Bitcoin-Pegged Token Crafted by Binance Swells, BTCB Now Commands $2.3 Billion Market Cap
Over the last twelve months wrapped or synthetic bitcoin projects have swelled a great deal. The digital token called wrapped bitcoin, for example, has 141,503 WBTC in circulation today, but the token called the Bitcoin BEP 2 (BTCB) has gathered some steam. Currently, there are 39,719 BTCB out in the wild today as the bitcoin-pegged token now has a larger market valuation than HBTC (27,906). Binance-Backed BTCB Token Jumps to 39.7K in...
NBA Team Sacramento Kings to Offer Players the Option of Getting Salary Paid in Bitcoin
The Sacramento Kings, an American professional basketball team, will offer everyone in its organization the option of getting their salary paid in bitcoin. This includes all players, according to the NBA team’s chairman, Vivek Ranadivé. The Sacramento Kings to Offer Salaries in Bitcoin The Sacramento Kings team chairman Vivek Ranadivé reportedly said on Clubhouse on Monday that everyone in his organization could receive their salary...
Pornhub’s Upload Filter Blocked Over 100K ‘Pirated’ Videos in 2020
Pornhub is without a doubt one of the most visited adult entertainment outlets on the Internet. The company, which is owned by the Mindgeek conglomerate, is loved by many but it’s certainly not without controversy. Illegal Content A few months ago, a New York Times article linked the site to child exploitation and abuse. This prompted Pornhub to organize a massive review of the content on its site, resulting in a mass removal of...
RIAA: Twitter Must License Music & Fight Piracy Without Charge
Over the years, a number of music industry players have taken on some of the largest content distribution platforms on the Internet over alleged copyright infringement, with varying success. Services such as Napster and LimeWire were effectively destroyed through litigation but more recent problems aren’t easily solvable in the same way. YouTube and Facebook, for example, have very deep pockets and an abundance of lawyers but perhaps...
Why I love using bspwm for my Linux window manager
Some folks like to rearrange furniture. Other folks like to try new shoes or redecorate their bedroom on the regular. Me? I try out Linux desktops. After drooling over some of the incredible desktop environments I’ve seen online, I got curious about one window manager in particular: bspwm. read more Powered by...
