10 Days That Shook the World of Bitcoin
Oct20

10 Days That Shook the World of Bitcoin

When Bitcoin’s history is written, the following events will command a chapter apiece. Bitcoin is a creeping revolution that does not lend itself to listicles, and thus any such attempt is destined to fall short. What follows, therefore, is a potted history of a transformative technology whose greatest moments have yet to come. In chronological order, these are the days that shook Bitcoin to its core. Also read: Cypherpunk...

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New Qart Wallet Gives Bitcoin Cash QR Codes a Personal Touch
Oct20

New Qart Wallet Gives Bitcoin Cash QR Codes a Personal Touch

There’s a new bitcoin cash wallet under construction called Qart, a light client that provides the ability to create human-recognizable QR codes using any image. The wallet is currently available for Android devices in its beta phase, but users can experiment with the application before the official launch. Also read: Report: Emerging Markets See Sharp Growth in Cashless Transactions Qart Personalizes QR Codes...

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Operator of YouTube Rippers Should Stand Trial in the US, Major Labels Say
Oct20

Operator of YouTube Rippers Should Stand Trial in the US, Major Labels Say

Streamripping sites are seen as the largest piracy threat to the music industry, so record labels are doing their best to shut them down. Last year YouTube-MP3, the world’s largest ripping site at the time, shut down after being sued, and several other folded in response to increased legal uncertainty. Not all stream-ripping sites are folding without a fight though. FLVTO.biz and 2conv.com, owned by the Russian developer Tofig...

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Pirate Bay Founder’s ‘Njalla’ Criticized For Protecting Pirate Sites
Oct20

Pirate Bay Founder’s ‘Njalla’ Criticized For Protecting Pirate Sites

After many years of targeting people who share larger volumes of content on peer-to-peer file-sharing apps and services, Japan is now taking aim at pirate sites. In basic terms, rightsholders would like to see overseas pirate sites blocked by local ISPs, in much the same way as they are in dozens of countries elsewhere in the world. However, the process is proving a difficult one to move forward, as interference with communications is...

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