A pirate in charge of the maintenance of MacIPTV, an IPTV service, has just been sentenced by the Swedish courts. At the same time, investors in the cryptocurrency sector fear that the price of Bitcoin will collapse in March. Meanwhile, Google rolled out a new Gmail interface.
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IPTV hacker fined 200,000 euros for selling 3,000 subscriptions
At the request of production companies SF Studios and Nordisk Film, the Rights Alliance, a Swedish anti-piracy association, has filed charges against a 21-year-old man. Arrested at his home by the police, the man is accused of having sold 3,000 subscriptions to MacIPTV, an IPTV service, in the space of 13 months. After winning more than 265,000 euros and 18 bitcoins, or 670,000 euros, he was ordered to pay 200,000 euros in damages to the production companies. The collected cryptocurrencies mysteriously disappeared after his home was searched.
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Investors fear an imminent drop in the price of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies
After analyzing the transactions carried out on the blockchain, the firm Glassnode estimates that investors expect that the cryptocurrency market is entering a bearish phase. Fearing that the latest measures from the US Federal Reserve could upset the economy, traders closed most of their positions, especially in Bitcoin. On the other hand, long-term holders continue to display an unshakeable confidence in the queen of cryptocurrencies. We take stock of Glassnode’s predictions below.
Learn more: why investors are afraid that the price of bitcoin will plunge
Google is rolling out the new Gmail interface to all users
Google has just started rolling out the new Gmail interface to all users. All Internet users will therefore be able to test this new design within a few days. For that, just go to gmail settings at the top right from a PC, then click on ” Try the new version ” under ” Quick setup “.
Read more: the new Gmail interface is coming to everyone
