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Binance Bans Russians From P2P Transactions With Dollars and Euros
10.3.2023
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has introduced new restrictions for Russian users, in accordance with the latest European sanctions. The platform is restricting access to peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions in U.S. dollars and euros for traders based in the Russian Federation. Binance Prohibits...
Pathfinder Developer Bans AI Art, Takes A Hard Stance
3.3.2023
Between games, art, and even journalism, a lot of industries are dealing with the rise of artificial intelligence removing the human element of creative works. As people have begun using AI and algorithms to create art rather than hiring workers to do it, companies are making hard stances about...
Valve Traps And Bans 40,000 Cheaters In Ingenious Way
23.2.2023
Competitive action RPG Dota 2 remains the second most-played game of all-time on Steam. Naturally, some of those players are cheaters. But this week Valve purged thousands of them from the platform thanks to an extremely clever little rouse: a bit of bogus game code that would only be activated...
Ubisoft Punishes 19,000 Accounts That Used Mysterious Exploit
21.2.2023
Ubisoft has placed sanctions on nearly 19,000 accounts for using an unspecified exploit, the Rainbow Six Siege developer revealed rather cryptically on Twitter earlier today. Read more
Report: South Sudan Government Bans US Dollar Transactions
14.2.2023
The government of South Sudan has reportedly prohibited U.S. dollar-based transactions and has directed that all local payments be settled in the local currency. The Salva Kiir Mayardit government reportedly said it also wants all signed commercial contracts to be based on the local currency. South...
Judge Bans Sam Bankman-Fried From Contacting FTX Employees And Using Signal
1.2.2023
Amazon Bans Lost Ark Bots, Humans Caught In Crossfire
16.1.2023
Amazon’s Diablo-like RPG, Lost Ark, had over 1.3 million people playing it at launch. It’s cooled off since then, but there are still tens of thousands of people who log on every week to enjoy it. Or they would, if they hadn’t been banned for no reason.Read more
Microsoft Bans Crypto Mining on Its Online Services Without Permission
15.12.2022
Customers will require Microsoft's written permission to mine crypto
Microsoft bans cryptocurrency mining on cloud services
15.12.2022
Microsoft now requires users to obtain a written pre-approval from the firm in order to use Microsoft Azure for mining cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin
Canada bans crypto leverage and margin trading after FTX collapse
13.12.2022
Now-bankrupt exchange FTX attempted to enter Canada in June 2022, but local regulators have managed to prevent the mess
Nigeria bans ATM cash withdrawals over $225 a week to force use of CBDC
7.12.2022
The limits set by the Central Bank of Nigeria are part of a broader push to encourage digital financial transactions
A US Senate hearing will discuss FTX, New York bans proof-of-work and FTX evaluates its assets: Hodler’s Digest, Nov. 20-26
26.11.2022
UK Bank Starling Blocks Payments to Crypto Platforms — Claims Crypto Is High Risk, Heavily Used for Criminal Purposes
26.11.2022
Starling Bank has informed its customers that the bank no longer supports fund transfers to cryptocurrency platforms, including crypto exchanges. The bank stated that cryptocurrencies “are high risk and heavily used for criminal purposes and, as such, we no longer support them.”...
UK bank Starling bans crypto-related purchases and deposits citing high risk
24.11.2022
Starling has banned its customers from purchasing cryptocurrencies with their bank cards or receiving transfers from crypto merchants
Anime Convention Bans All AI-Generated Art
16.11.2022
AI-generated artwork, an ethical and copyright nightmare that is pissing artists off the world over, is finding resistance everywhere from Newgrounds to Fur Affinity to, in this latest case, an anime convention that has described AI art as “counterfeit merchandise”.Read more
Moldova Bans Cryptocurrency Mining Amid Energy Crisis Caused by War in Ukraine
28.10.2022
The government of Moldova has decided to suspend crypto mining activities in the country as it’s facing a major energy crisis. The move is part of emergency measures to reduce power consumption with energy supplies dwindling due to the escalating conflict in neighboring Ukraine. Authorities...
Activision Bans Top Call of Duty Twitch Streamer From $100,000 Tourney Over Marriage Prank
18.10.2022
Activision hosted a Call of Duty tournament this weekend, and the top competitive player was noticeably absent from the lineup. In a now-deleted tweet, Doug “Censor” Martin revealed that the publisher had banned him for competing in Fortune’s Keep, citing that he had “harassed [Nadia Amine].”...
EU Bans Crypto Services for Russians in New Sanctions Over Ukraine Escalation
7.10.2022
An array of crypto-related services have been targeted in the latest round of sanctions on Russia approved by the EU. The measures are part of an expected tightening of the economic and financial restrictions in response to Moscow’s decision to annex Ukrainian territories. EU Council Adopts...
Nicolas Maduro Tempts West With an Abundance of Oil and Gas, Venezuelan President Wants Sanctions Lifted
25.9.2022
Amid the economic rumblings across the world and the energy crisis in Europe, Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro has said his country is ready to step up and help with oil. Despite the fact that Venezuela has the largest supply of crude oil in the world, U.S. economic sanctions imposed in 2019...
Twitch Bans Major Gambling Sites After Streamers Threaten Strike
21.9.2022
It’s been a rough 24 hours for people broadcasting in purple. After a scandal broke that a Twitch streamer had been scamming viewers and peers alike out of an alleged $200,000 to fund a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive addiction, top personalities started exerting pressure on the live-streaming...