Twitter will have to pay a fine of 150 million dollars to resolve a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice for having provided private data of its users to advertisers of the social network.
These two institutions accused the social network of having…
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Central African Republic launches cryptocurrency hub
Faustin-Archange Touadera, president of the Central African Republic (CAR) reported the launch, as of May 24, of the country's cryptocurrency center called "Sango", after the National Assembly adopted bitcoin as legal tender.
The president…
EU proposes using Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine
Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia and Estonia presented a joint proposal to use the frozen assets of the Russian central bank in countries aligned with the European Union for the reconstruction of Ukraine, an amount that the Lithuanian Finance…
Uruguay launches campaign on “Cryptocurrency Scams”
The Ministry of the Interior of the Uruguayan government started the information campaign to avoid scams with cryptocurrencies. The campaign "False Coins: Cryptocurrency Scams" aims to raise awareness among citizens and support the…
CAF would finance projects for the recovery of Venezuela
The Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) is in negotiations with officials of the Venezuelan Government in order to finalize the financing of different projects in the health, infrastructure and education sectors.
This was reported by…
The United States considers easing sanctions against Venezuela
The Treasury Department issued a license on Tuesday to Chevron, the only major US oil company that continues to operate in the South American country, to carry out a possible restart of production, which had ceased under US sanctions,…
UK ratifies plans to regulate stablecoins
The UK Treasury Department ratified its decision to continue with plans to regulate stablecoins under the Money Markets and Services Bill, after last week's collapse as stablecoin terrausd (UST) lost their peg with the US dollar, and after…
El Salvador will host a great meeting on Bitcoin
Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, announced that a meeting will be held between 32 central banks and 12 financial authorities, in order to talk about Bitcoin.
In recent days, the cryptocurrency has experienced a significant drop…
Venezuela creates Exporta Fácil program
The Venezuelan government reported on the creation of the Exporta Fácil program, with the aim of simplifying all the procedures involved in the export of products made in the country.
This was reported by the President of the Republic,…
Environmentalists call for measures for cryptocurrency mining
A group made up of eight environmental organizations asked different government institutions in the United States to apply strict measures to the operating permits granted to Proof-of-Work mining companies and other cryptocurrency mining…
California proposes regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies
Gavin Newsom, the governor of the state of California, authorized the creation of a comprehensive framework that allows the regulation of cryptocurrencies with the aim of boosting the crypto market in the state and in that region of the…
US sanctions a cryptocurrency company
The United States Department of the Treasury announced for the first time sanctions against a cryptocurrency mixing company, accused in this case of serving to hide funds linked to the North Korean regime.
The firm in question, Blender,…