Monetization on YouTube will have new thresholds starting February 1, 2027, as the platform will require 8,000 hours of watch time or 20 million views on Shorts.

In this regard, from the established date, “new applicants to the YouTube Partner Program (YPP) must demonstrate 1,000 subscribers and, in addition, 8,000 valid watch hours in the last year or 20 million qualifying views on Shorts in the last 90 days.”

The measure doubles the required watch hours and views on Shorts. The limit increases from 4,000 to 8,000 watch hours or from 10 to 20 million views in short format. Creators should know that “the requirement is not retroactive for channels that are already monetized. Current YPP members do not lose their status, although they will have to maintain certain minimums to retain access to the Shorts Creators Pool.”

On the other hand, the company indicated the expansion of YouTube Premium Lite, including in Spain. “The reduced subscription, with limited advertising, opens up an indirect source of income for creators, although it does not compensate for the stricter YPP requirements.”

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The Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA signed a memorandum of understanding with Spain’s Repsol on Tuesday, June 16, in the oil and gas sectors as part of the national strategy to recover productive capacity and attract investment.

 

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“The agreement was signed at Miraflores Palace by Héctor Obregón, president of PDVSA, and Francisco Gea Pascual de Riquelme, executive director of Exploration and Production at Repsol. Josu Jon Imaz, the company’s CEO, also participated and highlighted the company’s more than three decades of experience in the country.”

Repsol is expected to work jointly with PDVSA to reach new technical and commercial agreements.

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Companies offering the purchase, sale, and custody of cryptocurrencies in Spain must have permits to operate in the country from July 1st, the date on which the regulations in this market established by the MiCA law come into effect.

According to industry analysts, exchanges and other service providers must be duly registered with the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) by July 1st; otherwise, they must cease operations immediately.

There are 56 entities in Spain licensed to offer crypto services; among them are BBVA, CaixaBank, and OpenBank (Santander Group). All are considered benchmarks in the national crypto market.

The MiCA law aims to provide security, transparency, and oversight to transactions. The end of the transition period represents a significant reduction in the number of operators who will no longer be able to offer their services.

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Openbank announced that in addition to the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Polygon, and Cardano, it has added Solana and Polkadot to its investment portfolio in Spain.

The 100 % digital bank, part of the Santander Group, indicated that customers can now “buy, sell, and hold these products without needing to transfer money to another platform.” The option to schedule cryptocurrency purchases is also available; those interested can make recurring contributions “starting from €1 and without custody fees through the bank’s app or website.”

The bank assures its customers of the backing and security of the Santander Group, one of the world’s leading financial institutions, within the European regulatory framework.

“Currently, it offers an automated investment service called Robo Advisor, a catalog of over 4,000 stocks, 3,000 investment funds from more than 150 asset managers, and over 2,000 ETFs.” Furthermore, it offers its clients an AI-powered brokerage platform “that provides target prices for over 1,000 stocks in Europe and the United States.”

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Interpol (International Criminal Police Organization) announced on Friday, March 13, the results of a 72-country operation against cybercrime, which led to the arrest of 94 people, the seizure of equipment, and the suspension of websites.

Among the Spanish-speaking countries where the operation was carried out are Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Spain, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, and Venezuela, in addition to Spain.

The agency, headquartered in Lyon, France, stated that in addition to suspending some 45,000 servers and web addresses used for criminal activities, it is still investigating 110 individuals.

Operation Synergia III, as the Interpol operation is known, was conducted between July 18, 2025, and January 31, 2026, with actions in key locations through the coordinated efforts of national authorities investigating online cyber scams or phishing, malware, and ransomware.

Cases of identity theft and credit card fraud were also identified, as well as romance scams to obtain bank transfers; and fake online casinos, banking sites, or government websites used to steal money from users or obtain sensitive customer information.

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The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, announced that the country will prohibit the use of social media for those under 16 and that platforms will be required to implement age verification systems.

Sánchez announced Spain’s decision during his participation in the World Government Summit in Dubai. The president added that his country “has focused on digital governance as a central issue of our era that must be addressed globally in the face of the failed state into which the social media ecosystem has devolved, where laws are ignored and crimes are tolerated.”

He also referred to the “lack of governance in content control and impunity for those who violate the law, the spread of disinformation and hate speech, and the lack of protection of personal data and material as serious dangers that challenge the protection of rights and freedoms and distort reality, particularly for minors who have integrated the use of social media into their daily lives.”

The priority is the protection of minors, in addition to greater control over social media. This will be reinforced by the Executive’s push to include in the penal code the manipulation of algorithms and the amplification of illegal content. This will be a joint effort with the Public Prosecutor’s Office “to prosecute potential legal infractions by Google, TikTok, and Instagram and will defend Spain’s digital sovereignty” against any type of foreign coercion.

