Tipping App Gitcash Returns With Plans to ‘Make It Rain’ BCH on Github
Dec14

Tipping App Gitcash Returns With Plans to ‘Make It Rain’ BCH on Github

The Gitcash project has re-launched this week after taking a brief hiatus following the Bitcoin Cash hard fork. After returning, the Github tipping application has released a new splitting application for pre-fork bitcoin cash and this past ‘Tipping Tuesday’ the Gitcash crew “made it rain” BCH on unsuspecting Github projects. Also Read: Digital Currency Platform Revolut Receives European Banking License...

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French Lawmakers Propose Lower Electricity Rates for Cryptocurrency Miners
Dec14

French Lawmakers Propose Lower Electricity Rates for Cryptocurrency Miners

Two French legislators have made a number of proposals aimed at turning France into a leading force in the development of the industry built around cryptocurrencies. One of the ideas is to allow crypto mining companies to take advantage of preferential electricity prices. Also read: Ukrainian Village Distributes Dividends From Crypto Investment ‘France Must Have Its Own Mining Farms’ As part of a parliamentary mission to...

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Digital Currency Platform Revolut Receives European Banking License
Dec14

Digital Currency Platform Revolut Receives European Banking License

On Thursday, Dec. 13, digital payments platform Revolut announced that the company has been approved for a banking license in Europe by the region’s central bank. According to Revolut, the license will help it provide better access to digital currencies and also offer traditional banking services. Also read: Google Trends Reveals One of the Top Questions of 2018 — ‘What Is Bitcoin?’ License Approved by the...

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Rightsholders Say Latest Article 13 Text Won’t Close the Value Gap
Dec14

Rightsholders Say Latest Article 13 Text Won’t Close the Value Gap

This September, the European Parliament backed the controversial Article 13 proposals, something that was met with a chorus of support from the entertainment industries, the music sector in particular. The final text of Article 13 is yet to be finalized so the EU Parliament will need to vote again, once that’s completed. However, as Article 13 mutates to address the concerns of opponents, rightsholders have been expressing...

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Nintendo Targets Sellers of Pirated Switch Games in Court
Dec14

Nintendo Targets Sellers of Pirated Switch Games in Court

At the start of the year the infamous hacking group Team Xecutor announced an ‘unstoppable’ Nintendo Switch hack. This made it possible to load pirated games onto the popular console, an opportunity many people have taken advantage of. Some have taken it a step further by offering Nintendo Switch “modifications” for sale, specifically mentioning the Team Xecuter hack. This is what California resident Mikel...

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