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, which was set at 32 million euros ($34.9 million), was imposed…
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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…
Google Play Store blocked access to Binance in India
The Google Play Store in India recently excluded apps from cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and OKX. The move followed a notice of non-compliance issued by the Indian government, marking a stricter regulatory trend in the country towards…
Instagram and Facebook were sued for charging privacy fee
Austrian privacy-focused organization Noyb filed a lawsuit against Meta over its recent model of paying for privacy on Facebook and Instagram, the organization announced on Thursday. Since the beginning of November, Meta has implemented a…
Milei could change the conditions of the “emergency”
The Argentine executive, under the administration of Javier Milei, revised the proposal of the so-called 'omnibus law', contemplating the possibility of shortening the initial emergency period. At the opening of the debate on this…
US Justice Releases Jeffrey Epstein Case Documents
The New York Justice Department released a second batch of court documents relating to the case of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. These files, declassified on Thursday, add to the initial disclosure made on Wednesday, shedding new…
South Korea will seek to block crypto purchases with cards
In a recent legislative proposal, South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) proposed changes to the country’s credit financing laws, with the aim of prohibiting local citizens from purchasing cryptocurrencies through credit cards.…
Mickey Mouse’s first short is already in the public domain
The iconic Mickey Mouse from the classic short film "Steamboat Willie," released in 1928, is now in the public domain as of January 1, 2024, under copyright law established by the United States Congress.
From this milestone, Disney is…
Sam Bankman-Fried will not have a second trial
Sam Bankman-Fried, the controversial founder of cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX, will not face a second trial in the United States, prosecutors confirmed last Friday. After being found guilty last month of defrauding FTX users,…
Argentina proposes to reduce taxes for those who declare their crypts
In a significant turn in economic policies, the Argentine government presented a legislative proposal to modify the treatment of cryptocurrencies in the country. The initiative seeks to incentivise the declaration of holdings of crypto…