Yenom Launches Bitcoin Cash Library Implemented in Apple’s iOS-language Swift
This week the developers of the Bitcoin Cash-centric mobile wallet called Yenom have introduced a new Bitcoin Cash Kit (BCK) for BCH developers. The BCK is a Swift implementation of the BCH protocol and the first library (lib) for iOS which represents an important addition to the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. Also Read: The Bitcoin Cash Network Processed 687,000 Transactions on August 1st Yenom Developers Launch Bitcoin Cash Kit...
$26K Worth of Bitcoin Sent to Controversial Activist Tommy Robinson
The controversial political activist and independent journalist Tommy Robinson was sent £20,000 ($26K USD) worth of bitcoin, according to local reports, by supporters to help cover legal costs. Mr. Robinson was arrested two months ago for allegedly violating a contempt of court order. He was sent to a local jail, and recently the court found fault with him being detained and decided to release him. Supporters, and even some...
Reformed Music Pirates Increasingly Choose Legal Streaming Services
As one of the most popular consumer items in the whole world, music is important to billions of citizens globally. It’s also surrounded by a giant industry that for years has complained bitterly about online piracy. More recently, however, there have been signs that illegally grabbing music from the Internet is not as prevalent as it once was. A new report from market research and data analytics firm YouGov only adds weight to...
Record Labels File ‘Billion Dollar’ Piracy Lawsuit Against ISP Cox
For more than a decade, copyright holders have been sending takedown notices to ISPs to alert them that their subscribers are sharing copyrighted material. Under US law, providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances” and increasingly they are being held to this standard. Cox Communications has been one of the prime targets thus far. A federal court previously ordered the ISP to...
Why I still love Alpine for email at the Linux terminal
Maybe you can relate to this story: You try out a program and really love it. Over the years, new programs are developed that can do the same things and more, maybe even better. You try them out, and they are great too—but you keep coming back to the first program. That is the story of my relationship with Alpine Mail. So I decided to write a little article praising my de facto favorite mail program. read...
