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FTX, Binance Deal Draws Antitrust Concern
8.11.2022
The proposed sale of FTX’s non-U.S. business to Binance, announced Tuesday amid concerns over stability at FTX, has drawn concerns of antitrust retaliation in the U.S. and elsewhere
EU Antitrust Officials Are Worried About Competition in the Metaverse
19.10.2022
The European Commission has been targeting big tech firms for unfairly controlling online markets and will be looking in detail at the regulation of virtual online worlds
Metaverse Market Dominance Raises Competition Worries, EU Antitrust Officials Say
19.10.2022
The European Commission has been targeting big tech firms for unfairly controlling online markets and will be looking in detail at the regulation of virtual online worlds
Stadia's demise - did it have to happen?
3.10.2022
Also: Steam's antitrust lawsuit gets spicier, and lots more!
Is your game built for 'main'-ing, trending, or sampling?
10.8.2022
Also: Roblox data, PlayStation & Xbox antitrust fighting, & lots more
Lawsuit Claiming Steam Gives Valve Too Much Power Is Moving Forward After All
11.5.2022
A U.S. district judge has decided that an antitrust lawsuit against Valve over how it operates and uses the Steam platform can move forward. The company suing Valve, Wolfire Games, alleges that the Half-Life and Portal developer uses its digital storefront and its huge amount of control over the...
Steam's U.S. antitrust lawsuits fail to get dismissed - now what?
9.5.2022
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Coinbase CEO Says Apple’s Crypto Policy Raises ‘Potential Antitrust Issues’
25.4.2022
The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, says Apple has not played nice with crypto, noting that the tech giant has banned a bunch of crypto features in its App Store. Apple’s anti-crypto policy raises “potential antitrust issues,” said...
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Purchase Isn’t Great, But Isn’t An Illegal Monopoly Either
19.1.2022
Yesterday’s announcement of Microsoft’s plan to purchase Activision Blizzard King for nearly $70 billion immediately sparked discussions about antitrust laws and monopolies, financial terms that pop up whenever a high-profile company purchases another high-profile company. While the merging...
White House Tech Advisor Tim Wu Keeps at Least $1 Million in Bitcoin
8.6.2021
Tim Wu, top advisor to the Biden administration on technology and competition policy, holds more than $1 million in cryptocurrency, shows a recently filed financial disclosure. The antitrust expert, who is known as a prominent big tech critic, has in the past questioned the value of bitcoin....
Bitcoin Cash antitrust suit dismissed with prejudice
2.4.2021
A Judge has nixed a lawsuit alleging Roger Ver and Jesse Powell and several other crypto figures engaged in market manipulation
US Judge Dismisses Antitrust Case Accusing Bitmain, Kraken, and BCH Devs of Manipulation
1.4.2021
A U.S. court in Miami has dismissed an amended complaint in the lawsuit that accused nine defendants including Kraken founder Jesse Powell, Bitcoin.com founder Roger Ver, Bitmain’s Jihan Wu, and a few open-source Bitcoin Cash developers of collusion. U.S. Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley...
New antitrust legislation aims to put an end to tech monopolies in the US
4.2.2021
The era of tech giants buying up their up-and-coming competitors will be over if these senators get their way
Antitrust watchdogs around the world are going back to school to study blockchain and AI
20.1.2021
Gearing up for new battles against data-driven monopolies, antitrust enforcers may well look to blockchain as a way of getting honest data from companies they don't trust
Visa and Plaid Abandon Acquisition Plans Over DOJ Antitrust Concerns
12.1.2021
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the $5.3 billion deal was off
Visa abandons $5.3B Plaid acquisition in the face of DoJ antitrust suit
12.1.2021
The Justice Department's November suit has reversed the planned merger
FTC sues Facebook in antitrust lawsuit as regulators mount offensive
10.12.2020
Regulators around the globe are increasingly turning hostile to the social media behemoth
Visa’s Planned $5.3B Purchase of Fintech Firm Plaid Challenged by US DOJ
5.11.2020
The Justice Department alleges Visa’s acquisition of Plaid would eliminate competition in the online debit market, leading to higher prices
Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Visa's acquisition of Plaid
5.11.2020
Monopolizing a market is legal in some instances, but not others
Visa powers one more crypto card amid ongoing antitrust charges
29.10.2020
U.S. regulator's growing distrust in tech companies is not stopping them from extending their services into the crypto industry