Bitcoin Meets IP: Lombard and Story Launch Partnership for Creator Economy
Lombard, a Bitcoin-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, and Story, a layer one (L1) blockchain designed to make intellectual property (IP) programmable, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at linking Bitcoin-backed finance with digital content monetization. Lombard and Story Form Partnership to Integrate Bitcoin Into Intellectual Property Finance According to Lombard‘s announcement shared with Bitcoin.com News, […]...
Anchorage Digital Adds Global USD Transfers to Its Federally Regulated Crypto Bank
Anchorage Digital Bank, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States, has expanded its services to include global USD wire transfers, positioning itself as the first crypto-native institution to unify both cash and digital asset services under one regulated platform. Anchorage Digital Bridges Fiat and Crypto On Thursday, Anchorage Digital said the new […] Powered by...
Direct Sales & Direct Anti-Piracy Action Underpin Japan’s Plan For Explosive Growth
In the decade preceding 2023, overseas sales of Japanese content tripled, reaching approximately 5.8 trillion yen or roughly US$38.3 billion at today’s rates. According to the five-year action plan laid out in the 2025 Entertainment and Creative Industry Strategy report, that figure surpassed the exports of the semiconductor and steel industries, leaving only the car industry out in front. Now positioned as a ‘core industry,’ and with...
Record Labels Fire Back at Cox in $1B Supreme Court Piracy Case, Cite Termination ‘Hypocrisy’
The Supreme Court case between several major record labels and Cox Communications is a landmark legal battle. The outcome will determine how Internet providers should deal with pirating subscribers on their networks. Should alleged pirates be disconnected from the Internet after repeated third-party allegations of copyright infringement? Or does that go too far? In its opening brief, Cox argued that the company should not be held...
