US Foreign Sanctions Bill Mandates That Governments Monitor Cryptocurrency
President Trump recently signed a foreign sanctions bill into law that included provisions mandating that governments monitor cryptocurrency transactions. The bill was passed by the U.S congress last month and is directed at Russia, Iran, and North Korea. Also Read: Homeland Security Injects $2.25 Million Into Distributed Ledger and Blockchain Surveillance Startups The Bill Requires That Governments Monitor Cryptocurrency to...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week on BitTorrent – 08/14/17
This week we have two newcomers in our chart. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the most downloaded movie. The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. All the movies in the list are Web-DL/Webrip/HDRip/BDrip/DVDrip unless stated otherwise. RSS feed for the weekly movie download chart. This week’s most downloaded movies are: Movie Rank Rank last...
MPAA Revenue Stabilizes, Chris Dodd Earns $3.5 Million
Protecting the interests of Hollywood, the MPAA has been heavily involved in numerous anti-piracy efforts around the world in recent years. Through its involvement in the shutdowns of Popcorn Time, YIFY, isoHunt, Hotfile, Megaupload and several other platforms, the MPAA has worked hard to target piracy around the globe. Perhaps just as importantly, the group lobbies lawmakers globally while managing anti-piracy campaigns both in and...
Controlling Millions of Potential Internet Pirates Won’t Be Easy
For several decades the basic shape of the piracy market hasn’t changed much. At the top of the chain there has always been a relatively small number of suppliers. At the bottom, the sprawling masses keen to consume whatever content these suppliers make available, while sharing it with everyone else. This model held in the days of tapes and CDs and transferred nicely to the P2P file-sharing era. For nearly two decades people...
How my two-week project turned into a full time open source startup
Over a year ago, I decided to build a software business that focused on custom web application development, startups, and unique website projects. I had built a very strong and talented team of people who were ambitious to help me start this company as their side gig. We called it Vampeo. We acquired a bunch of projects and started development while keeping our full-time day jobs. read...
