Flowery V20 Talk and Government Terror: Why Darknet Crime Is the Least of Our Worries
Governments and central banking regulatory bodies continue to express concern about crypto being used for criminal purposes and terror. The terror campaigns of these very same governments continue unabated, however. In the wake of the V20 summit it might seem that lawmakers actually care about stopping darknet crime, money laundering, and other abuses facilitated by the anonymity crypto provides. What is really happening is the...
Bitcoin Cash Register Surpasses 10,000 Installs and BCH is Coming to Brave in Weekly Video Update
Bitcoin Cash Register has surpassed 10,000 installs on the Google Play Store, live streaming platform Twitch reinstates cryptocurrency payments and BCH is coming to the Brave web browser. Watch these and other developments discussed in this week’s video update on Bitcoin.com’s Youtube channel. Also Read: Over 22,000 Traders Have Now Signed up to Local.Bitcoin.com Twitch Reenables Cryptocurrency Payments Twitch is a video...
Tip Twitch Livestreamers With BCH Using the New Tipbitcoin.cash App
Last week the pseudonymous developer who created the Crescent Cash wallet, Pokkst, announced the launch of a new tipping service called Tipbitcoin.cash. The tool gives anyone the ability to tip their favorite streamer on Twitch using bitcoin cash. Also Read: Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures of Bitcoin Mining in Mosque Meet the Bitcoin Cash Tipping App for Twitch — Tipbitcoin.cash Twitch, the live streaming video platform...
New Foxtel Blocking Application Targets Streaming, Torrent & Proxy Sites
Following the introduction of amendments to copyright law in 2018, it is now easier than ever to have ‘pirate’ sites blocked by ISPs in Australia. The new rules mean that regular ‘pirate’ sites such as streaming and torrent platforms, as well as any service that has the primary purpose and/or primary effect of facilitating access to infringing content, can be targeted. On June 18, 2019, Foxtel returned to the...
“Go Unlimited” Taunts Hollywood With DMCA-Ignore Video Hosting
Video streaming is more popular than ever. This is true for the YouTubes and Netflixes of this world, but also for pirate sites. The influx of dedicated pirate streaming sites has triggered a cat and mouse game. Pirate sites are constantly trying to find stable hosting platforms, while rightsholders, Hollywood included, work hard to take videos down. These takedowns can be fairly effective. Most hosting platforms, even those...
