Amundi Executive Pascal Blanque Calls Cryptocurrencies a Farce
Pascal Blanque, CIO of Amundi, one of the biggest asset managers in Europe, has stated that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are a farce, exposing its skeptical stance on the real value of cryptocurrencies. The investor stated that crypto assets are an expression of markets making bubbles and that investors should focus on other more logical assets. CIO of Amundi States Cryptocurrencies Are a Farce Pascal Blanque has declared that...
Localbitcoins Adds Bitcoin Cash and Other Cryptocurrencies as Payment Methods
Localbitcoins, one of the biggest P2P exchanges in the world, has added Bitcoin Cash and other cryptocurrencies as payment methods to acquire Bitcoin on its platform. This marks a clear departure from the earlier position of the company, which hadn’t added new payment methods and had remained Bitcoin-only for some time. Localbitcoins Adds Bitcoin Cash and Other Cryptos Localbitcoins, one of the biggest P2P cryptocurrency exchanges in...
South Korea’s Financial Regulator Holds Closed-Door Meeting With 20 Crypto Exchanges
Regional reports disclose South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) had a closed-door meeting with roughly 20 different cryptocurrency exchanges on June 3. The report highlights that virtual asset business operators (VASPs) that attended the meeting all had ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification. South Korean Regulator Holds a Closed-Door Meeting With 20 VASPs A report stemming from D.Street who quoted...
New Triller Lawsuit Targets Young YouTuber For Jake Paul Fight Piracy
After the Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren fight took place in April, Triller fired off a $100m lawsuit targeting entities and individuals who allegedly streamed the event illegally online. In the early stages, the lawsuit did not go to plan. Judge Percy Anderson wasn’t happy that 13 main yet separate defendants had been bundled into the same action, noting that the illegal conduct of one defendant could be wrongly attributed to another...
Anti-Piracy Outfits Target Anti-Piracy Company With Questionable DMCA Takedowns
As a veteran in the anti-piracy business, the CoPeerRight Agency has witnessed many online piracy threats come and go. When the company first started, LimeWire was the largest threat. This was later replaced by torrent sites, and today, pirate streaming and IPTV services are flourishing. All these years, CoPeerRight has offered its clients a variety of anti-piracy tools. The company sends standard takedown notices to sites and...