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Raven's New 'Organizational Change' Conveniently Breaks Up Union Members

25.1.2022
It was only a few days ago that 34 quality assurance testers at Raven, one of the studios working exclusively on the Call Of Duty series, formed the first ever union among Activision Blizzard employees. Today, management has responded to their success with some changes.Read more

Lawyer Accuses Huobi of Operating a Cryptocurrency Exchange That’s ‘Held Accountable Nowhere’

23.1.2022
Houbi Global, which is based in Seychelles, has been accused by lawyer Jonathan Levy of operating without accountability to any jurisdiction. The lawyer adds that the exchange’s physical address in the island nation is for mailing purposes only. Accountability Issues U.S.-based lawyer...

Union Bank of Philippines to Offer Crypto Trading and Custodial Services

23.1.2022
One of the largest banks in the Philippines, Unionbank, is reportedly launching cryptocurrency trading and custodial services. “It’s a way to future-proof our banking business,” said a Unionbank executive. Philippines’ Unionbank to Offer Crypto Trading and Custodial...

How should DeFi be regulated? A European approach to decentralization

22.1.2022
The question for DeFi regulation: Is there an "owner" of the platform who can be held accountable for complying with the regulations?

New Payment System Seeking to Bolster Intra-African Trade Goes Live

22.1.2022
A new continent-wide payment system that seeks to strengthen African fiat currencies, as well as to boost intra-Africa trade, recently went live. Discussions about onboarding more African countries are still ongoing. SMEs the Main Beneficiaries of the Payment System A new African payment system...

Bulgaria's finance minister says country is exploring crypto payment options: report

21.1.2022
The government official added that he thought Bulgaria was unlikely to become a major hub for crypto miners, many of whom many are reportedly considering leaving Kazakhstan

Call Of Duty QA Testers Form Activision Blizzard’s First Union

21.1.2022
Thirty-four quality assurance testers at Raven Software, the Activision Blizzard studio in charge of its massively popular battle royale, Call of Duty: Warzone, announced today that they are unionizing after weeks of striking over recently announced layoffs in their department. Calling themselves...

Raven QA Testers Form Activision Blizzard’s First Union

21.1.2022
Thirty four quality assurance testers at Raven Softwarew, the Activision Blizzard studio in charge of its massively popular battle royale, Call of Duty: Warzone, announced today they are unionizing after weeks of striking over recently announced layoffs in their department. Calling themselves...

Hacker Hijacks Military Numbers Station, Proceeds To Rickroll Everyone

21.1.2022
Mysterious Russian shortwave radio station UVB-76, known as The Buzzer, normally broadcasts nothing but indecipherable beeps and numbers. But recently it has started to take music requests and post memes, after hackers seemingly took control of the channel for their own purposes. “Aboba” a voice...

Indian Government Needs More Time to Finalize Crypto Bill: Report

21.1.2022
Indian government officials reportedly said that India’s cryptocurrency bill will require more time because crypto is a complex subject. The bill is therefore unlikely to be introduced in the upcoming session of parliament. The government reportedly wants to hold more discussions to build...

Xbox Boss Shrugs Off Union Question As Activision Blizzard Employees Push For Better Working Conditions

20.1.2022
Upheaval at Activision Blizzard last year over workplace misconduct sparked an unprecedented level of labor organizing at the Call of Duty publisher. Those actions recently culminated in an ongoing strike and the distribution of union cards, while the misconduct reckoning that precipitated them...

Union Bank of the Philippines selects Metaco and IBM to facilitate digital asset custody operations

20.1.2022
"With the recent launch of our APAC headquarters in Singapore, we can ensure that we continue to offer best-in-class services to UnionBank and other clients in the region," says Patrick Enjalbal, VP Customer Success managing director of Asia-Pacific region at Metaco

Indian Crypto Industry Seeks Tax Clarity in Union Budget 2022-23

10.1.2022
An Indian industry association has written to the country’s finance minister seeking clarity on cryptocurrency taxation in Union Budget 2022-23. “The budget should ideally offer coherent rules on direct taxation and the GST Council should detail the applicability of taxation, else...

Europe’s Securities Watchdog Seeks Feedback on Regulations Ahead of DLT Pilot

6.1.2022
ESMA, the European Securities and Markets Authority, has set out to establish if EU authorities need to amend existing regulations in order to facilitate the trading and settlement of tokenized securities. The regulator is now seeking opinions on the matter ahead of launching a pilot regime...

Fei-Rari Union Approved, Marking One the Largest DAO Mergers in DeFi History

22.12.2021
A vote to merge Rari Capital, an open interest rate protocol that allows the creation of permissionless lending pools, and Fei Protocol, issuer on the native algorithmic stablecoin FEI, was approved on Tuesday at Ethereum (ETH) block height 13850929. Looking at the total value locked (TVL)...

Indie Studio Forms First Video Game Union In The Country

15.12.2021
Developers at Vodeo Games, the indie studio behind this year’s excellent turn-based pinball RPG Beast Breaker, revealed over at Polygon today that they’ve unionized. Management at the studio is voluntarily recognizing the newly formed group, called Vodeo Workers Unite, making it the first of...

Kenya Based Fintech Kwara Raises $4 Million in Seed Round

13.12.2021
A Kenya based fintech, Kwara has raised $4 million in a seed round that was led by Breega VC firm. The funds will be used to create an app that allows members of credit unions to access financial services. The Rising Demand for Financial Services by Credit Union Members Kwara, a Kenyan fintech that...