In a new foray into the world of cryptocurrencies, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a lawsuit against the founder of Bitcoin Academy, Brian Sewell. The agency accuses Sewell of running an online fraudulent crypto scheme that cost the students $1.2 million.…
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Brazil’s Supreme Court temporarily suspends Odebrecht’s fine
Brazil's Supreme Court made a provisional decision by suspending the 8.5 billion reais (approximately $1.7 billion) fine imposed on the construction company Odebrecht due to its involvement in corruption cases.
Judge José Antonio Dias…
Hong Kong court orders liquidation of real estate giant Evergrande
Evergrande, a Chinese real estate group that has been the headline of the news media for its million-dollar debts for some time, will be liquidated, sources indicated this Monday.
In 2023, Chinese real estate giant Evergrande was pressured…
Paypal laid off about 2,500 employees
PayPal, the global digital payments giant, would have laid off about 2,500 employees today, in order to reduce operating costs and maximize profit margins.
PayPal cuts payroll An employee of the company who attended a meeting confirmed…
Digitel suffered a security flaw in its servers
Digitel, the Venezuelan telecommunications company, suffered access failures to some of its services and platforms, because its system received security threats that forced it to temporarily block its servers to protect itself.
Digitel's…
Price of the BCV dollar established this Tuesday, January 30
The official dollar in Venezuela closes this Tuesday, January 30, at 36.20 bolivars, according to the publication of the Central Bank of Venezuela on its website.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, January 31 will be published the variation in the price…
Milei eliminates a ministry and gives more power to Caputo in Economics
The Argentine president, Javier Milei, finished his first cabinet reform with the elimination of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the strengthening of the Economy minister, Luis Caputo, who takes control of the area that was in charge of…
Omnibus Law to be debated in the Argentine Congress
This Thursday will begin the debate in the Chamber of Deputies of the omnibus law, the flagship project of the government of Javier Milei, which seeks a deep reform of the state with less state intervention. The ruling party achieved a…
Amazon is fined in France for surveillance of its employees
This Tuesday, a fine applied to Amazon France Logistique by the local data protection agency was announced due to the monitoring that the technology company has been doing to control the performance of workers in warehouses.
The fine,…
China and Russia lead the “global gold rush” in 2024
In the first nine months of 2023, central banks around the world have intensified their interest in acquiring reserves of this coveted metal, with China and Russia leading the bullish trend. According to the World Gold Council, purchases of…
France granted Coinbase license to operate
The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) granted Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange, the license as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), marking a significant step for its expansion into another major European market.
This…
Argentine unions do not agree with the “Omnibus Law”
On 15 January, Argentine unions expressed their rejection of the 'omnibus law' and confirmed the holding of a national strike on 24 January in opposition to the policies of the government of Javier Milei. The unions, concerned about the…