Spotify Takes Down EeveeSpotify; ‘Reborn’ Version Immediately Surfaces
With nearly 700 million monthly active users across over 180 markets, Spotify is the world’s most popular music streaming service by a significant margin. The streaming giant has always positioned itself as a competitor to pirate services, but its success also relied on pirates. In the early days, Spotify allegedly used MP3s from The Pirate Bay to populate its beta service. The notorious Swedish torrent site was instrumental in other...
Two Alleged Pirate IPTV Operators Sent to Prison For Contempt of Court
A little over three years ago, SmoothStreams was considered one the most reliable and well-known pirate IPTV providers. Several years of what appeared to be fairly plain sailing in relatively calm waters proved to be deceptive. Following a years-long investigation, a huge coalition of entertainment industry companies including Bell Media and Rogers Media, members of MPA-Canada (Motion Picture Association Canada) and ACE (Alliance for...
Robinhood Launches Football Prediction Markets Through Kalshi
Robinhood has announced the launch of pro and college football prediction markets within the app, allowing customers to trade on the outcomes of popular football games. Since the introduction of prediction markets last year, over 2 billion contracts have been traded on the platform. The new markets will feature contracts for all regular season pro […] Powered by...
Harvard Professor and Ex-IMF Chief Economist Offers Excuses for Misjudging Bitcoin a Decade Ago
In a recent social media post, Kenneth Rogoff, a former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), reflected on his earlier prediction that bitcoin was more likely to be valued at $100 than $100,000. Rogoff, a Professor of Economics at Harvard University, acknowledged that he underestimated the U.S. government’s willingness to implement sensible cryptocurrency […] Powered by...
Illinois Governor Accuses Trump of Letting ‘Crypto Bros Write Federal Policy’
The Prairie State passed landmark legislation on Monday designed to regulate digital assets and crypto ATMs. JB Pritzker Slams Trump’s Approach to Crypto Policy Democratic Illinois Governor Jay Robert “JB” Pritzker signed two pieces of crypto legislation into law on Monday, then turned around and used the opportunity to slam U.S. President Donald Trump for […] Powered by...
