LimeWire was one of the many P2P filesharing companies that had earlier pushed illegal downloading of music onto the masses before shutting its operations in 2011 following lengthy court battles. But ...
Tag: Controversial
Venezuelan Devs Were Jailed for Hacking Exchange Tied to Controversial Petro. Blockchain Data Cleared Them
The Venezuelan court agreed to take a look at CipherBlade’s report. Based on the investigation’s findings, in January 2021, over a month after the developer duo were detained, the court granted Mendoz...
Controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Passed By Florida House
Topline Legislation that would restrict instruction on sexuality and gender identity in Florida’s classrooms – nicknamed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by opponents like Florida Democrats and human rights g...
Credit Suisse shady clients: Controversial data leaked
Swiss bank secrecy regulations have shielded Credit Suisse from having to reveal if it was financing criminal activity, which is in marked contrast to the openness provided by blockchain technology. A...
BBC’s controversial documentary about crypto millionaire shows the dangers of mainstream media
Earlier this week, the BBC pulled a documentary about a crypto trader after the Guardian raised questions about the legitimacy of its claims. The U.K. broadcaster quickly removed the documentary from ...
DAO run by ENS fires DoP over a controversial tweet
DAO run by Ethereum Name Service has fired Brantly Millegan over a controversial tweet that has surfaced Many believe that it was an abuse of power as he had the option to redeem himself ENS Support...
CoinMarketCap removes three controversial SHIB addresses
Reports on Twitter stated that CoinMarketCap had removed three Shib Inu wallet addresses. The three addresses were for Binance Smart Chain (BSC), Solana (SOL) and Terra (LUNA). CoinMarketCap has only ...
ENS’ Brantly Millegan fired by DAO over controversial tweet
In a tweet posted in 2016, Brantley Millegan, as of now-former Director of Operations and DAO Steward of the ENS DAO, expressed controversial opinions on the subjects of HBTQ persons, transgenderism, ...
‘Funds are Sifu’: Wonderland’s Controversial Treasury Chief Washes $8.3M of ETH Via Tornado Cash
Sifu, the pseudonymous treasury manager of troubled DeFi protocol Wonderland, has started to cash out his multi-million-dollar Ethereum (ETH) stash through crypto mixing service Tornado Cash, making i...
Trezor removes controversial address verification protocol, other wallets follow suit
Since 2019, Swiss financial crypto intermediaries have required proof of ownership of an external wallet’s address for Bitcoin withdrawals and deposits to their customers’ non-custodial wa...
OpenSea pulls back its controversial NFT minting limit decision
Following community backlash, OpenSea decided to reverse its decision on limiting free NFT minting using its collection storefront contract. The world’s top NFT marketplace previously allowed unlimite...
Medicare Seeks To Limit Coverage For Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm
Topline The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed limiting coverage for Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm to patients participating in clinical trials Tuesday, after many medical experts claimed ...
El Salvador Prepares Regulatory Framework To Issue Controversial Bitcoin Bonds
Will the plan work? Soon, the Bitcoin Bonds will get the legal foundation they need. In a recent TV interview Alejandro Zelaya, El Salvador’s Finance Minister, said they will send the necessary bills ...
ParaSwap Founder Embroiled in Controversial Exchange
Key Takeaways A controversial exchange between ParaSwap founder Mounir Benchemled and Twitter user basedkarbon has been publicly shared. Crypto Briefing was able to get in touch with Benchemled, who c...
Why Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm is so controversial
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm in June was heralded as a historic triumph in the fight against a disease that kills thousands o...
Tesla Criticized For Opening Showroom In China’s Controversial Xinjiang Region
Topline Tesla opened an electric car showroom last week in China’s Xinjiang territory, a move criticized by a manufacturing group and a U.S. lawmaker, making Tesla the latest American company to face ...
Millegan voted out of key role at ENS after controversial comments surface
Brantly Millegan has been voted out of his role as a community steward of the organization that governs Ethereum Name Service (ENS). The vote to oust Millegan from the ENS DAO (Decentralized Autonomou...