Money Laundering Scandals Bring Court Charges and Record Job Cuts to Euro Banks
The international financial establishment is known to express concern about the risks of money laundering when the crypto space is mentioned. A string of scandals indicates, however, that traditional banks are not only susceptible to the phenomenon but sometimes complicit, whether knowingly or inadvertently. New chapters have been added to the saga over the last few months that are hurting banks, bankers and their clients. Also read:...
110 Crypto Exchanges Want to Launch in Japan – A Look at Recent Changes
Following G20 meetings, where Japan led several discussions regarding crypto assets, the country’s top financial regulator told news.Bitcoin.com that 110 crypto exchanges are now interested in launching in Japan. The country recently passed a new cryptocurrency bill, and some approved crypto trading platforms have undergone changes. Also read: G20 Leaders Issue Declaration on Crypto Assets – A Look at Their Commitments 110...
Alleged Mastermind of Giant Pirate Manga Site Arrested in Manilla
During April 2018, the Japanese government introduced emergency website-blocking measures aimed at reducing levels of copyright infringement in the country. Several ISPs responded by blocking three leading pirate sites including Mangamura, AniTube! and MioMio, all of which had huge followings in Japan. As the largest player, Mangamura was of particular interest. Founded in 2016, the manga-focused site was blamed for facilitating huge...
Cooperative ‘Copyright Troll’ Lawyer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison
Over the years, copyright trolls have been accused of involvement in various dubious schemes and actions, but there’s one group that has gone above and beyond. Prenda Law grabbed dozens of headlines, mostly surrounding negative court rulings over identity theft, misrepresentation, and even deception. Most controversial were the shocking revelations that Prenda itself produced adult videos and uploaded their own...
uTorrent Now Includes Tokenized BitTorrent Speed
More than a year ago, TF revealed that Justin Sun, founder of cryptocurrency TRON, was planning to buy BitTorrent Inc. The sale was completed in 2018 and was followed by an announcement this January that the company planned to augment the BitTorrent protocol with a method to speed up downloads using a new token called BTT. The idea is that people can earn BTT by seeding content for longer, thus providing more bandwidth for the swarm....
