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Submission + - Bitcoin implodes, falls 90% (arstechnica.com)

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on Wednesday October 19, 2011 @07:51AM

souravzzz writes: "Bitcoin, the world's first peer-to-peer digital currency, fell below $3 on Monday. That represents a 90 percent fall since the currency hit its peak in early June."

Submission + - Anti-Piracy Lawyers Accuse Blind Man of Downloadin (seattleweekly.com) 1

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on Tuesday August 16, 2011 @02:46PM

souravzzz writes: "As the mass-lawsuits against BitTorrent users in the United States drag on, detail on the collateral damage this extortion-like scheme is costing becomes clear. It is likely that thousands of people have been wrongfully accused of sharing copyrighted material, yet they see no other option than to pay up. One of the cases that stands out is that of a Californian man who’s incapable of watching the adult film he is accused of sharing because he is legally blind."

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