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Kenya Resists US Government’s Lobbying for Worldcoin, Considers Limiting Use of Tiktok

23.3.2024
The U.S. government has attempted to persuade Kenyan officials to lift the suspension of Worldcoin’s operations in the country, but these overtures have been rejected, the Kenyan Interior cabinet secretary has said. The Kenyan government is also considering restricting officials’ use of the social...

South Korea Regulator Holds Firm Stance Against Crypto ETFs Approval

12.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock While the US has finally approved a decade-long wait for Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), South Korea still stands firm in banning BTC ETFs. South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) said that the launch of virtual currency ETFs is “impossible”...

New Scientist’s Bitcoin Ban Article Sparks Backlash: Experts Slam ‘Bad Science’ and Bias

9.1.2024
On Jan. 8, 2024, a New Scientist article sparked debate by questioning whether nations ought to consider banning bitcoin due to its environmental footprint. The editorial has drawn significant criticism from numerous bitcoin supporters. Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expert Daniel...

Bitcointalk Forum to Enforce Mixing Talk Ban

4.12.2023
Bitcointalk, a historic Bitcoin-focused forum, has announced it will start banning mixer-related topics next year. Forum administrator Theymos argued that while these services were not necessarily illegal, a pattern has emerged where these platforms are consistently being taken down by...

Xbox Is Banning 'Unauthorized' Controllers And Accessories

30.10.2023
Microsoft appears to be cracking down on third-party peripherals for its consoles. Players are reporting getting error messages when they try to use certain off-brand controllers on Xbox Series X/S, with the accompanying text telling them them that the devices are not authorized and will no longer...

Destiny 2 Offers Players $45 Credit After Banning Them By Mistake

11.10.2023
Destiny 2 has been cracking down on cheating in recent years, and the sci-fi shooter is now riddled with players who claim they were banned by mistake. However, it seems at least some of them may have been telling the truth: Bungie recently contacted a few players to apologize for banning them...

Singapore’s Monetary Authority Issues 9-Year Ban on Three Arrows Capital Founders

14.9.2023
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued nine-year prohibition orders against Three Arrows Capital (3AC) founders Zhu Su and Kyle Davies, banning them from regulated financial activities in the country. The orders come after a MAS investigation that reportedly uncovered multiple...

Banning ransomware payments: An attractive but dangerous idea

16.8.2023
The U.S. and Australia are considering banning ransomware payments, but will it solve the problem, or harm people and destroy businesses?

US Congressman Warren Davidson: ‘Banning CBDC Is Essential to America’s Fintech Future’

16.8.2023
U.S. Congressman Warren Davidson has railed against central bank digital currencies (CBDC), stating that enacting a ban on these instruments is “essential” for the future of the fintech industry in America. Davidson explained that many people wrongly conflate cryptocurrencies with CBDC...

Nigerian Association of Money Changers Calls for Banning of Binance

12.8.2023
The leader of Nigeria’s Association of currency exchangers has accused the crypto giant Binance of helping to worsen the local currency’s woes and asked authorities to consider banning the platform. The leader suggested that the optimism which ensued after Tinubu’s government floated...

Thailand Joins Singapore in Banning Crypto Lending Services

4.7.2023
Amid increased global scrutiny on crypto exchanges, Thailand joins Singapore among Southeast Asian countries to ban retail lending and staking services. The Thai Securities and Exchanges Commission announced a ban stopping crypto exchanges from offering lending and staking services to retail...

Steam Might Be Banning Games Made With AI Art

29.6.2023
Valve seems to be blocking video games created with AI-generated assets from being published on its online storefront Steam. A Reddit post from earlier this month, first noticed by GameDiscoverCo founder Simon Carless, includes a message from Valve explaining that it “cannot ship games for which...

IMF Economists Say Countries Should Address Crypto Demand Drivers Instead of Banning

23.6.2023
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economists have cautioned that banning cryptocurrency “may not be effective in the long run.” Instead of outlawing crypto, they suggest countries should address “the drivers of crypto demand, including citizens’ unmet digital payment needs.”...

Banning crypto ‘may not be effective in the long run’ — IMF

22.6.2023
After proposing a single ledger CBDC payment system, the International Monetary Fund reported on the regulation and use of digital currencies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Fortnite Is Banning Anyone Who Uses This Game-Breaking Exploit

23.5.2023
Fortnite is issuing bans to anyone who uses an esoteric exploit that lets players freeze time with the Kinetic Blade katana. In only the smattering of days since players discovered the “game-breaking” glitch, before Fortnite developers “temporarily disabled” the kinetic blade’s usage in tournament...

Today in Crypto: Liechtenstein Government to Accept BTC as Payment, Everledger Enters Voluntary Administration, NY Attorney General Proposes Banning Exchanges From Trading Their Tokens

8.5.2023
Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.__________... Read More: Today in Crypto: Liechtenstein Government to Accept BTC as Payment, Everledger Enters Voluntary Administration, NY Attorney...

North Carolina House Passes Bill Banning State Agencies From Accepting CBDCs

4.5.2023
The North Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill that would ban state agencies from accepting payments in central bank digital currencies. Lawmakers passed that bill 118-0 on Wednesday. The bill would encompass “any institution, bureau, board, commission, officer, or political...