The Search for Satoshi Nakamoto: A Look at 7 Suspected Bitcoin Creators
During the last decade, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have discussed the true identity of Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto. To this day, the Satoshi Nakamoto mystery continues to prevail, and throughout the years there’s been a great number of suspects and self-proclaimed crypto inventors. Halloween is approaching and twelve years ago on October 31, 2008, Bitcoin’s inventor published the cryptocurrency’s introductory white paper....
UK Court Overturns Ruling on $1 Billion Venezuelan Gold at Bank of England
The UK Court of Appeal has overturned an earlier court ruling which denied Nicolas Maduro access to Venezuela’s gold worth about $1 billion kept at the Bank of England. The court did not recognize Maduro as the legitimate leader of Venezuela. Court Rules in Favor of Central Bank of Venezuela Over $1 Billion Gold The English Court of Appeal reportedly overturned an earlier High Court ruling Monday concerning Venezuela’s gold worth...
Tim Draper’s Venture Studio to Triple-Down on Blockchain Projects With a $25M Fund
At the LA Blockchain Summit, the blockchain and fintech venture studio Draper Goren Holm announced the launch of a $25 million blockchain fund called “Fund 1.” According to the announcement the money will be used for promising blockchain and fintech startups in Series A and seed investments. On October 6, 2020, the Los Angeles-based venture studio Draper Goren Holm revealed the launch of a new blockchain and fintech fund at the annual...
Apple Targeted By Records Labels For Distributing Music Piracy Apps
After years in the making, last Thursday a new law came into force in Russia designed to quickly remove piracy-enabling apps from the download stores of companies including Apple and Google. The legislation requires Internet distribution platforms to quickly respond to allegations of copyright infringement by either asking developers to remove their ‘pirate’ apps or if that proves fruitless, to remove them anyway. Failing to do either...
ISP Sues RIAA and Rightscorp Over “Unfair” and “Fraudulent” Anti-Piracy Threats
Under US copyright law, Internet providers must terminate the accounts of repeat infringers “in appropriate circumstances.” In the past such drastic action was rare, but with the backing of legal pressure, ISPs are increasingly being held to this standard. ISPs Sued Over Repeat Infringers Several major music industry companies including Arista Records, Sony Music Entertainment, Universal Music, and Warner Records, have filed lawsuits...
