US Government Fines Bitgo for Allowing Users to Bypass Sanctions With Cryptocurrency
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has fined Bitgo for failing to prevent users in sanctioned countries from using its crypto wallet service. The agency says Bitgo processed 183 cryptocurrency transactions that were “apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs.” US Treasury Alleges Bitgo Allows Users to Bypass Sanctions The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced on Wednesday that the Office of Foreign Assets Control...
Pirate Site Search Traffic Tanked Following Google Updates
When the file-sharing boom started twenty years ago, most ‘sharing’ took place in dedicated applications such as Napster and Limewire. This software was embraced by millions of people, mostly through word-of-mouth advertising and news reports. A few years later, when the first torrent sites appeared online, the piracy ecosystem expanded. Some of these sites were private and closed communities but others marketed themselves to the...
Japan’s Brand New Anti-Piracy Law Goes Live: Here’s How it Will Work
In 2012, Japan passed legislation that made it illegal to download unlicensed movies and music from the Internet. The move, to criminalize these activities with a prison sentence of up to two years, was widely welcomed by copyright holders. However, for many others operating in less protected niches, the law didn’t go far enough. Wildly popular manga (local comics), magazines and other literary works (such as academic texts) were not...
Explore the night sky with this open source astronomy app
I have always been fascinated with the night sky. When I was younger, the only reference materials available were books, and they seemed to depict a sky that looked different from the one I saw from my home. read more Powered by...
NYT Study: Coinbase Underpaid Female and Black Employees at Much Larger Rates Than Those in the Technology Industry
An analysis performed by the New York Times of internal pay data at cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase unveiled disparities in salaries, showing their women and Black employees were underpaid. Coinbase Underpaid Women and Black Employees, Claims NYT Study According to the report, women employees were paid by Coinbase an average of $13,000, or 8%, which is less than men’s employees at comparable job roles within the crypto exchange. The...
