# EXMO crypto exchange suffers second attack in two months

# EXMO crypto exchange suffers second attack in two months

“# EXMO crypto exchange suffers second attack in two months ” London-based cryptocurrency exchange EXMO suffered a distributed denial-of-service attack earlier today, causing the platform’s servers to become unavailable. In a tweet earlier today, EXMO reported that hackers had targeted the exchange with $75 million in trading volume in a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attack….

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#‘Bridgerton’ estate owner arrested on child sex charges

#‘Bridgerton’ estate owner arrested on child sex charges

“#‘Bridgerton’ estate owner arrested on child sex charges” A member of the aristocratic family that owns the lavish estate known as Clyvedon Castle in the popular Netflix series “Bridgerton” has been accused of sexual assault of a minor. The York Press reported Friday that Simon Howard, 65, was arrested and charged on two counts of…

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#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape

#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape

“#BBC banned in China after explosive report on Uighur rape” The Chinese government is banning BBC News from landing in its country after the British outlet published an explosive story on alleged torture and rape occurring in Uighur concentration camps. The decision comes one week after Ofcom, the media regulator of the United Kingdom had nixed a license for the…

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# PayPal expanding crypto services to U.K. residents

# PayPal expanding crypto services to U.K. residents

“# PayPal expanding crypto services to U.K. residents ” Residents of the United Kingdom will be the first people outside of the U.S. who are able to use PayPal for buying and selling crypto.  According to journalist Carl Quintanilla, the payments platform is planning to expand its crypto offerings to the U.K. in the coming…

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# Former British MP says central banks should ban Bitcoin

# Former British MP says central banks should ban Bitcoin

“# Former British MP says central banks should ban Bitcoin ” Nick Boles, a former Member of Parliament for Grantham and Stamford from 2010 to 2019, took to Twitter Tuesday to criticize Bitcoin over its negative environmental impact. He retweeted a post from BBC correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones showing that Bitcoin has overtaken Argentina in annual…

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#UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly through US: study

#UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly through US: study

“#UK COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly through US: study” The highly-contagious COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom is now spreading rapidly throughout the US — doubling around every 10 days, according to a new study. Researchers predicted the strain known as B117 could become the most prevalent in the nation by next month, according to…

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