‘SEC Will Stop at Nothing to Control Entire Crypto Space,’ Says Former Federal Prosecutor
A former federal prosecutor says that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “will stop at nothing to control the entire crypto space.” The SEC has now threatened to sue the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase. The regulator is already in an ongoing lawsuit with Ripple Labs and its executives. SEC Going After Entire Crypto Space, Says Former Federal Prosecutor James K. Filan, a former federal prosecutor who served for...
The Publishers Association Ramps Up Site Blocking to Reduce Piracy
For more than a decade copyright holders of all kinds have approached the UK High Court with applications for website blocking injunctions. Applicants have included entities such as the BPI (representing the major music labels) and the MPA (movies and TV shows). Over time, these groups have expanded to include organizations such as the Premier League and similar live sports broadcasters, who in the main seek to have pirate IPTV-type...
Find files and directories on Linux with the find command
Regardless of how organized I resolve to be, it seems there are always times when I just can’t locate a file. Sometimes it’s because I can’t remember the name of the file in the first place. Other times, I know the name, but I can’t recall where I decided to save it. There are even times when I need a file that I didn’t create in the first place. No matter what the quandary, though, I know that on a POSIX...
A guide to simplifying invoicing with this open source tool
Many IT projects are late, over budget, and subject to dramatic changes during development. This makes invoicing for them one of the most taxing activities in IT. It’s stressful—it involves dealing with ambiguities, conflicting interests, and human error. Worse, every single decision made during the project affects how much you can bill for. When a sales guy brags—incorrectly—that your software “includes this...
Central Bank of Brazil Director States Government Will Know ‘Everything You Have in Bitcoin’
Mauricio Moura, a current director of the Central Bank of Brazil, stated that anonymity won’t be a choice when making cryptocurrency transactions in the country. The representative stated that, sooner or later, all users would have their transactions identified by the government. These comments came at an event promoted by the Institute of Professionals for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing. Central Bank of...
