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Thai SEC Proposes Banning Crypto Businesses From Staking and Lending Activities
17.9.2022
The Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed banning businesses from engaging in crypto staking and lending activities. The regulator is seeking public comments on the proposal, noting that the purpose of this prohibition is “to provide greater protection to investors...
Thailand Bans 'Depository Services', Chinese Court Says Investors Can Trade Crypto, Coinbase-BR Partnership + More News
15.9.2022
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Thailand's SEC Bans Crypto Firms From Offering Staking and Lending Service
15.9.2022
Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has banned crypto companies from offering staking and lending services, according to a release on Thursday
Diablo Immortal Community Faces New Unrest Over Ill-Gotten Orbs, Lack Of Bans
12.9.2022
In the real world, everything runs on Dunkin. In Diablo Immortal, it’s powered by orbs. Eternal Orbs, to be precise. And players are once again reckoning with the mobile action-RPG’s microtransaction economy after Blizzard announced that players who’d purchased hundreds of thousands of illicit orbs...
Netflix bans crypto commercials on ad-based streaming service: Report
5.9.2022
Desperate to boost revenues, Netflix announced in July that it would be launching a cheaper subscription tier that features commercials
US Lawmaker Says ‘Too Much Money and Power’ Behind Crypto to Ban It
5.9.2022
U.S. Representative Brad Sherman says Congress has not banned crypto because “there’s too much money and power behind it.” He elaborated: “Money for lobbying and money for campaign contributions works, or people wouldn’t do it, and that’s why...
Steam Bans Scammers After Dev Reveals Potential Shady Game Reselling
2.9.2022
Earlier this week, a developer’s Twitter thread about shady Steam curators who potentially lie to get free game codes went viral. In the thread, using a bit of a sting-like operation to support his suspicions, the dev theorized that these shady curators take game keys and sell them instead of using...
Nintendo Bans Splatoon 3 Cheaters Before The Game's Even Out
31.8.2022
Splatoon 3 fans were treated to a nice surprise this past weekend when Nintendo staged a special Splatfest event before the game’s official release. This gave folks a chance to download and play a demo of the colorful shooter ahead of its September 9 release date. However, players bold enough...
Taliban Releases Arrested Crypto Dealers, Bans Crypto in Afghanistan
29.8.2022
The Taliban has released arrested crypto dealers after around a week in detention but has imposed a nationwide ban on digital assets citing scams and fraud.
On August 14, the Taliban forces raided a total of 16 local crypto exchanges in Herat, the third-largest city of Afghanistan, without prior...
Valve Bans Steam Dev From Forums After 'Abusive' Behavior
22.8.2022
Facing criticism of your own creative work can be challenging. I should know. But when responding to criticism involves, well, punching down on marginalized communities, or going on random, unrelated, political tirades that recklessly bash people trying to stay healthy and safe during on-going...
Panamanian Regulator May ‘Swing the Ax’ after Bitcoin-friendly Bank Bans Use of Crypto Mixers
12.8.2022
Panama’s “bitcoin (BTC) and crypto-friendly” bank Towerbank says it will bar its customers from making use of crypto mixers – in the wake of the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)’s move to sanction Tornado Cash earlier this month....
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Mailchimp bans crypto content creators without prior notice
12.8.2022
The email marketing service provider temporarily suspended crypto-related accounts due to alleged terms of service violations
US Government Bans Ethereum Mixer Tornado Cash, Platform Added to OFAC’s SDN List
8.8.2022
On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department’s watchdog the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) banned the ethereum mixing application Tornado Cash. OFAC has cited that the mixer has helped North Korean hackers such as the hacking syndicate known as Lazarus Group. OFAC Sanctions Tornado Cash...
Minecraft Bans NFTs And Blockchain, Which 'Do Not Align' With Game's 'Values'
21.7.2022
While the whole NFT thing appears to be mercifully on the decline, there are still companies out there—like Square Enix—trying to justify partnering with technology that exists solely as an enormous scam. Mojang is clearly not one of them.Read more
Mojang Studios bans Minecraft NFT integrations
20.7.2022
"NFTs can create models of scarcity and exclusion that conflict with our Guidelines and the spirit of Minecraft," says the entity
Minecraft Bans NFTs, Sending One In-Game Builder’s Token Spiraling
20.7.2022
Microsoft's Minecraft is banning NFTs, becoming the latest video game to take a stand on the hot button crypto culture wars
Vladimir Putin Bans Digital Payments in Russia
15.7.2022
Russia president Vladimir Putin has signed a bill that adds to a previous prohibition against cryptocurrency payments in the country
China’s WeChat bans crypto and NFT-related accounts
21.6.2022
The policy also covers secondary NFT trading as the firm notes that “accounts that provide services or content related to the secondary transaction of digital collections shall also be dealt with.”
French Institution Bans English Words Like 'eSports' And 'Streaming'
2.6.2022
For centuries now, the Académie Française has basically overseen the entire French language, being responsible for everything from grammar to publishing French dictionaries to acting as the “official authority on the language”. An important part of that role in recent decades has been to ward...
Study: Amid Mining Bans, China Still Commands World’s Second-Largest Share of Bitcoin Hashrate
17.5.2022
New data stemming from the latest Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) report on bitcoin mining indicates that China still holds the second position in terms of global hashrate. While China commands close to 22% of Bitcoin’s global hashrate, the United States currently dominates...