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Hetzner, the German cloud provider beloved by developers for its budget-friendly pricing, is facing backlash after two consecutive price increases pushed its cheapest cloud tier effectively out of reach. For many small teams and indie developers who built their infrastructure around Hetzner's value proposition, the math simply no longer works. It's a reminder that affordable cloud is always a business decision, not a promise.
Turning to open source legal drama, BleachBit, the free disk-cleaning utility, has received what it's calling a false DMCA takedown claim. The project is pushing back publicly, and the case raises familiar questions about how copyright law can be weaponized against legitimate software. BleachBit has been around for years and is widely trusted, which makes the claim all the more striking.
And on the crypto front, Dogecoin led a broad market slide, dropping five percent, while BNB fell roughly four percent and XRP shed three. Bitcoin held relatively steady above seventy-eight thousand dollars. Meanwhile, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC he believes the crypto industry gains regulatory clarity either way on the upcoming Senate vote over the Clarity Act. Bold confidence, or strategic spin — probably a little of both.
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