India Strikes Crypto Exchange Bybit: Major Fine Issued, Website Blocked
Crypto exchange Bybit has been fined and blocked in India for violating anti-money laundering laws, as authorities crack down on unregistered crypto operations in the country. Bybit Hit With Penalty, Website Blocked in India Over AML Violations The Indian Ministry of Finance announced last week that the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) had imposed a financial […] Powered by...
Russia Enforces Crypto Mining Oversight—Miners Must Report Earnings
Russia now requires crypto miners to report earnings by the 20th of the following month, tightening oversight and restricting mining to approved entities while barring financial crime offenders. Russia Demands Crypto Miners Report Earnings—New Law Reshapes Industry Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FNS) revealed on Feb. 3 that taxpayers involved in digital currency mining now have […] Powered by...
KickAssAnime Flagged for ‘Suspected Phishing’ by Cloudflare
With hundreds of millions of annual visits, KickAssAnime (KAA) is one of the larger anime pirate sites. The streaming portal, which relies on third-party hosted videos, is particularly popular in the United States. Over the years, rightsholders have attempted to pinpoint the site’s operators, presumably to shut it down. Just last summer, the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) obtained a DMCA subpoena, requiring Cloudflare...
Piracy Victories for Hollywood & Premier League Spark Progress Concerns
Years before it happened, the MPA predicted that improved internet connectivity in Vietnam would likely lead to piracy problems down the line. The MPA’s prediction was fairly detailed and turned out to be extremely accurate. That the country would quickly become one of the safest places in the world to run a pirate site, led to real-world examples of how quickly sites can grow in an environment lacking credible enforcement. Yet, in...
LaLiga: Cloudflare, Google and X Are Essential Piracy Facilitators
Every year, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative asks copyright holders to share input for its Special 301 Report. Based on these recommendations, which center around copyright and piracy problems, the USTR compiles an annual list of countries that deserve extra attention. By definition, the overview aims to identify foreign companies and policies that may hurt U.S. businesses. However, that doesn’t stop foreign entities from...
