Israel’s Most Popular Pirate Site Makes Headlines For Politics, Not Piracy
In common with all developed countries around the world, entertainment companies in Israel face considerable challenges due to online piracy. While there’s no shortage of local content for download and streaming, international hit shows are all available for illegal consumption too. These can be consumed in their mainly English-language original formats but there is a massive audience for subtitled TV shows too. This is where...
Combine new NoSQL logging and auditing features in Apache Cassandra
Apache Cassandra‘s upcoming 4.0 release includes new features to help organizations monitor user activity in the database. These features provide a robust set of enterprise-class audit capabilities that can help companies meet their Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), Payment Card Industry (PCI), and other regulatory and security requirements. read more Powered by...
Sichuan Officials Continue to Foster the Relationship Between Bitcoin Mining and Hydropower
The province of Sichuan is well known for being one of the largest concentrations of bitcoin miners on earth because electrical costs are extremely cheap in the region. Data shows that miners using hydropower in Sichuan are paying between 0.065-0.075 yuan or $0.01 per kilowatt-hour. According to regional reports, a number of enterprises that mine bitcoin have been approved to leverage hydropower consumption in the province. Last...
72% of Investors Will Hold Bitcoin Even if Price Falls to $0
A new poll finds that 72% of bitcoin investors are bullish about the cryptocurrency and will hold onto it even if the price somehow falls to zero. A total of 22,635 votes were gathered for this survey. Most Bitcoin Investors Would Hodl Regardless of the Price Twitter user Plan B, known for his stock-to-flow price prediction model, has conducted a Twitter poll to establish when bitcoin investors will sell their BTC if the price does...
Amid US Postal Service ‘Crisis’ USPS Files Patent for Blockchain Mail-in Voting Scheme
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is falling apart at the seams and many Americans are blaming the Trump administration. The USPS may have to deal with the U.S. election ballot process, as mail-in votes may be the dominant practice thanks to the coronavirus. Amid the American public’s concerned reaction about the internal problems at the USPS, on August 13, the postal entity published a patent for a blockchain-based...
