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PornHub Now Accepts Tron (TRX) And ZenCash (ZEN) Cryptocurrency Payment Methods

The famous adult content website PornHub has just released the announcement that it is accepting two more cryptocurrencies, besides Verge (XVG). Namely, PornHub now accepts Tron (TRX) and ZenCash (ZEN) as cryptocurrency payment methods.

The addition signals the ultimate crypto-play by the site, which included a payment feature for the Verge (XVG) cryptocurrency in April.

This announcement, initially issued by Variety, was eventually endorsed by Chris Jackson, the PornHub’s spokesman. Accordingly, the site’s members can now three cryptocurrencies to buy subscriptions or for accessing content on PornHub or any of the PornHub’s affiliated platforms and websites.

After accepting Verge (XVG) in April, PornHub emerged into the world of cryptocurrency payment methods. Apparently, everything went as expected, or even better, because the famous adult content website just accepted Tron (TRX) and ZenCash (ZEN) as payment methods. Even more, PornHub is not willing to stop here and plans on adding more cryptos in the future.

PornHub just announced that accepts Tron (TRX) and ZenCash (ZEN) as cryptocurrency payments methods, and will add more in the future

Here at PornHub, it is important that we address the ever-changing payment preferences of our users and, as such, that means accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment method, which provides users with anonymity and security. We hope to continue storing our arsenal of cryptocurrencies, providing our fans with more payment methods than ever before. Hopefully, we will be the precursor to industry-wide adoption.

Corey Price, the Vice President of PornHub, in the official announcement

On the other hand, ZenCash (ZEN) co-founder, Robert Viglione, said in an official statement that PornHub’s affinity for cryptocurrencies is, in fact, helping the adult platform’s members who now have “the ability to pay for adult entertainment in private without fear of exposure.”

So far, no official comments came from Tron (TRX) representatives regarding the announcement made by PornHub that it now accepts Tron (TRX) and ZenCash (ZEN) as new cryptocurrency payment method.

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Facebook Is Up For Accepting Cryptocurrency Ads, Once Again, But Only Under Specific Conditions

Facebook’s ban on Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency ads on its social networks, including Facebook, has been partially lifted. Now, only authorized advertisers can once again add cryptocurrency ads on Facebook.

In January 2018, when Facebook announced that it was no longer accepting cryptocurrency ads, the company immediately added that it was not a permanent ban. Facebook wanted to give itself some time to examine how to deal with this somewhat new type of advertising. Five months later, we guess Facebook found an answer.

Only the authorized advertisers will be able to use cryptocurrency ads on Facebook

Cryptocurrency platforms and other companies that want to advertise for services related to cryptocurrencies must now submit a request to Facebook and wait for approval. Advertising in favor of ICOs (Initial Coin Offering) is still prohibited with no further details being offered, but Facebook announced it maintained its opinion on ICOs, as this type of fundraising is often associated with misleading or deceptive promotions.

On the other hand, no advertising is tolerated for the binary options trading platforms that are allowing speculation on the course of the cryptocurrencies.

Facebook sees the blockchain technology that powers cryptocurrencies as something useful

Rob Leathern, product management director for advertising at Facebook, writes in a release posted on his blog that due to restrictions, not all cryptocurrency ads will be accepted.

“We will be attentive to reactions, we will examine how our policy works, and we will continue to study the subject so that we can review our position after some time, if necessary.”

Rob Leathern

Facebook sees the blockchain technology behind the cryptocurrencies as useful. For example, in May, the company created a research department on new applications for the blockchain technologies, directed by David Marcus, the former manager of Facebook Messenger.

On Twitter and Google, on the other hand, the cryptocurrency ads ban remains active.

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Ethereum Classic (ETC) To Get Metamask Support, But Nothing Is Official Right Know

The Ethereum Classic (ETC) community has received news after its director, Anthony Lusardi, announced through the social network Twitter that Metamask, the Ethereum’s browser and wallet, will soon offer support to the ETC blockchain. The executive also said that, although the support is not yet finished, the work continues to develop.

This new still undergoing partnership could generate new possibilities for Ethereum Classic (ETC) and its ecosystem.

Some news articles even reported that Metamask already supported the Ethereum Classic (ETC) cryptocurrency, so Lusardi felt the need to come out to state that Metamask’s support for ETC is not officially confirmed.

We work together and hope it will be included. I must say, the chances are high. But it’s not official.

