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Alleged Russian boss of Bitcoin ‘money-laundering scheme’ wants to go home

Mar22
by on March 22, 2019 at 11:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of troubled cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e (who is wanted in several countries for his potential involvement in a Bitcoin fraud case) has lodged an appeal for extradition to his native Russia. Vinnik, who has reportedly been on hunger strike for three months, was arrested in July 2017 at the behest of the US Justice Department, accused of laundering billions of dollars with Bitcoin. He was on a family holiday in Greece at the time. The extradition request has been made based on “humanitarian reasons.” Vinnik’s lawyers claim his life is at risk – he was reportedly…

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Alleged Russian boss of Bitcoin ‘money-laundering scheme’ wants to go home

Mar22
by on March 22, 2019 at 11:01 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Alexander Vinnik, the alleged operator of troubled cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e (who is wanted in several countries for his potential involvement in a Bitcoin fraud case) has lodged an appeal for extradition to his native Russia. Vinnik, who has reportedly been on hunger strike for three months, was arrested in July 2017 at the behest of the US Justice Department, accused of laundering billions of dollars with Bitcoin. He was on a family holiday in Greece at the time. The extradition request has been made based on “humanitarian reasons.” Vinnik’s lawyers claim his life is at risk – he was reportedly…

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CHEAP: You can now get Anker’s Soundcore Liberty Neo wireless buds for just $50

Mar22
by on March 22, 2019 at 10:16 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


We’ve been fans of Anker’s Soundcore wireless buds, ever since they were called “Zolo.” Remember that? As we’ve seen over the years with the Liberty and Liberty Lite buds, they offer a beautifully bassy experience, paired with great build quality and amazing battery life. And now you can get a pair of the Liberty Neo buds for just $50. That’s a 15-percent discount on the usual price of $64.99. Not much of a discount, admittedly, but it’s still respectably cheap. What do you get for a bit of paper with Ulysses S. Grant’s face on it? Well, the Bluetooth 5-enabled…

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Netflix’ $4 mobile-only subscriptions could bolster its growth in India

Mar22
by on March 22, 2019 at 9:24 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, India


In a bid to grow its audience in India, Netflix is trialing cheaper subscriptions that allow access to its streaming video service only on mobile devices, reports The Economic Times. The plan, which costs Rs. 250 ($3.65) a month, comes in at half the price of Netflix‘ cheapest standard plan for users in the country. That could make a lot of sense for the streaming giant, which brought its service to India in 2016, and was soon followed by Amazon’s Prime Video. It’s keen to grow its audience by 100 million with viewers in the country, but it has plenty…

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13 ways entrepreneurs can help their company guard against hacking

Mar22
by on March 22, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


As technology evolves, so do hackers’ techniques, something which puts tremendous pressure on organizations to constantly update their security measures in order to keep their data secure. Hackers can expose not only important company information, but sensitive customer data as well, leading to potentially devastating effects. To find out how to better protect your organization’s information, we asked a panel of entrepreneurs from YEC the following question: What is one practical thing your company can do to better protect itself and its data against phishing or hacking attacks? Here’s what they had to say: 1. Encrypt data and install a…

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