Ross Ulbricht’s 144,336 Bitcoins
Ross Ulbricht attorney, Paul Grant, refers to stipulation of federal government seizure as a “sad day for justice” and a “boon for the federal government’s on-going war against privacy and civil rights.” Also read: Dear Ross Ulbricht 48 Million USD Released to Federal Law Enforcement From Colorado, Paul Grant, criminal and civil defense attorney for Ross Ulbricht, sighed when reached by phone Monday...
Sweden’s Largest Online Stockbroker Avanza Bank Adds Bitcoin Services
This week, Avanza Bank, Sweden’s largest online stockbroker with over 600,000 customers is now providing clients with the ability to track bitcoin and other digital assets using their account interface. Also read: A Few Chinese Bitcoin Exchanges Bid Farewell to the Crypto-Community Avanza Bank Offers Bitcoin Price Tracking — Says More Customers Are Investing In Cryptocurrencies The Swedish firm Avanza Bank...
Bitpay Sprints Towards Processing $1B Bitcoin Payments Annually
The global bitcoin payment service provider, Bitpay, has released a progress report that details the company’s payment volume has grown exponentially this year by 328 percent. The Atlanta-based company founded in 2011 says it’s steadily approaching US$1B in bitcoin payments processed annually. Also read: Goldman Sachs Contemplates Creating a New Bitcoin Trading Operation Bitpay’s Payment Volume Has Grown 328%...
Porn Copyright Trolls Terrify 60-Year-Old But Age Shouldn’t Matter
Of all the anti-piracy tactics deployed over the years, the one that has proven most controversial is so-called copyright-trolling. The idea is that rather than take content down, copyright holders make use of its online availability to watch people who are sharing that material while gathering their IP addresses. From there it’s possible to file a lawsuit to obtain that person’s identity but these days they’re more...
Judge Recommends ISP and Search Engine Blocking of Sci-Hub in the US
Earlier this year the American Chemical Society (ACS), a leading source of academic publications in the field of chemistry, filed a lawsuit against Sci-Hub and its operator Alexandra Elbakyan. The non-profit organization publishes tens of thousands of articles a year in its peer-reviewed journals. Because many of these are available for free on Sci-Hub, ACS wants to be compensated. Sci-Hub was made aware of the legal proceedings but...