Anthony Lusardi, Ethereum Classic (ETC) Director

Metamask support for Ethereum Classic (ETC) would greatly benefit the ETC

Metamask is a plugin created as an extension for Chrome, Opera, Firefox, and Brave Internet browsers, which allows you to interact with Ethereum (ETH) blockchain and will soon support Ethereum Classic (ETC), also.

The program can run Ethereum’s decentralized applications (DApps) without the need for a complete node.

Also, Metamask has a secure identity vault and a wallet for Ethereum (ETH) transactions. The software, which is known for its fox mascot, bridges the gap between the user interfaces for Ethereum (ETH) and the web.

Ethereum Classic (ETC) was born out of an Ethereum (ETH) blockchain fork when the implementation of the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) failed. Let’s remember that after an exploited vulnerability, the DAO project was hacked, resulting in the loss of more than $60 million in ETH.

To financially support Ethereum Classic (ETC) in its development, marketing, and community, the ETC Cooperative (the ECC) was created. The goal is to provide funds for community members to develop their own projects, according to the ECC’s official portal.

Above all that, the future Metamask support for Ethereum Classic (ETC) would benefit the ETC, increasing its usability and adoption rate.

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Mysterious BitPico Group Threatened They Commence “Stress Test” Attack On Bitcoin Cash (BCH)

The Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network is the next target of the mysterious BitPico group, which was responsible for the June 22nd attack and which, as they announced, will continue over the upcoming months.

That is what the members of the group have said since June 21st through the Twitter account @BitPico. They warn that they plan to extend the stress test to more than 5000 nodes in the following six weeks. The announcement of BitPico has generated mixed reactions within the cryptocurrency community. However, there are also voices that say that it is only “smoke and mirrors.”

We have redesigned our LN stress test kit for $bch #bcash @bitcoin Why? It’s time to determine how centralized @rogerkver really is and we’re 100% sure we can divide the network into multiple bifurcations. We will see a 51% attack on #bitcoin #cash in September.

BitPico group, on Twitter

BitPico group became famous for conducting stress tests on the Bitcoin (BTC) network

The stress tests are mechanisms to test the reliability and robustness of a software or digital platform under extreme conditions of use. One of the most traditional forms is excessive sending of requests and running under limited hardware conditions. Attackers seek to saturate the program to its breaking point where potentially dangerous defects can appear.

Stress tests are also used by devs to determine whether a platform will perform optimally in the conditions of intense attacks on it. That is, to test its performance if the actual load may exceed the expected capacity.

The debate over the possible purposes of this type of stress tests on Bitcoin (BTC) and Bitcoin Cash (BTC) networks reached the Reddit platform where users began to discuss the consequences of the attack.

The majority of the Bitcoin (BTC) community’s members believe that the BitPico group’s attempt will not make any harm due to the Job Test PoW algorithm that keeps the entire network secure. On the other hand, some argue that the purpose of the attackers is to create the so-called Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt (FUD) sequence to put Bitcoin Cash (BCH) in disadvantage.

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Apple Warns iOS Fans About Jailbreak Risks

The reason why people jailbreak their iOS devices is because it gives them freedom to install whatever type of apps they want, even the apps that Apple doesn’t list on its official App Store. Not just that, but there are services such as Cydia which makes it possible for iPhone and iPad owners to install paid apps for free. With that said, it should come as no surprise that Apple is completely against jailbreaking tools and that it recently sent out a warning to jailbreak enthusiasts.

Jailbreak Risks

The Cupertino based tech-giant rolled out a new iOS update on June 16th and the update contained an unexpected surprise, a refreshed official support page. The support page now includes a document which tells iOS fans of all the risks that they are facing whenever they install jailbreak tools on their devices.

The most important risk that Apple warns iOS fans about is security vulnerabilities. Apple puts a high price on user security and it always provides iPhones and iPads with top-notch security. However, Apple is saying that these jailbreaking tools are helping hackers and malware steal personal information from iPhone and iPad owners.

OS Instability

Apple didn’t stop at security vulnerabilities and it also said that people who jailbreak their devices might have to deal with operating system instability. The support page is stating that Apple devices which are powered by a hacked iOS will drain battery life, freeze, alter data connections and even cause the OS to randomly crash.

From the looks of it, Apple is determined to get rid of the jailbreaking community. Usually, Apple simply patches all kernel exploits that hackers manage to find, but this time, Apple has decided to take the fight to the next level by warning everyone about what can happen to their devices after installing a jailbreak tool.

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