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Dragon Age 4 QA Devs Say They're Unionizing Over Bad Pay And Covid Safety
27.4.2022
The video game industry is currently undergoing a small but unprecedented wave of developer organizing. Last week it even reached the halls of famed RPG maker BioWare, where a group of QA contractors working on Dragon Age 4 revealed their intention to unionize. The two biggest reasons why? Bad...
Cuban central bank makes it official: VASP licensing coming in May
27.4.2022
The Gazette further determines that this decision will enter into force 20 days after its publication, which is May 16
Panamanian MP: Our Draft Crypto Law Is Different from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
27.4.2022
The MP architect of a draft Panamanian private member’s bill that proposes allowing the use of crypto as a form of payment has claimed that there are key differences between his proposed law and the Bitcoin Law adopted in El Salvador last year....
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Fidelity’s New 401(k) Product Lets Workers Add Up to 20% in Bitcoin to Their Retirement Plans
26.4.2022
The multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Fidelity Investments, has revealed the firm is allowing people to add bitcoin into their 401(k) plan as long as the employer allows it. According to Fidelity’s head of workplace retirement offerings, the company has seen...
Web3 solutions aim to make America’s real estate market more accessible
26.4.2022
Web3 solutions may be the answer to America’s housing market, but will the mainstream want to use blockchain-based platforms?
BioWare Contractors Supporting On Games Like Mass Effect Seek To Unionize
25.4.2022
Keywords Studios developers working in support of Dragon Age 4 maker BioWare are seeking to unionize. That’s according to an April 20 application filed with the Alberta Labor Relations Board. The staff is preparing for a union vote following recent labor organizing efforts at other game...
More Crypto Regulation May Be on the Way in Mexico, Suggests Central Bank Chief
25.4.2022
The Governor of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico) has spelled out its position on crypto – and has hinted that it may seek to expand the scope of its regulation of the sector.
In a report from Forbes Mexico, the Governor, Victoria Rodríguez Ceja, was quoted as telling the Senate that she and...
The Nintendo of America Contractors Who Feel Like Second Class Workers
22.4.2022
A union-busting complaint recently filed with the National Labor Relations Board accused Nintendo of America and contract worker agency Aston Carter of surveillance, retaliation, and other unfair labor practices. According to four sources familiar with the incident, that complaint, first reported...
From beer to Bitcoin as legal tender: a BTC education in Roatán
21.4.2022
How a small-scale Bitcoin education project involving a former brewery collided with plans for Bitcoin as de facto legal tender
Argentina Launches Regulatory Sandbox for Crypto Innovators & Investors
21.4.2022
Argentina is edging toward crypto regulation – as well as further adoption – with a new “innovation hub” that will allow regulators, investors, and crypto startups to work together....
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Nintendo Worker Files Complaint With National Labor Relations Board
19.4.2022
On April 15, an anonymous employee filed a complaint against Nintendo and contracting company Aston Carter with the National Labor Relations Board. The public case docket lists allegations of coercive statements, discharge, retaliation against concerted activities, and surveillance. Read more
Survey: Adoption in Argentina Grows, With 12 out of 100 Adults Having Invested in Crypto
19.4.2022
Argentinians are very interested in cryptocurrencies, according to a survey made by Americas Markets Intelligence. According to data sourced from the study, more than one in ten Argentinians have made some kind of crypto investment. Furthermore, 18% of the surveyed stated they had an interest...
The world doesn’t need banks, policymakers or NGOs — It needs DeFi
17.4.2022
DeFi can usher in a system where people don’t have to pay international corporations 10% to send money home in the internet era of Web3
Brazilian Parliament Heading for Key Vote on Crypto Regulation Bill
15.4.2022
An ambitious private member’s bill that seeks to regulate the Brazilian crypto market could be approved by the National Congress before the end of the first half of this year – with MPs set for a key vote on Tuesday next week....
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Bitcoin 2022 Miami: Conference recap and major themes
14.4.2022
The four-day event brought together developers, business leaders, policymakers and builders of the Bitcoin economy
Top Latin America delivery app to accept crypto
14.4.2022
The company has partnered with Bitso and Bitpay to allow its users to pay for orders with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Brazilian Senate announces incoming approval of the ‘Bitcoin law’
13.4.2022
The law will allow the President of Brazil to designate or create a regulatory agency to oversee the crypto market
Small Argentine Town Turns to Crypto Mining to Pay for Improvements
12.4.2022
A small town in rural Argentina has decided to invest in crypto mining hardware in a bid to raise money to pay for improved rail connections and “beat inflation.”
Ambito reported that the initiative is being pioneered by a group headed by Juan Pio Drovetta, the Mayor of Serodino, a town...
Grassroots initiatives are bringing Bitcoin education to communities across America
11.4.2022
Members of America’s crypto community aim to teach financial literacy by discussing Bitcoin at local meetups and neighborhood “corner classes.”
Miami Mayor Outlines ‘Vision for Bitcoin America’ — Says We Must Integrate BTC Into Every Aspect of Society This Year
10.4.2022
The mayor of the U.S. city of Miami, Florida, has unveiled his “Vision for Bitcoin America 2024.” Stressing that the U.S. needs to elect a pro-bitcoin president, he said “we need to integrate bitcoin into every aspect of our society” this year and “unleash...