The UK’s high court has issued an order demanding Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex to freeze $860,000 in Bitcoin payments sent to ransomware hackers through the platform. A huge portion of the money came from a ransom paid by a Canadian insurance company that had to part with $1.2 million after it …
Read More »Bill to Exempt Small Crypto Transactions from Taxes Returns to US Congress
Bill to Exempt Small Crypto Transactions from Taxes Returns to US Congress A new bill that exempts small crypto transactions from the capital gains tax is expected to return to Congress for additional deliberations. The bill has been in the works for years and has been pushed through by a Washington-based non-profit dubbed the Coin Center. Titled the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020, the bill …
Read More »PayPal Exits Facebook Crypto Group, Can Libra Manage?
Washington, D.C. – PayPal recently announced it is dropping its support to the Facebook backed Libra Association. The company gave a statement, Friday, on its decision to forgo any and further association with Libra, and shifting their time and efforts into advancing their existing business priorities and missions. The decision …
Read More »Viewers’ favourite Chef Fatima Ali dies at just 29
The favourite from last season of Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ passed away on Friday after a yearlong battle fighting bone cancer. Ali publicised her illness at the end of 2017 when she posted an Instagram post after being diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma, a bone cancer that affects soft tissue around the …
Read More »Can Robots make music?
Picture this Imagine your favourite song. Now imagine a machine cranking out 50 similar tunes in a matter of days. Musicians are already experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) to create songs that actually aren’t that bad. This is nothing new This may come as a surprise, but musicians have been …
Read More »UK Plans To Lift The Fuel And Alcohol Freeze To Support NHS
NHS’ rank in healthcare had considerably decreased because of factors such as the lack of staff wherein the budget and equipment are not properly supplied. Additionally, NHS had been financially pressured because they are spending more than they’re getting. Thus, the government promised to help improve NHS’ services by pledging …
Read More »UK Heatwave Affects Cats And Dogs
United Kingdom’s Heatwave soars as high as 32 degrees Celsius on June 29, 2018. The scorching week has not only been affecting its water and food consumption but also the animals within the UK area. Cat Charities have suggested to pet owners to keep their pets indoors as their pet …
Read More »Great White Possibly Lurking In UK Waters
Every year, around 70 shark attacks are reported worldwide – and only a fraction of these are fatal. There are more than 40 different species of sharks living and passing through Britain’s waters. Although, shark attacks are extremely rare, the amount of unprovoked shark attacks in the United Kingdom (UK) …
Read More »Heatwave UK 2018 Causes Ireland To Conserve Water
This summer of 2018, a heatwave struck the United Kingdom (UK) as it experiences a temperature that ranges from 30 to 32 degrees Celsius. A spokesman for the Met stated that the UK weather would not change for a while and will last for at least five more days. With …
Read More »Ticketmaster Hacked By An Unknown Third-Party Using Malicious Software (Other Parties Shared Response)
Ticketmaster announced that personal information of their customers in the UK had been hacked by an unknown third-party. Affected parties are only within the UK, and they are advising their clients to modify their information and observe suspicious activities in their accounts. The unknown software had hacked the personal information …
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