Indian Parliament Member Insists Crypto Is Like Gambling — Wants to Tax at 50%
An Indian parliament member says crypto is like gambling and must be taxed at a very high rate, such as 50%. “We need to discourage and disincentivize” trading and investing in the asset class, he stressed. Indian Parliament Member Wants to Tax Crypto at 50% Indian parliament member Sushil Kumar Modi shared his view on cryptocurrency in an interview with Forkast, published Tuesday. Modi is a member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of...
Bank of England Governor Says Crypto Creates ‘Opportunity for the Downright Criminal’
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has warned that crypto creates an “opportunity for the downright criminal.” The central bank chief described: “You only have to ask the question ‘What do people committing ransom attacks usually demand payment in?’ The answer is crypto.” Bank of England’s Governor Warns About Cryptocurrency Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey talked about cryptocurrency Monday at a “Stop...
1337x.to is Unreachable After Domain Name Expired
For many seasoned BitTorrent users, 1337x.to is a familiar name. The site has been around for fifteen years and is a home to many reputable uploaders. Over the years 1337x has steadily climbed through the ranks. With millions of daily visits, it is one of the most popular torrent sites, trailing only behind YTS.mx and The Pirate Bay. At the time of writing, the site is hard to reach though. Most people who try to access the main...
Sky Tries to Remove ‘Pirate’ IPTV App “CucoTV” from GitHub
With 70 million users and over 200 million code repositories, GitHub is the largest online developer platform of its kind. The site is used by individual coders and large organizations to host visually any piece of code imaginable. In addition, GitHub pages can also be used as a hosting service for websites. While most projects are perfectly legitimate, there are some that attract negative attention. Every week, GitHub receives dozens...
How LaLiga’s Anti-Piracy Tools Led To Two More Pirate IPTV Arrests
Sports leagues and their TV broadcasting partners all over Europe are working hard to combat the supply and sale of pirate IPTV subscriptions. Available for just a few euros, pounds or dollars per month, pirate IPTV subscriptions allow users to watch all the live TV content they’ll ever need, plus PPV events, movies and TV shows in one convenient package. Rightsholders see them as a threat to their survival so significant resources...
