Indian Authorities Unfreeze Wazirx’s Bank Accounts, the Crypto Exchange Says
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) has unfrozen the bank accounts of cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx, the company said. The accounts were frozen as part of the federal agency’s investigation into 16 fintech companies and instant loan apps. Wazirx Says Its Bank Accounts Are Now Unfrozen Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx said Monday that the Enforcement Directorate (ED), the law enforcement and economic intelligence agency of the...
Financial Giant State Street Sees Unwaning Crypto Demand From Institutional Investors
Investment management firm State Street says that institutional clients are not deterred from investing in crypto assets despite price declines. “There is a belief that the asset class is here to stay,” a State Street executive said. State Street on Institutional Demand for Crypto State Street, a leading investment management firm, sees unwaning institutional demand for cryptocurrency despite market sell-offs, the Sydney Morning...
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns Gas Prices Could Spike This Winter — Says ‘It’s a Risk’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that gas prices could rise again this year. “It’s a risk that we’re working on the price cap to try to address,” she stressed. “Our price cap proposal is designed to both lower Russian revenues … while also maintaining Russian oil supplies that will help to hold down global oil prices.” Janet Yellen on Gas Price Increase, Inflation, EU Sanctions, and Russian Oil Treasury Secretary Janet...
DNS Resolver Quad9 Continues to Fight Pirate Site Blocking Demands
Last year, Sony Music obtained an injunction that orders DNS resolver Quad9 to block a popular pirate site. The injunction, issued by the District Court of Hamburg, required the Swiss DNS resolver to block access to a site that links to pirated music. The name of the targeted site wasn’t revealed, but we deduced that Canna.to was the target. That site was also targeted by a voluntary blocking agreement previously signed by...
ACE Shuts Down More Illegal Steaming Sites – These Sites May Be Next
There are just three certainties in life – death, taxes, and regular announcements by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment that more pirate sites have been shut down. The latest to fall to ACE are all part of an Argentina-based streaming ring, variously branded as Pelismart and Pelispop. ACE says that seven domains, all belonging to the same operator, were taken down in August following enforcement action in July. 27 Million...
