Jetflix Streaming Piracy Ringleader Sentenced to 7 Years Prison
According to his profile on LinkedIn, Las Vegas resident Kristopher Dallmann became the CEO of Jetflicks, LLC, in June 2007. Fueled by pirated content obtained via sites including The Pirate Bay, RARBG, and Nzbplanet, Jetflicks’ operations came to an abrupt halt in 2017 with an FBI raid on Dallmann’s Las Vegas home following a Motion Picture Association investigation. Disagreement and the Long Haul to Trial Dallmann subsequently...
How WIRED Analyzed the Epstein Video
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the differences between what the US government said about a Jeffrey Epstein video it released and the story told by its metadata. Powered by WPeMatico
The Ether Machine Goes Public to Offer Institutional Access to a $1.5 Billion Yield Opportunity
The Ether Machine, a company built around ether as a yield asset, has gone public on Nasdaq, backed by a war chest of 400,000 ETH (over $1.5 billion) to open yield opportunities for institutional investors. Company co-founder Andrew Keys believes that ethereum adoption has reached a “pivotal inflection point.” The Ether Machine Goes Public on […] Powered by...
Brian Quintenz Suddenly Dropped From CFTC Chair Nomination Vote Roster
Brian Quintenz, former commissioner at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and current head of policy at the crypto arm of prominent venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, has unexpectedly disappeared from the vote roster, according to Lydia Beyoud of Bloomberg. Quintenz had been nominated to lead the commission by U.S. President Donald Trump, but […] Powered by...
Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador’s IMF Bitcoin-Fueled Defiance Was a Fugazi
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and crypto news from the past week. This edition explores how the Salvadoran government’s confusing communication policy has led to a decline in its standing within the bitcoin community. Latam Insights Encore: El Salvador Bitcoin Allegiance Is No More, Bitcoin Purchases […] Powered by...