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The SZBOX X100 is a small computer that looks more like a router or some other type of appliance than a typical desktop computer. It has a long and thin metal body with angled edges and curved corners and a design that lets you either lie the computer …
The SZBOX X100 is a small computer that looks more like a router or some other type of appliance than a typical desktop computer. It has a long and thin metal body with angled edges and curved corners and a design that lets you either lie the computer on its side horizontally or stand it up in […]
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The Framework Laptop 16 is a notebook computer with a modular design. Like Framework’s original 13 inch laptop, the 16 inch model that launched in 2023 uses an Expansion Card system to let users choose and arrange the laptop’s ports, a chas…
The Framework Laptop 16 is a notebook computer with a modular design. Like Framework’s original 13 inch laptop, the 16 inch model that launched in 2023 uses an Expansion Card system to let users choose and arrange the laptop’s ports, a chassis that’s easy to open, and a motherboard that’s designed to be replaceable. But new with […]
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For over a decade, The Pirate Bay has been accepting Bitcoin donations. In dollar terms, this provided a relatively modest but consistent revenue stream. However, if the torrent site had held onto its early Bitcoin, it could have amassed a small fortune, worth $14 million today. The same applies to BitcoinTorrentz, which once charged today’s equivalent of $8,000 per gigabyte transferred.
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It’s been three years since we last checked in on The Pirate Bay’s Bitcoin wallet.
While the torrent site may not be raking in the digital dough like it used to, the donations keep trickling in.
Back in 2021, we estimated that TPB was receiving around $10 per day in Bitcoin donations. Our latest analysis shows that this figure remains surprisingly consistent.
Over the past three years, the site has added approximately 0.196 BTC to its latest donation address. That’s a little over $20,000 now, averaging $15 per day since the last update.
This amount isn’t enough to sustain the site, obviously, and the tiny amounts of Ethereum, Litecoin, and Monero donations don’t offer any help on this front. The real spectacle is revealed when we go more than a decade back in time, adding up all donations over the years.
In 2011, Bitcoin was mostly used on the dark web, where “Dread Pirate Roberts” popularized it through Silk Road. This direct payment option outside the traditional banking system also appealed to venues where added privacy was welcome.
The torrent download service BitCoinTorrentz.com was the first platform to combine BitTorrent and Bitcoin. The remote download service offered high-speed downloads at the modest price of 0.08 BTC per gigabyte. That was $0.25 at the time, but over $8,000 at today’s rates.
BitCoinTorrentz was a niche service. By July 2012, it had 422 registered users, who downloaded a modest number of files. At the time, it wasn’t seen as a spectacular success, but the 16.5 BTC it made in bandwidth fees that month would be a fortune today.
With Bitcoin’s spectacular price increase over the years, hindsight is a recurring theme. Paying 10,000 BTC for two pizzas was reasonable at the time, but with today’s price of ~$103,000 per bitcoin, that’s a billion dollar feast.
On a different level, earnings from The Pirate Bay’s early donation efforts also look quite spectacular.
In April 2013, The Pirate Bay quietly added a Bitcoin address to the site’s footer. This update didn’t come with an announcement or instructions, but those who were familiar with it started sending ‘donations’ right away.
The silent donation drive was quite successful. In 24 hours, 73 transactions were transferred into Pirate Bay’s wallet, adding up to a healthy 5.56 BTC. At the time, the exchange rate was roughly $125, so this $700 bonus was more than welcome.
After this initial boom, incoming donations started to slow down but Pirate Bay supporters continued to tip the site in the years that followed.
Custos Media Technologies estimated that the torrent site earned a massive 126.64 in Bitcoin donations between 2013 and 2015, and a year later we reported that another 8.21 had been added. From 2017 onwards the Bitcoin price rose quickly, adding a little over one bitcoin in seven years.
Of course, the real story is what could have been. If The Pirate Bay had held onto all the Bitcoin it received since 2013, that stash would now be worth around $14 million. However, it’s highly unlikely the team resisted the urge to cash out at some point, or use the funds to pay for expenses.
The Pirate Bay’s crypto experiments were not limited to Bitcoin. In 2017, many of the site’s users complained that their CPU usage increased dramatically when they browsed certain Pirate Bay pages. It was later revealed that the site had implemented a Monero cryptocurrency miner provided by Coinhive.
While using user resources isn’t chic, the potential monthly payout of $12,000 was certainly appealing. With this in mind, it’s no surprise that many other pirate sites, mostly the dubious ones, followed suit.
The Pirate Bay’s most recent crypto experiment came in 2021, when the site launched its own PirateToken, also known as ‘TPB’. Skeptics suggested that this could be a setup for a ‘rugpull’, but the site indirectly denied this.
