Indian Police Arrest 11 People in Cryptocurrency Scheme Defrauding 2,000 Investors
Indian police have arrested 11 people so far in connection with a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme that has duped about 2,000 investors out of $5.4 million. 11 People Arrested so Far in Cryptocurrency Scam in India Indian police have cracked down on a cryptocurrency investment scheme that has duped over 2,000 investors out of 40 crore rupees ($5.4 million). The number of arrests reached 11, seven of whom were arrested on Sunday in...
Huobi Co-Founder: We’re at Early Stage of Bitcoin Bear Market, Next Bull Run Expected in 2024
The co-founder of crypto exchange Huobi has shared his view about the current state of the bitcoin market and when the next bull run will be. “We are now at the early stage of a bear market,” he said, expecting the next bitcoin bull market to be around the end of 2024 or the beginning of 2025. Huobi’s Executive on the Next Bitcoin Bull Market Du Jun, co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, discussed when the next bitcoin bull...
Sci-Hub Blocking: Court Denies Researchers’ Application to Intervene
By providing a massive library of scientific and academic publications for free, Sci-Hub and Libgen have achieved a somewhat unique status in the ‘pirate’ market. On the one hand, the platforms freely spread knowledge and education, two of the most valuable commodities for those seeking a more enlightened and progressive global community. On the other, the platforms do so by leveraging copyrighted content that is owned and monetized...
Google Punishes Pre-Release Piracy Sites Harder in Search Results
Roughly 25 years ago, Google started its business as a simple and straightforward search engine. The startup swiftly captured a dominant market share and branched out into other businesses, including online advertising and video streaming. Google is a leading player in all of these markets today. This brings in a yearly revenues of hundreds of billions of dollars, an amount that continues to go up at a rapid pace. At the same time,...
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 02/21/2022
The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into the piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources. This week we have two new entries on the list. “Scream” is the most downloaded title. The most torrented movies for the week ending on February 21 are: Movie Rank Rank...
