Thailand’s New Cryptocurrency Regulation Requires Users to Be Physically Present to Open Accounts
The Thai government has reportedly imposed a new cryptocurrency requirement. Crypto exchanges will be required to verify users’ identities using a machine that requires the customers to be physically present. Thailand’s New Crypto Rules The Thai Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has announced that starting in July “local digital exchanges must verify their customers’ identities through a ‘dip-chip’ machine that requires clients to...
U.S. Requests Lower Sentence for ‘Cooperative’ Member of Scene Piracy Group
Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice booked one of its biggest successes in its battle against online piracy. With help from law enforcement organizations around the world, the feds took out the prominent SPARKS Scene group, which was a major blow to the broader piracy ecosystem. Initially, the number of piracy releases grinded to a halt, but in recent months things have pretty much returned to normal again. The same can’t be...
Keep multiple Linux distros on a USB with this open source tool
Giving friends and neighbors a bootable USB drive containing your favorite Linux distribution is a great way to introduce neophyte Linux users to the experience we all enjoy. There are still a large number of folks who have never heard of Linux, and putting your favorite distribution on a bootable USB drive is a great way to break the ice. read more Powered by...
5 ways the Star Wars universe embraces open source
Let’s get one thing straight up front: there’s nothing open about the Star Wars franchise in real life (although its owner does publish some open source code). Star Wars is a tightly controlled property with nothing published under a free-culture license. read more Powered by...
