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EA Says FIFA Players Actually ‘Love’ The Game’s Controversial Loot Boxes
12.8.2022
Four years after Star Wars: Battlefront II’s disastrous launch galvanized the world against loot boxes, EA is still defending the exploitative microtransaction in its crown jewel: FIFA. In-game card packs don’t just make the publisher billions, EA swears that players love them too.Read more
Controversial mixer Tornado Cash open-sources UI code
7.7.2022
The privacy-focused mixer has been at the center of several DeFi exploits over the past year as users attempted to obfuscate the trail of stolen funds
India's Day Of Reckoning With ‘Most Controversial Crypto Tax’ Is Here
2.7.2022
It's "D" Day for India as the crypto community deals with the imposition of the most controversial tax provision today. Calculating the predicted impact of the tax will be a wait-and-watch game at a time when the global investment community is facing a slowdown
EU Institutions Reach Provision Agreement On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation
30.6.2022
The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional agreement on the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) that is to ensure crypto transfers can be traced and that transactions considered suspicious are blocked, potentially paving the way for tougher enforcement...
John McAfee’s Body Is Still in a Spanish Morgue a Year After He Passed, His Widow Wants Answers
24.6.2022
A year ago on June 23, the anti-virus software tycoon John McAfee was found dead in a Spanish prison after Spain’s high court approved McAfee’s extradition to the United States. Today, McAfee’s body is still in a Spanish morgue as a legal case involving an independent autopsy...
India Clarifies Rules for Controversial Tax Provision Ahead of Start Date
22.6.2022
An Indian government notification from the tax authorities has clarified key procedural elements of compliance to the new and controversial tax provision, 1% tax deducted at source (TDS), effective July 1, 2022
Miladys NFT Prices Tumble After Creator Doxxes Self as Person Behind Controversial 'Miya'
24.5.2022
The collection amassed huge popularity in crypto circles but its creator has now acknowledged being the person behind a pseudonymous account allegedly linked to hate and a suicide cult
Controversial Street Fighter Champion Banned From Several Major Tournaments
20.5.2022
South Korean fighting game player Seon-woo “Infiltration” Lee revealed last night that he’s been barred from attending several major community events, including this year’s Evolution Championship Series (Evo). While the news came as a shock, many of those familiar with the highly accomplished...
EU Decision-Makers Kick Off Negotiations On Controversial 'Unhosted Wallets' Regulation
28.4.2022
As the members of the European Parliament have launched the final round of negotiations on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR) today, the crypto industry hopes to impact the legislative proposal’s wording through a lobbying campaign aimed at the European Union’s...
Europe's Lawmakers Set to Advance Discussion of Controversial Crypto AML Rules
27.4.2022
Talks on contentious anti-money laundering rules for the sector are reaching the closing stage, but some hope there’ll be wiggle room on small payments, unhosted wallets and transition periods
Floki Inu resumes controversial ad blitz in London
26.4.2022
The new campaign spanning buses and train stations across the city comes only a few weeks after regulators banned the previous ads from a marketing run Floki Inu conducted in 2021
Report: Fed’s Secret Repo Loans to Megabanks in 2020 Eclipsed 2008 Bailouts, Data Dump Shows $48 Trillion in Stealth Funding
13.4.2022
Following the controversial bank bailouts and Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in 2008, reports show in late 2019 and 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve participated in providing trillions of dollars in secret repo loans to megabanks. At the end of March, investigative journalists, Pam and Russ...
Call Of Duty Cheating Accusations Lead To Controversial 'Hacking Exam'
8.4.2022
Before YouTuber IShowSpeed was put under the spotlight for his toxicity, Jake Lucky, an esports commentator and the person responsible for highlighting Speed’s behavior, was also under public scrutiny. Lucky, who tried to exonerate an alleged Call of Duty: Warzone hacker with a lie detector test...
Can India’s Controversial New Tax Law Be Challenged in Court? Yes, Say Crypto Lawyers
5.4.2022
EU Lawmakers Back Regulation Threatening Unhosted Crypto Wallets, Defi Space
1.4.2022
Members of the European Parliament have approved a controversial regulation that could undermine the decentralized finance (defi) sector in the EU. Some of its provisions, which are yet to be coordinated with other European institutions, aim to introduce restrictive measures for transactions...
I’m Not Anti-Crypto, Says Architect of Controversial EU Money Laundering Proposal
31.3.2022
In an exclusive interview, Belgium’s Assita Kanko tells CoinDesk she just wants to stop anonymous payments being used for crime – but her claims seem unlikely to impress an industry that complains of privacy violations and stifling innovation
European Parliament Committee Passes Controversial Crypto Regulation of 'Unhosted Wallets'
31.3.2022
In another installment of the European Union’s discussions on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), the European Parliament’s Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) has passed a controversial draft that could exert a negative impact on the industry.
The provisions...
Crypto Industry Rallies Ahead of Vote on Controversial EU Crypto Regulation
30.3.2022
As the European Union institutions are advancing their discussions on the controversial Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), crypto industry representatives are looking to hamper the proposal’s potentially harmful impact on the sector’s future development....
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European Union’s MiCA Proposal Progresses to Trilogue Stage Without Bitcoin Ban Provision
27.3.2022
The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory package passed another potential hurdle this week and is moving to the next stage of the EU’s legislative process. Proponents of a controversial text prohibiting proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies, which was recently dropped from the draft...
Europe’s MiCA Crypto Rules Submitted, ECON Committee to Vote in Mid-March
9.3.2022
The European Union’s regulatory proposal for crypto markets, MiCA, has been filed with the European Parliament. The latest version of the draft framework does not feature a controversial provision that could have effectively prohibited cryptocurrencies like bitcoin that rely on proof-of-work...