Utah House Committee Approves Bill for Investment of Public Funds in Digital Assets
The proposed bill which will allow for investment of public funds in eligible digital assets received the House committee’s approval. Utah Accelerates Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill Utah’s House Committee on Economic Development has passed a recommendation for Utah’s H.B. 230 Blockchain and Digital Innovation Amendments to be approved. The bill was passed by an 8-1 […] Powered by...
Ripple CEO Praises New Treasury Secretary—Expects Pro-Crypto, Pro-Tech Reforms
Scott Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, is now the 79th U.S. Treasury Secretary under Trump. Crypto leaders, including Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse, celebrate his pro-innovation stance, anticipating major policy shifts. Scott Bessent Confirmed as Treasury Secretary, Signaling Pro-Crypto Shift Scott Bessent has been confirmed as the 79th U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Donald Trump, following […] Powered by...
Pirate IPTV: Sweden Mulls ‘Viewing Ban’ as Illegal Subscriptions Soar 25%
With the original Pirate Bay generation now all grown up, those few years of pirate rebellion aired on the world stage have been fading in Sweden for quite some time. On the rapidly evolving internet, such things are inevitable. Yet, even those most dedicated to The Pirate Bay’s downfall may take a moment to consider how things were, and how that led to the almost unrecognizable piracy arena that exists today. The Pirate Bay didn’t...
New Bill Aims to Block Foreign Pirate Sites in the U.S.
For a long time, pirate site blocking was regarded as a topic most U.S. politicians would rather avoid. This lingering remnant of the SOPA debacle drove copyright holders to focus on the introduction of blocking efforts in other countries instead, mostly successfully. Those challenging times are now more than a decade old and momentum is shifting. Today, Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) introduced the Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act...
TorrentGalaxy Pleads Financial Difficulties, Asks Users to Chip In
Founded in 2018, TorrentGalaxy has grown to become a leading player in the torrent ecosystem. The site was launched by former members of ExtraTorrent, a popular torrent site that had just shut down. The founders of TorrentGalaxy aimed to provide a home for ExtraTorrent ‘refugees’ but, over time, it evolved into one of the leading torrent sites. Earlier this month, the U.S. Trade Representative flagged TorrentGalaxy among the most...
