Coinbase Acquires Fairx Exchange to Make Derivatives Market Approachable for Millions of Retail Customers
Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has acquired a regulated derivatives trading platform. Coinbase plans to make the derivatives market more approachable to millions of its retail customers. Coinbase Plans to Offer Crypto Derivatives to All US Customers Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange operator Coinbase announced Wednesday that it has acquired Fairx, a regulated derivatives trading platform. Fairx is regulated by the...
Major Online Services Help Identify Pirate Streaming Site Operators
An interesting lawsuit filed in a Texas court during the summer last year saw DISH Network and Sling TV partner up to sue the people behind SportsBay.org, SportsBay.tv, Live-NBA.stream, and Freefeds.com. Unlike lawsuits against regular pirate IPTV providers, the platforms were alleged to have circumvented the DRM technologies deployed by Sling TV’s streaming system (Widevine, Fairplay, and PlayReady) in order to provide their users...
Google ‘Censors’ The Pirate Bay and Other Pirate Domains in Several Countries
Copyright holders have tried a variety of measures to curb copyright infringement over the years, with varying levels of success. Site blocking has emerged as one of the preferred solutions. While these measures are not foolproof, the general idea is that they pose a large enough hurdle for casual pirates to choose legal options instead. This strategy has been rolled out in dozens of countries. Backed by governments or court orders,...
What makes Linux the sustainable OS
Battling the pandemic has created a shortage of microchips needed to produce new computers. In addition, some newer proprietary operating systems come with higher minimum standards for those systems. This conundrum has created an opportunity for those of us who use Linux in our daily lives. Extend the hardware lifecycle Linux has long been noted for adding life to aging hardware. That ability has been a boon to those folks who use...
