El Salvador’s Tourism Rises 30% After Bitcoin Became Legal Tender
El Salvador’s tourism has grown more than 30% after adopting bitcoin as legal tender, according to the country’s ministry of tourism. “Cryptocurrency multiplies the opportunities to do business with more partners anywhere in the world,” the Salvadoran government explained. El Salvador’s Economy Boosted by Bitcoin Law The Salvadoran government has outlined some economic benefits resulting from adopting bitcoin as legal tender. The...
Ruby on Rails Creator Capitulates on Bitcoin After Seeing Canadian Government’s Response to Freedom Convoy
The creator of Ruby on Rails says the situation in Canada is “terrifying” and “a real wakeup call.” He admits that he was wrong about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. “A few months ago, I would not have found it credible if you said a three-week peaceful protest in Canada could have led to martial law, frozen bank accounts, and terrorist-financing laws being used to hunt protest donors,” he stressed. ‘I Was Wrong, We Need Crypto’ The...
Hollywood Wins Pirate Site Blocking Expansion in Australia
Pirate site blockades are the preferred anti-piracy tool for many copyright holders around the world. This is also the case in Australia, where blocking injunctions are commonplace today. This week, a group of prominent Hollywood studios, Netflix, and Village Roadshow, obtained the latest blocking order in Australia’s Federal Court. Fresh Blocking Order The complaint, filed in December, targets 34 sites and a total of 54 domain names....
Hollywood: PrimeWire Pirate Streaming Site is Defying Court Injunction
PrimeWire is a popular streaming portal that provides a database of links to pirated movies and TV shows hosted by third parties. It’s been around for at least eight years but in December 2021 it became clear that major movie and TV show companies had seen enough. In a lawsuit filed by Paramount, Universal, Warner, Columbia, Disney and Netflix in the United States, the studios accused PrimeWire of massive copyright infringement by...
Elon Musk Suggests That Piracy is Appealing Once Again
There is little doubt that for many people, streaming services have become the standard for watching movies and TV-shows. Subscription-based streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ even converted some hardcore pirates, as they were seen as more convenient alternatives. There is a problem though. The whole appeal of the streaming model becomes diluted when there are too many ‘Netflixes.’ Paying for a handful of streaming...
