Former Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Announces New Blockchain Startup
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles is dipping his feet back into the crypto industry as he wants to help Japan become a powerhouse within the blockchain economy. The former CEO of the now-defunct exchange told the media on June 5 about his new venture called Tristan Technologies. Also read: Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles Found Not Guilty of Embezzlement Mark Karpeles Is Back in the Crypto Business Statistically speaking, Mark Karpeles was...
There’s 100 Unclaimed Bitcoin Cash Wallets Hidden Worldwide
Over the last few months, the geocaching treasure hunt Findbitcoin.cash has gathered a bunch of new hidden BCH treasures. At the time of publication, there are approximately 105 concealed bitcoin cash wallets hidden all over the world with a large portion of these funds hidden in the U.S. and Australia. Also read: Bitcoin.com’s Local Bitcoin Cash Marketplace Is Now Open for Trading Hide Treasures or Become a BCH Scavenger With...
Why Darknet Drug Sales Are on the Rise
The public’s appetite for darknet drugs remains undaunted. A major new survey has shown consistent growth in online drug sales since 2014, with Scotland, Brazil and England leading the demand for narcotics procured off the darknet. Despite numerous darknet markets (DNMs) and supporting infrastructure including clearnet link sites and bitcoin mixers being shut down this year, business is booming. Also read: The Darknet Rises With...
Pirate Bay Registrations are Closed Due to Spam Flood
It’s been relatively smooth sailing for The Pirate Bay in recent months. After a tough 2018 with several days of downtime, the popular torrent site hasn’t had any major outages in a while. However, for prospective users who want to upload new torrents, all is not well. For more than two weeks now, The Pirate Bay has closed the site to new users. People who try to register an account are out of luck. While...
Terminating Subscribers Doesn’t Stop Pirates, Charter Argues
Regular Internet providers are being put under increasing pressure for not doing enough to curb copyright infringement. Music rights company BMG got the ball rolling a few years ago when it won its piracy liability lawsuit against Cox. Following on the heels of this case, several major record labels including Capitol Records, Warner Bros, and Sony Music, hopped onto the bandwagon. Helped by the RIAA, they went after ISP...
