American Cancer Society Creates Its First Crypto Only Donation Fund
The American Cancer Society has set up a fund for crypto donations so the nonprofit can raise at least $1 million by early 2021. Together with The Giving Block, the U.S.-based voluntary health organization expects to collect funds via several cryptocurrencies. Donations to Fund Cancer-Related Research Plummeted 50% in 2020 According to the announcement, the cancer crypto fund seeks to provide funding to ongoing research initiatives....
S&P Global: Cryptocurrencies Have Become Mainstream and Are Here to Stay, Bitcoin Reminiscent of Gold Rush
S&P Global says cryptocurrencies have become mainstream and appear to be here to stay, as more companies are offering crypto services and adoption is growing worldwide. Meanwhile, an S&P analyst believes that bitcoin’s rise is reminiscent of the U.S. gold rush. S&P Global Says Bitcoin Has Become Mainstream Financial information and analytics firm S&P Global released a special report on the current condition of...
Research Shows that Shorter Movie Release Windows Boost Revenue, Not Piracy
After a film premieres at the box office, movie fans typically have to wait a few months before they can see it online, depending on the local release strategy. This delay tactic, known as a release window, helps movie theaters to maximize their revenues. However, for many pirates, this is also a reason to turn to unauthorized sites and services. Shrinking Release Windows In recent years these release windows have slowly decreased and...
Pirate IPTV Providers Must Be Blocked By ISPs, French Court Rules
In common with their counterparts around Europe, rightsholders in France have regularly filed for injunctions to have pirate sites blocked by ISPs. Until recently, their work has been focused on traditional torrent, streaming, and other download platforms but the rise of pirate IPTV services has now prompted an expansion. Rightsholders Seek First-Ever IPTV Blocking Injunction In order to stem the tide of IPTV services offering live TV...
Start programming in Racket by writing a “guess the number” game
I am a big advocate of learning multiple programming languages. That’s mostly because I tend to get bored with the languages I use the most. It also teaches me new and interesting ways to approach programming. read more Powered by...
