How Bitcoin Cash Can Avoid the Same Mistakes as Bitcoin Core, Part 2
The following opinion piece was written by Jonald Fyookball. In part 1 of this series, I highlighted the importance of education. A community that is educated will be less influenced by propaganda. The second principle is that of clarity. The community needs to be “on the same page”. There is never going to be a perfect alignment of opinions among a large group of people, but… we need to have the same...
After Telegram, Viber May Be Blocked, Russian Minister Says
Viber may be treated like Telegram if security services are not able to obtain its encryption keys, Russia’s telecom minister said. The app offers end-to-end encryption, and is the most popular messenger in several Eastern European countries. Recently, its COO, Michael Shmilov, said the company would not be able to hand over the keys. Also read: Six Alternatives to Telegram for Cryptocurrency Communities “Can’t Give...
BCH Ecosystem Grows With May 4X Hard Fork Less Than Two Weeks Away
This week there’s a lot going on within the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ecosystem as markets have been on fire and infrastructure continues to grow. Over the past six months, the price of BCH is up over 139 percent, and the price has jumped 13 percent higher over the last seven days. At the moment the value of BCH hovers just above the $1,500 USD price region, and traders have been swapping over $1.2Bn worth of bitcoin cash over the last...
Russia Blocks 50 VPNs & Anonymizers in Telegram Crackdown, Viber Next
Any entity operating an encrypted messaging service in Russia needs to register with local authorities. They must also hand over their encryption keys when requested to do so, so that users can be monitored. Messaging giant Telegram refused to give in to Russian pressure. Founder Pavel Durov said that he would not compromise the privacy of Telegram’s 200m monthly users, despite losing a lawsuit against the Federal Security...
MPAA-Seized Popcorn Time Domain Now Redirects to Pirate Site
Four years ago Popcorn Time took the Internet by storm. The software amassed millions of users by offering BitTorrent-powered streaming in an easy-to-use Netflix-style interface. While the original developers shut down their project after a few months, following pressure from Hollywood, others forked the application and took over. PopcornTime.io swiftly became the main Popcorn Time fork. The spin-off soon had millions of users and...
