US Senator Introduces Bill to Regulate Payment Stablecoins
A U.S. senator has introduced a bill to “establish the first federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins.” The lawmaker explained: “This bill will also ensure the Federal Reserve, which has displayed significant skepticism about stablecoins, won’t be in a position to stop this activity.” Stablecoin TRUST Act of 2022 U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs,...
Free Talk Live Co-Host Ian Freeman Found Guilty in Federal Crypto Trial
After close to two years, following the U.S. federal government accusing the Crypto Six of unlicensed money transmission, the case is seemingly coming to an end. According to multiple reports, Keene resident and libertarian activist, Ian Freeman, the last member of the Crypto Six case to be tried, was found guilty on all counts which included unlicensed money transmission, money laundering, and tax evasion. Freeman faces eight years...
Lawsuit: Cloudflare & NameSilo Profit From ‘Repeat Infringer’ Pirates
Competition is almost inevitable in business and as a key driver of innovation, that’s mostly a good thing. Unfair competition, on the other hand, is rarely considered a plus. In a complaint filed in a California court this week, adult entertainment company TIR Consulting LLC says that it faces unfair and illegal competition from pirate sites. It’s a familiar story for rightsholders everywhere but this lawsuit is far from ordinary....
‘Someone’ Tried to Hijack a Domain Seizure Order, Posing as a Rightsholder
Adult entertainment conglomerate MindGeek owns several of the largest ‘free’ tube sites including Pornhub. In the early days, these sites thrived on pirated content but over time, that changed. Today, MindGeek itself is one of the most protective copyright holders in the industry. MindGeek subsidiary MG Premium, for example, has many thousands of works registered at the US Copyright Office. To prevent these videos from being shared...
Experience the power of the Linux Krusader file manager
Experience the power of the Linux Krusader file manager sethkenlon Fri, 12/23/2022 – 03:00 Krusader is a simple, powerful, dual-panel file manager for the KDE Plasma Desktop and other Linux desktops. You can think of it as a power-user’s alternative to Dolphin, and it follows the tradition of “commander” style file managers (such as Midnight Commander.) Krusader includes archive handling, mounted file system...