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WhatsApp arrived in Spain more than a decade ago. The first year was free, and then an annual fee of €0.89 was charged. In 2016, the subscription was eliminated. But the paid plan could return to avoid the ads that Meta wants to include in Status and Channels.

This would be the first change to the instant messaging application in Spain in ten years. In this regard, it is known that “the ads will not appear within private chats, which will continue to be end-to-end encrypted, but in the more social spaces of the platform, similar to Instagram Stories or broadcast channels.”

In order to align with European regulations, “Meta will enable an alternative: a monthly subscription that will allow the use of WhatsApp without ads in Status and Channels.”

This option has already been detected in WhatsApp beta version 2.26.3.9 for Android, according to reports from specialized media outlets such as WaBetaInfo, which indicates a first phase of the subscription in the European Union and the United Kingdom. The fee would be around €4 per month.

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Spain is advancing its integration into the crypto ecosystem. Currently, four banks in the European country hold the MiCA license, granted by the CNMV (Spanish National Securities Market Commission), to offer cryptocurrency custody and trading.

Renta 4 Banco is the most recent to be authorized to allow Spaniards to “buy, sell, hold, and transfer crypto assets. In addition, the bank will be able to offer institutional custody, order reception and transmission, and the transfer of Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), and other assets from its digital platform.”

The first banks to obtain this authorization were BBVA, in March 2025, followed by Cecabank and Openbank, both authorized in July.

“Cecabank immediately activated its custody and order transmission services, while Openbank added a catalog that includes BTC, ETH, Litecoin (LTC), and Cardano (ADA), among other cryptocurrencies.”

It should be clarified that this expansion is not limited to local banks in Spain, since thanks to the “MiCA European passport,” entities from other countries within the bloc can legally operate in Spain without needing to apply for an additional license.

Some of these are Commerzbank from Germany, CACEIS from France, and Société Générale, which offer trading and custody services accessible to Spanish clients under the common regulatory framework.

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Salaries in Spain will rise by around 5 % in 2026, according to projections published by Randstad Research, Randstad’s research center.

According to the study, the projections are based on data on compensation in eight geographic locations: Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Seville, Valencia, A Coruña, Málaga, Bilbao, and Zaragoza. These statistics identify “salary ranges for almost 400 relevant positions in fourteen sectors and professional areas.”

Miguel Mercado, National Director of Randstad Professional, stated that “the changes affecting the Spanish economy and labor market during 2025, particularly the talent shortage and inflation, have led to greater dynamism in salary trends, and we estimate an average salary increase of around 5 % for next year.”

During 2025, the Spanish labor market has shown signs of stabilization after a period of high uncertainty. Furthermore, inflation has moderated, but “the cumulative effects of geopolitical tensions, the rising cost of living, and the slowdown in European growth continue to influence the economy’s performance.”

However, significant challenges remain related to the technological transformation driven by AI, as well as advanced automation and the digitalization of production processes.

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The Spanish Congress of Deputies has given initial approval to the Customer Service Law (CSL) to end the control and commercialization of telephone databases, which harms consumers.

In their quest to end spam calls, the authorities have moved forward with this law, which will put an end to automated systems “capable of dialing thousands of numbers per minute.”

The law, which still needs to pass through the Senate and then return to the Congress for final approval, proposes measures that will benefit consumers:

• Caller ID: Companies will be required to identify their commercial calls using a prefix. Otherwise, telephone operators may block calls and declare all contracts made on unauthorized calls null and void.

• Management fees are eliminated: Each company must notify and include management fees in the final price of tickets and services. Consequently, all additional costs must be detailed from the beginning of the purchase process, not at the end. This way, the consumer will have a clear understanding of the complete final price.

• End of automated service: Service exclusively through answering machines or artificial intelligence is prohibited, so consumers will have the right to speak with a person whenever they need to. Furthermore, it is established that 95% of commercial calls must be answered in less than three minutes and complaints within a maximum of 15 days, but in the case of improper charges, the deadline is reduced to 5 days.

• Service in the user’s language: The law establishes that large companies must provide service in Spanish and co-official languages, as well as guarantee accessibility for vulnerable people.
• Clarity on algorithms and fake reviews: Platforms are now required to explain the parameters they use to personalize prices or advertisements for their products and services. Fake reviews are also restricted, and their sale is prohibited.

• Subscription renewal notifications: Automatic renewal of streaming service subscriptions is now prohibited. Notifications must be sent 15 days before the expiration date so that customers have the option not to renew.

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