Big Name Investors Voicing Bitcoin Optimism Are Louder Than Negative Colleagues
Bitcoin’s price is on a tear in 2017, and it’s hard not to notice the decentralized currency’s spectacular run this year. As the value climbed to new heights this October, surpassing $5800 per BTC across global exchanges, many well-known investors have stated this month that they believe bitcoin’s future will be very bright from here on out. Also read: Judge’s Decision to Delay Bitlicense Hearing...
Nordic Law Firm Now Accepts Bitcoin Payments
A Finland-based law firm, Nordic Law, made an announcement Thursday they would begin accepting bitcoin payments for legal services rendered. Specializing in business and law, the firm recognized their clients’ needs for leveraging alternative forms of payment. Also read: Remittance Startup Bitspark Drops Bitcoin Over Network Fees The company blog explains: “We have received several inquiries from foreign...
Tech Giants Protest Looming US Pirate Site Blocking Order
While domain seizures against pirate sites are relatively common in the United states, ISP and search engine blocking is not. This could change soon though. In an ongoing case against Sci-Hub, regularly referred to as the “Pirate Bay of Science,” a magistrate judge in Virginia recently recommended a broad order which would require search engines and Internet providers to block the site. The recommendation followed a...
Mozilla awards $500K to open source projects, Rome increases its use of FOSS, and more news
In this edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at Mozilla funding open source projects, CBC Radio launching a streaming media project, Rome increasing its use of open source, and more. Open source news roundup for October 1-14, 2017 read...
