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Google considered buying Epic Games

Google considered buying all or part of the Fortnite video game developer, Epic Games, for competing with its official Google Play application platform. This is clear from court documents that were released now as part of an investigation in the Northern District Court of California (United States)…

Russia is the second largest oil supplier to the US

The United States' imports from Russia of crude and refined petroleum products increased 23 % compared to May to reach about 844,000 barrels per day. This is demonstrated by the information published by the Energy Information Administration…

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BCV announces new currency reconversion in Venezuela

The Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) announced that as of October 1st, the Bolívar Digital will come into effect in Venezuela, which implies a monetary reconversion. The Venezuelan agency detailed through a statement that the new monetary…

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International remittances decrease by 55.8 % due to the pandemic

Money transfers to Venezuela have registered a decrease of 55.8 %, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic that affects the world. This was indicated by the economist Corina Fung, who also stressed that "people who reside in the country and…

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Spain could include mortgage payments with cryptocurrencies

The Popular Party of Spain (PP) introduced a bill that would allow citizens to make be able to make mortgage payments through cryptocurrencies. Specifically, this initiative would aim to regulate and legitimize numerous emerging…

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Spain and Germany will create a common digital identity system

Spain and Germany announced an agreement to initiate the pilot test to analyze the viability of a "decentralized and cross-border digital identity ecosystem based on the principles of self-sufficient identity", which will contribute to the…

PDVSA fully acquires Petrocedeño

This week the state company, Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), acquired 100% of the shares of the company Petrocedeño, one of the most powerful mixed groups in Latin America. Through his account on the social network Twitter, the Minister of…

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Google released update to combat spam links

The technology giant announced a new update called Link Spam Update, which will be deployed for the next two weeks, with the aim of fighting spam links. Some of these updates from Google will be affecting the positioning of the websites.…

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José Guerra: “It is necessary to create another currency in Venezuela”

The third monetary reconversion is imminent, but that strategy will not make citizens prefer the bolivar. This was stated by the economist and former deputy José Guerra, who also indicated the need to create a new currency. According to…

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China sanctions six US citizens and one institution

China sanctioned former US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, chairwoman of the China-US Economic and Security Assessment Committee Carolyn Bartholomew, former chairman of the Congressional Executive Commission on China Jonathan Stivers, in…

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Google will apply new measures to advertisers who violate its policies

The Internet giant will apply, starting in September, a new pilot program that will aim to contain violations of its advertising policies, particularly for recidivist advertisers. Its new system will consist of sending warnings to…

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New Jersey Bureau of Securities orders BlockFi not to accept new clients

The New Jersey Bureau of Securities ordered cryptocurrency trading and lending platform BlockFi to stop accepting new BlockFi Interest Accounts (BIA). This was confirmed by the executive director of BlockFi, Zac Prince, through his account…

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