Bitcoin Futures Volume Spike As Cboe Awaits ETF Decision
Everyone knows that bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have been on a steady decline since the last month of 2017. While digital asset spot prices have been quite volatile, bitcoin futures products provided by two of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, Cboe and CME Group, have seen a steady increase in trade volume and more liquidity within these markets. Furthermore, Cboe is hoping to launch a bitcoin-based...
Russia Adopts Draft to Prohibit ‘Piracy-Enabling’ Software
At the turn of the century, most online piracy was carried out using software applications. With their inbuilt search features, tools such as KaZaA and eDonkey were all the rage. With the advent of BitTorrent, however, a dual approach was required. While the file transfers themselves still took place in torrent clients, the .torrent files (which contain instructions on where to obtain content) had to be downloaded from indexing sites...
YouTube Launches “Copyright Match” Tool to Protect Initial Uploaders
Millions of YouTube channel operators use the platform to distribute their own creations, from their latest musical compositions, to tutorials, reviews, or news segments. While most remain unique, many of the most popular creators are plagued by people who rip their content from the site before re-uploading it to their own YouTube channel. It’s a quick way of grabbing thousands of views with minimal effort while denying creators...
What's the difference between a fork and a distribution?
If you’ve been around open source software for any length of time, you’ll hear the terms fork and distribution thrown around casually in conversation. For many people, the distinction between the two isn’t clear, so here I’ll try to clear up the confusion. First, some definitions Before explaining the nuances of a fork vs. a distribution and the pitfalls thereof, let’s define key concepts. Open...
How to set up DevPI, a PyPI-compatible Python development server
The first time I used DevPI, I was getting ready for a camping trip with my wife and kids. By “getting ready” I do not mean practicing my s’mores-making skills. I mean that I knew my kids would be entertained by camp staff some of the time, and I planned to fix a few bugs in the Twisted package. I also knew I would not have internet on the campgrounds, so I needed to be able to develop without connecting to the...
