Al-Džazíra se staly terčem kyberútoku prostřednictvím zero-click spywaru Pegasus od izraelské firmy NSO. Zjistila to kanadská laboratoř Citizen Lab, kterou provozuje Univerzita v Torontu. K prolomení došlo prostřednictvím...
Former Microsoft Engineer to Serve 9 Years in Prison in a Case That Involves Use of Bitcoin Mixers
10.11.2020
A U.S. court in Seattle has sentenced a former Microsoft engineer to 9 years in prison after finding him guilty of 18 federal felonies relating to his elaborate scheme to defraud the tech giant $10 million. In passing the judgment, the court blasts Volodymyr Kvashuk, a software engineer and citizen...
US Man Pleads Guilty in $722 Million Bitclub Network Ponzi Scheme Case
7.9.2020
A Bitclub Network Ponzi scheme promoter has admitted to charges of selling unregistered securities and to subscribing to a false tax return in connection with his role in the $722 million fraud scam. The man, Joseph Frank Abel, pleaded guilty by video conference before U.S. District Judge Claire...
Romanian Programmer Admits Conspiring to Create $722M Bitclub Ponzi Scheme
10.7.2020
A Romanian man admitted Thursday to conspiring to engage in wire fraud and selling unregistered securities linked to Bitclub Network, a cryptocurrency mining Ponzi scheme worth at least $722 million. Silviu Catalin Balaci, 35, a Romanian citizen appeared before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi....
Consumer Watchdog Moves to Block Canadian Bitcoin Miner From US Power Grid
25.6.2020
Public Citizen warned the U.S. Dept. of Energy that DMG Blockchain's bid to export electricity could set a dangerous precedent
Cellphones, Bitcoin and the Citizen Tools of Anti-Authoritarianism, Feat. Alex Gladstein
2.6.2020
As protests mount in the U.S., we sit down with an outspoken pro-bitcoin, anti-surveillance human-rights advocate
Citizen App’s New Contact Tracing Feature Raises Privacy Red Flags
20.5.2020
The Citizen app, which normally fights crime, is now tracing coronavirus cases. Is your data safe with a powerful private company?
$2,000 a Month: US Lawmakers Propose Basic Income for Americans to Cope With Covid-19 Economy
16.4.2020
Democrats from the House of Representatives have introduced legislation that would pay eligible Americans $2,000 a month until U.S. unemployment numbers return to pre-covid-19 levels. Under the proposal, any American citizen 16-years or older making less than $130K per year would receive monthly...
The Decade of the Consumer–Citizen Governance Dilemma
27.1.2020
Modern global economy requires a brand new currency for its needs and new technology can offer a reliable solution
US Citizen Accepting Bitcoin for Narcotics Indicted by DOJ
3.1.2020
Joanna De Alba "dispensed heroin and methamphetamine from the shadowy corners of the internet," said U.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue