The Substance: Pre-Release Piracy Made People MORE Eager to Visit the Cinema
If making content available to the public to consume legally is the most effective anti-piracy measure, pre-release piracy should be the most damaging form of piracy, or at least the theory goes. The logic seems solid. When movies leak online before their intended release date, pirate copies meet consumer demand in a market that officially shouldn’t exist. A unique product unavailable to buy being distributed illegally changes...
US Customs and Border Protection Plans to Photograph Everyone Exiting the US by Car
A CBP spokesperson tells WIRED that the agency plans to expand its program for real-time face recognition at the border, potentially aiding Trump administration efforts to track people who self-deport. Powered by WPeMatico
Belo Horizonte to Become ‘Bitcoin Capital’ With New Bill
The city of Belo Horizonte has turned into a bitcoin capital after lawmakers passed a new bill that seeks to transform it into an innovation hub for crypto and bitcoin companies. The bill, which was passed on Wednesday amid a heated argument between lawmakers, establishes incentives for businesses to accept bitcoin as payment, offering to […] Powered by...
Steak ’n Shake Goes Full Crypto — 100M Can Pay With Bitcoin Next Week
Steak ‘n Shake is unleashing bitcoin payments across all locations, unlocking crypto access for over 100 million customers and revolutionizing fast-food transactions forever. Steak ‘n Shake’s Massive Bitcoin Integration Starts Next Week Steak ‘n Shake announced on May 8 on social media platform X that it will begin accepting bitcoin as a form of payment […] Powered by...
Crypto’s $10T Surge Begins—Mainstream Stablecoins Trigger Escape Velocity
Crypto adoption is about to hit escape velocity as Meta, Stripe, and Ramp embrace stablecoins, setting the stage for a $10 trillion surge in digital asset integration, experts say. Stablecoins Hit Mainstream—Crypto Adoption Reaching Escape Velocity The accelerating shift toward stablecoin adoption reached a new milestone this week as Meta, Stripe, and Ramp each revealed […] Powered by...
