Bitcoin Bull-Run Boosts Sales of a French Premium Wine Retailer Despite the Coronavirus Pandemic
A French wine trading firm has been favored by the recent crypto bull-run, specifically with the bitcoin prices surging across the board. Despite the pandemic, Lasserre & Papillon is making good numbers after founding BTC Wine. BTC Wine Was Launched During the 2017 Crypto Prices’ Rally Per an article published by Drinks International magazine, the luxury online wine retailer is witnessing a surge in demand nowadays. But the...
Grayscale’s Crypto Assets Under Management Soar Past $30 Billion — ‘Institutions Are Here’
Grayscale Investments has surpassed the milestone of $30 billion in net crypto assets under management (AUM). The company says the tremendous growth is due to institutional investors, particularly hedge funds. Grayscale revealed Friday that its net total crypto assets under management now stands at $30.4 billion. In the lead is Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which currently has over $24 billion in AUM, followed by the Ethereum trust with...
Copyright Holders Asked Google to Remove 5 Billion ‘Pirate’ Links
While search engines are extremely helpful for the average Internet user, copyright holders also see a massive downside. The fact that “infringing sites” show up in search results has become a source of frustration. As a result, Google and other search engines are facing a steady stream of DMCA takedown notices. New Milestone This week, Google reached a new milestone when it processed the five billionth removal request. It’s a...
After Hentai.cafe, Fakku Goes After Owner of Pirate Site HentaiNexus
After launching in 2006 as an unlicensed ‘pirate’ platform, over the years scanlation site ‘Fakku’ managed to grow into something more legitimate. After offering scanlations of adult manga comics (hentai) for years without obtaining permission from the original copyright holders, the site is now a fully-licensed affair. As a result, it now has to contend with pirate sites offering its own content for free. Fakku Uses DMCA Subpoenas To...
Why the success of open source depends on empathy
Open source development’s collaborative innovation and community ethos have changed the world. In The Open Organization, Jim Whitehurst explains that success in open source is found by “thinking of people as members of a community, moving from a transactional mindset to one built on commitment.” However, there is still a barrier at the core of the open source development model: Frequently, it lacks human empathy....
