Riot Blockchain Buys 8,000 of Bitmain’s Latest Bitcoin Miners, Company Targets 1.5 EH/s by 2021
Bitmain Technologies Inc. said Monday that Nasdaq-listed Riot Blockchain is buying 8,000 of its Antminer S19 Pro bitcoin miners in a deal worth $17.7 million. In a blog post, the Chinese crypto mining hardware maker stated that the machines will be delivered in batches of 2,000 over four straight months starting January 2021. “We are glad to continue and expand our cooperation with Riot. Riot is a long-term friend of ours, and...
US Indictments and Raids of Piracy Group Members in ‘The Scene’ Throw Top-Tier Piracy World Into Chaos
Yesterday morning, TorrentFreak began receiving reports from multiple sources that something big was happening in the shadowy world of top-tier piracy known as ‘The Scene’. From the volumes of information received, the majority of sources indicated that many so-called ‘topsites’ and their members had disappeared or gone into hiding. The word was that several major movie release groups – SPARKS, GECKOS and...
EU Commission Reports Drop in Pirate Site Ads Following Industry Deal
Most pirate sites and apps won’t survive without advertising revenue. This is why the advertising industry is seen as an important partner to combat piracy. Over the years several ad-focused anti-piracy initiatives have emerged. In the UK, hundreds of advertising agencies began banning pirate sites and elsewhere similar measures have followed. Anti-Piracy ‘Advertising’ Agreement One of the more prominent plans was...
USTVNow No Longer “Recommends” Kodi, Sends Legal Threat to TVAddons
USTVNow brands itself as a legal video streaming service providing TV for “US Military and US citizens abroad.” The platform is also popular with viewers outside these groups, many of whom access the service using the convenience of third-party Kodi add-ons designed for the task. However, in recent weeks there has been a considerable amount of confusion over the use of Kodi add-ons with the USTVNow service. A dedicated...
Create and run Python apps on your Android phone
Learning and using Python is fun. Thanks to its growing popularity, there are a plethora of ways it can be used to make the world of computing better than what it is today. read more Powered by...