According to an official statement, the token was launched to unlock new featured in the future. For example, it could be used to donate to uploaders and moderators, as well as unlock VIP content. These plans never came to fruition.
Instead, the PirateToken slowly faded into oblivion, with the rest of the ‘dead’ token projects. Apparently, not everything crypto-related turns into a goldmine.
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The labor-of-love mod project sold out quickly, but more will be made.
When Sony launched the PlayStation Portable almost exactly 20 years ago, the value proposition was right there in the name: a PlayStation, but portable. But now modders have flipped that, introducing a PSP that can be played on a TV, console-style, and they've dubbed it the PS Placeable.
It's a non-destructive mod to PSP-2000 and PSP-3000 systems that allows you to play PSP games on the TV off the original UMD physical media format, with a wireless controller like the PlayStation 4's DualShock 4—all wrapped in a miniature, PlayStation 2-like enclosure.
Let's be frank: One of the main reasons this thing gets special attention here is that its look is both clever and, well, kind of adorable. The miniaturization of the retro styling of the PlayStation 2 is a nice touch.
With the annual Consumer Electronics Show less than a month away, it’s likely that we’re going to see next-gen chips from Intel, AMD, and maybe even Qualcomm soon. But that means it’s also a pretty good time to spot savings on laptops…
With the annual Consumer Electronics Show less than a month away, it’s likely that we’re going to see next-gen chips from Intel, AMD, and maybe even Qualcomm soon. But that means it’s also a pretty good time to spot savings on laptops with chips featuring current and previous-generation processors. For example you can pick up […]
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Rhode Island said it’s being extorted after hack of Deloitte-run benefits system.
Hackers trying to extort the Rhode Island government infiltrated the state's public benefits system, causing state officials to shut down online services that let residents apply for Medicaid and other assistance programs.
"As part of this investigation today, we discovered that within the Rhode Island Bridges system, a cybercriminal had installed dangerous malware that constituted an urgent threat," Governor Dan McKee said at a Friday night press conference, according to The Providence Journal. "That is why tonight we have shut down the system. That means customers will temporarily not be able to access any customer portal related to the services on Rhode Island Bridges."
The vendor "Deloitte confirmed that there is a high probability that a cybercriminal has obtained files with personally identifiable information from RIBridges," McKee's office said in a press release. Rhode Island has "proactively taken the system offline so that the State and Deloitte can work to address the threat and restore the system as quickly as possible."
The Acer Chromebook Spin 312 is a new ChromeOS convertible that can be used as a small laptop or large tablet thanks to a 12.2 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel IPS LCD touchscreen display and a 360-degree hinge. With an Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core Alder Lake-N…
The Acer Chromebook Spin 312 is a new ChromeOS convertible that can be used as a small laptop or large tablet thanks to a 12.2 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel IPS LCD touchscreen display and a 360-degree hinge. With an Intel Core i3-N305 octa-core Alder Lake-N processor, 8GB of LPDDR5 memory, and 128GB of eMMC flash storage […]
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Amazon ignores strike threats, denies claims of “uniquely dangerous warehouses.”
Just as Amazon warehouse workers are threatening to launch the "first large-scale" unfair labor practices strike at Amazon in US history, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a report accusing Amazon of operating "uniquely dangerous warehouses" that allegedly put profits over worker safety.
As chair of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Sanders started investigating Amazon in June 2023. His goal was "to uncover why Amazon’s injury rates far exceed those of its competitors and to understand what happens to Amazon workers when they are injured on the job."
According to Sanders, Amazon "sometimes ignored" the committee's requests and ultimately only supplied 285 documents requested. The e-commerce giant was mostly only willing to hand over "training materials given to on-site first aid staff," Sanders noted, rather than "information on how it tracks workers, the quotas it imposes on workers, and the disciplinary actions it takes when workers cannot meet those quotas, internal studies on the connection between speed and injury rates, and the company’s treatment of injured workers."
Bei Amazon sind Steckdosenleisten von Brennenstuhl vergünstigt. Ein Modell aus Aluminium kostet knapp die Hälfte. (Technik/Hardware, Amazon)
Bei Amazon sind Steckdosenleisten von Brennenstuhl vergünstigt. Ein Modell aus Aluminium kostet knapp die Hälfte. (Technik/Hardware, Amazon) Bei Amazon sind Steckdosenleisten von Brennenstuhl vergünstigt. Ein Modell aus Aluminium kostet knapp die Hälfte. (Technik/Hardware, Amazon)
Bei Amazon sind Steckdosenleisten von Brennenstuhl vergünstigt. Ein Modell aus Aluminium kostet knapp die Hälfte. (Technik/Hardware, Amazon)
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