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Latam Insights: Bolivia Sells Gold for Dollars, Argentina Bans Fintech Crypto, Fitch Upgrades El Salvador’s Credit Rating
8.5.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of the most relevant crypto and economic development news from Latin America during the last week. In this issue, Bolivia passes a law to sell gold for dollars, the Central Bank of Argentina bans fintech companies from using crypto, and Fitch improves...
Nigeria Passes ‘National Blockchain Policy,’ Industry Player Says Central Bank Unlikely to Lift Crypto Ban
5.5.2023
The Nigerian Federal government said on May 3 it had passed what it called the “national blockchain policy.” The Nigerian minister of communications and digital economy, Isa Pantami, said the new policy is a product of consultations with 56 institutions and personalities. Lucky Uwakwe...
Big-Name Twitch Streamer Amouranth Got Banned Again For Some Reason
4.5.2023
Kaitlyn “Amouranth” Siragusa, one of Twitch’s top-performing and most popular female streamers, has been yeeted off the platform. She was hit with what appears to be a temporary ban on May 4, though the reason is unknown.Read more
Florida Takes a Stand Against CBDCs: Anti-CBDC Bill Receives Overwhelming Support in House and Senate
4.5.2023
In the wake of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ remarks in Jacksonville on Tuesday, both the Florida House of Representatives and Senate have approved the state’s anti-central bank digital currency (CBDC) legislation, dubbed SB 7054. The bill explicitly states that should the U.S. central...
North Carolina House Unanimously Votes to Ban Digital Dollar Payments to the State
4.5.2023
The U.S. state's House of Representatives voted 118-0 to pass an amended version of a bill that initially sought to ban crypto payments
US lawmakers introduce bipartisan bill proposing ban on members investing in 'financial instruments'
3.5.2023
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Matt Gaetz — lawmakers diametrically opposed on a variety of issues — joined forces to stop congressional members from trading stocks
Today in Crypto: Authorities Seize Domains of 9 Crypto Exchanges, US 30% Mining Tax Proposal Enters Budget, UK to Ban Cold Calls Selling Crypto, YouTuber Served on Twitter
3.5.2023
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Hollywood studios reject banning AI from writer's rooms
3.5.2023
The Writers Guild of America sent out a list of demands to Hollywood studios, including regulating AI usage in guild-affiliated projects
UK Set to Ban Cold Calls Selling Financial Products, Including Crypto
3.5.2023
The reported value of U.K. cryptocurrency fraud climbed 32% to £226 million in the year ending in September 2022
UK government targets fraudsters with new ban on cold calls for crypto
3.5.2023
The U.K. government plans to introduce laws to reimburse victims of authorized crypto fraud and work with Ofcom to prevent phone number "spoofing."
Ron DeSantis Vows to Prohibit CBDC, ‘Woke Politics,’ and ‘Financial Surveillance’ in Florida
3.5.2023
Florida governor Ron DeSantis reiterated his call for a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) during a visit to Jacksonville on Tuesday. Last March, DeSantis pushed for legislation to prohibit a CBDC in Florida. At Tuesday’s event called “Government of Laws, Not Woke Politics,”...
Samsung employees banned from using ChatGPT-like AI tools
2.5.2023
The company-wide ban prevents Samsung employees from accessing generative AI tools on all Samsung-owned devices and internal networks
OpenAI’s ChatGPT re-enters Italy after obliging transparency demands
29.4.2023
The revocation of the ban in Italy required ChatGPT to reveal its data processing practices and implement age-gating measures among other legal requirements
Brazil Bans Telegram Temporarily Due to Alleged Lack of Collaboration in Fight Against School Violence
29.4.2023
A federal judge in Brazil has ordered the temporary suspension of Telegram in the country and established hefty fines due to the supposed lack of collaboration of the company in a national crusade against school violence. Telegram failed to deliver information regarding the actions it is taking...
Hong Kong Regulator Reminds Local Banks There Is No Ban on Crypto Firms
28.4.2023
Crypto companies have complained that opening bank accounts in the jurisdiction is difficult
Apple's outside payments ban upheld as unlawful in likely win for NFTs and crypto
26.4.2023
Unless Apple appeals the decision and has the ruling overturned, developers are free to direct app users to their own systems to make purchases
Destiny 2 Streamer Accused Of Major Leak: 'Only God Can Judge Me'
18.4.2023
Big changes are coming to Destiny 2 this year and some of them leaked earlier in the month. Bungie now thinks it knows who is responsible and has taken action, banning popular Twitch streamer Ekuegan Teko-Agbo from the game he plays to make a living. The content creator says he’s innocent, however...
Destiny 2 Fights Back Cheating Devices, Sends Out Warning
14.4.2023
Bungie is cracking down on Destiny 2 players using third-party peripherals to cheat in the game’s competitive and cooperative modes.Read more
Metaverse for youth: Meta urged to ban minors from virtual world
14.4.2023
Now only allowing users from 18, Meta also wants to open up its metaverse app Horizon Worlds to users aged 13 and 17
First of many? How Italy’s ChatGPT ban could trigger a wave of AI regulation
13.4.2023
A data breach and a lack of transparency led Italy to ban ChatGPT, the popular AI-powered chatbot, sparking a debate on the future of AI regulation and innovation