BTCS Crypto Portfolio Expands Over 280% in Q2 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
While many institutions struggled to recover from the market downturn experienced in March, publicly traded, blockchain focused firm BTCS Inc. (OTCQB: BTCS) has increased its portfolio by 285% in Q2 2020, through well timed investments in both Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), and crossed the $1 million mark for cryptocurrency asset under management (AUM). Following the positive growth performance seen in Q2 2020, BTCS is reportedly...
‘Hellboy’ Now Wants $150,000 in Piracy Damages from MKVCage
Until last summer, uploads from MKVCage frequently appeared on popular torrent sites. In addition, the ‘group’ also operated its own website. This changed when the makers of the film ‘Hellboy’ took the alleged mastermind behind MKVCage to court last year. In a lawsuit filed at a Hawaii federal court, HB Productions identified a Pakistani man named Muhammad Faizan as the operator. Soon after, the website went...
GitHub stores open source code in an Arctic Code Vault, Linux Foundation launches public health initiative, and more open source news
In this week’s edition of our open source news roundup, Power BI releases a new React component, GitHub completes its Arctic Code Vault project, and more open source news. read more Powered by...
A Hidden Risk for Domestic Violence Victims: Family Phone Plans
Abusers can use shared accounts to stalk and harass victims, and plans aren’t always easy to escape. Powered by WPeMatico
Crypto Scammers Steal $381 Million in 2020, While Twitter Hackers Direct Funds to Mixers
Cryptocurrency related scams have taken a total of $381 million from victims so far this year. This figure makes crypto scams the largest category of cryptocurrency-related crimes so far in 2020. Chainalysis data still shows current figures are well below those seen in 2019. In 2019, scams accounted for 74% of crypto-related crimes. The current 2020 drop in value of crypto scams is attributed to the absence of a major scam like the...
