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YouTuber Hit With 150 Copyright Claims For Reviews Featuring Anime Footage
8.12.2021
YouTuber Mark Fitzpatrick of Totally Not Mark has made a name for himself with his anime videos on YouTube. His reviews edit together montages from the anime he’s reviewing as he expounds his thoughts in voice over. Mark says his use of copyright material is fair. Toei Animation, it seems...
Breaking Google’s monopoly: Internxt pushes decentralized cloud as privacy concerns grow
21.10.2021
Data monopolists like Google have abused their position, according to Internxt's Fran Villalba Segarra. Decentralized architecture offers a solution
S Korean MP Tells Gov’t: ‘Don’t Let a Crypto Monopoly Emerge’
8.9.2021
country to have submitted its official application to become a licensed trading platform operator after sealing a deal with the neobank K-Bank. The latter has established a
Does Jack Dorsey Support Voluntaryism? Twitter CEO Shares Murray Rothbard’s Book ‘Anatomy of the State’
14.8.2021
Ever since the CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, started appreciating the crypto asset bitcoin, crypto enthusiasts have been following his coattails. However, there are very mixed views about Dorsey because while some people adore him, others are skeptical of his goals as his firm has been...
Retro Game Releases Could Get Much Needed Help In Japan
15.7.2021
Japanese copyright law can make re-releasing some old games difficult, if not impossible. A new copyright system could change that. According to Game Spark and Yomiuri Shimbun, a new copyright system has been proposed in Japan for works where the copyright holder is unclear. The plan would...
Animal Crossing Monopoly Has Just The Cutest Little Figures
6.7.2021
A Reddit user has found an early copy of the unannounced Animal Crossing edition of Monopoly, and while for the most part this is unremarkable news, I thought the game’s accompanying miniatures were worth a closer look.Read more
Quantum Fund Cofounder Jim Rogers Insists Governments Could Ban Cryptocurrencies
26.4.2021
Veteran investor Jim Rogers, who co-founded the Quantum Fund with billionaire investor George Soros, is still worried about governments outlawing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. “If cryptocurrencies become successful, most governments will outlaw them, because they don’t want...
A Variety of Popular Celebrities Are Selling NFT Collections and Raking in Millions
15.3.2021
In 2021, celebrities have been flocking to the cryptocurrency space in great numbers, and the non-fungible token (NFT) asset craze has swelled with luminaries as well. During the last few weeks, musicians, artists, professional sports players, and more have dipped their toes into the NFT ecosystem....
Arizona's Anti-Monopoly Bill Could Help Put Fortnite Back in the iOS App Store
4.3.2021
Arizona legislators just passed an anti-monopoly bill in a 31-29 vote, which could have big implications for Apple, Google, and, weirdly enough, Fortnite.Read more
China releases final anti-monopoly rules targeting major tech and payments firms
8.2.2021
China's market regulator finalizes rules that have been three months in the making
Roll-ups to preserve Ethereum’s DeFi monopoly despite competitors: Messari
3.12.2020
Popular crypto data provider Messari has predicted that roll-ups will beat out Layer 1 alternatives as the dominant scaling solution amid Eth2’s multi-year incubation
OCC Wants to End Banks’ Discrimination of Disfavored Businesses Including Crypto Companies
23.11.2020
The OCC is proposing a rule change that compels large U.S. banks to offer and provide fair access to financial services to anyone that wants them. The proposition seeks to clarify the obligation of large banks to provide fair access to financial services in a manner consistent with the Dodd-Frank...
Cory Doctorow: The Monopoly Web Is Already Here
16.11.2020
The science fiction writer on how monopolies came to dominate today's economy and why the orthodoxy of tech criticism is wrong
While Darknet Users Search for New Markets, Global Law Enforcement Reveals Mass Arrests
5.10.2020
During the last month since the fall of Empire Market, darknet market (DNM) patrons have been migrating to alternative markets. Meanwhile, global law enforcement recently arrested 179 individuals tied to DNMs and seized over $6.5 million in cryptocurrency and cash proceeds. It hasn’t been...
China’s Digital Yuan to Defend State Monopoly on Money – Central Bank
16.9.2020
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) like the Chinese digital yuan project may well bring centralization of money to a whole new level, an article by a top Chinese central bank official reveals.
In the article, written by People’s Bank of China (PBoC) deputy governor Fan Yifei for the bank’s...
After Empire’s Exit Scam, Darknet Market Patrons Scramble to Find Alternatives
29.8.2020
Ever since the darknet market (DNM) Empire went under, DNM patrons have been scrambling to find reliable marketplaces on the deep web. On forums, individuals are discussing which markets are safe, the logistics of how to use different DNMs, and how much they lost from Empire Market’s exit...
Top Indian Central Banker Says Cryptos Have a Future But Fears Monopoly
20.8.2020
A former chief economist of the IMF said neither private digital currencies nor central bank digital currencies should hold a monopoly
US Bank Regulator: Dollars on Blockchain ‘Better Than Central Bank Monopoly on the Payments System’
29.7.2020
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks points to existing stablecoin projects as an example for U.S. payments infrastructure
The Covid-19 Crisis Fueled Darknet Markets – A Patron’s Biggest Concern Is Mail Disruption
19.7.2020
Ever since the coronavirus outbreak swept the globe, darknet markets (DNM) have grown exponentially and the lockdowns worldwide are prompting first-time DNM buyers. Currently, the largest DNM on the invisible web is the marketplace Empire, and the only thing impeding the rush of DNM sales these...
Christophe Cieters: Monopoly Money
12.7.2020
As money developed and people opted to place it in secured storage, banks started issuing banknotes which represented a client’s deposit at the bank and the promise to redeem each note for the amount of gold it represented at a 100% reserve rate. Market exchange rates of the coins were...