Exploring the SLP Token Universe Built on the Bitcoin Cash Chain
Since last August, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) has become a prevalent application within the Bitcoin Cash ecosystem. So far there’s been thousands of SLP tokens created, a number of which have been very popular and used regularly. Tokens have been issued by governments like Liberland, there’s a new SLP stablecoin backed by USD, a city-token being built for Dublin, Ohio and trading platforms like Coinex and Altilly...
Calls Intensify for Indian Government to Regulate Cryptocurrency
Since the Indian government unveiled a draft bill to ban cryptocurrency, the crypto community has ramped up its efforts to influence the government’s final decision. The community has plans to reach out to parliament members to show them how flawed the crypto recommendations the government is examining are. Also read: G20 Leaders Issue Declaration on Crypto Assets – A Look at Their Commitments Fighting ‘Flawed’...
Premier League & UEFA Obtain Court Orders to Block Piracy in 2019/20
While rightsholders and anti-piracy groups often deploy multiple strategies for dealing with online copyright infringement, blocking websites, streams, and servers is now one of the most common. The Premier League broke new ground on this front in 2017, after it obtained a pioneering injunction which enabled it to track live ‘pirate’ streams and have them blocked by leading ISPs BT, Virgin Media, EE, Sky Broadband and...
Operators of Pirate Streaming Site Pelispedia Sentenced to Prison
With over a million visitors per day, Pelispedia.tv was one of the most popular streaming sites in Latin America. While users saw the site as an ideal service to enjoy free entertainment, the movie industry approached it as a major threat. Following a referral from Hollywood’s MPAA, it also appeared on the radar of the US Trade Representative, which branded Pelispedia a notorious pirate site in April. By then, rightsholders and...
From e-learning to m-learning: Open education's next move
“Access to computers and the Internet has become a basic need for education in our society.”‒U.S. Senator Kent Conrad, 2004 I spent seventeen years working in higher education, both as a campus technology leader and as an adjunct professor. Today, I continue as an adjunct professor. I know firsthand that educational technology is invaluable to the teaching and learning mission of universities—and that it...
