South Korean Court Denies Arrest Warrant for Terraform Co-Founder Daniel Shin
A court in South Korea has again denied the arrest warrant for Daniel Shin, a co-founder of Terraform Labs who is being investigated for fraud. Shin has been accused of illegally profiting from the sale of over $100 million worth of the luna cryptocurrency before it collapsed. Seoul Court Leaves Terraform Co-Founder at Large Citing Low Flight Risk The Seoul Southern District Court has rejected a request by the Prosecutor’s Office for...
Disney Reportedly Axing Metaverse Division Amidst Company Restructuring
The metaverse division of Disney has apparently fallen victim to the latest round of layoffs announced by the company. Per reports from the Wall Street Journal citing people “familiar with the situation,” the whole next-generation storytelling and consumer-experience unit, comprised of 50 people, has been axed — this being part of the 7,000 layoffs the company is executing as a cost-cutting measure. Disney’s Metaverse Division Is No...
Matt Damon Shares Story Behind His Crypto Commercial
Famous Hollywood actor Matt Damon has revealed the story of how he became involved in creating a cryptocurrency commercial called “Fortune Favors the Brave” with Crypto.com. After the release of the crypto ad, Damon faced global criticism for his involvement in it. Matt Damon Talks About His Crypto Commercial Famous actor and producer Matt Damon shared how he became involved in creating a cryptocurrency advertisement with crypto...
Ripple CEO Slams SEC Chair Gensler for Dictating Which Crypto Tokens Are Securities
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has slammed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler for claiming that he has the authority to determine which crypto tokens are securities, rather than relying on the legislation that governs his agency’s power. “It’s time for elected officials in the U.S. to take notice,” the Ripple executive stressed. Ripple’s CEO Slams SEC Chair Gensler Over What’s a Security The CEO of Ripple...
Pirate Site Blocking Decreases Internet Traffic, Research Finds
In recent years, website blocking has become one of the most widely-used anti-piracy enforcement mechanisms in the world. ISPs in several dozen countries prevent subscribers from accessing a variety of ‘pirate’ sites. While new blocks are added every month, research on the effectiveness of these efforts is rather limited. Early Piracy Blocking Research One of the earliest pieces of academic research, based on UK data, showed that the...
