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Bank of America seeks to incentivize racial equality

Bank of America raised its plan to encourage and improve racial equality and economic opportunity in the United States by $ 250 million through a series of investments and direct actions, according to a statement. The initial plan,…

PayPal will receive payments in cryptocurrencies

The CEO of PayPal, Dan Schulman, announced to his client portfolio the new payment method which is anchored to blockchain technology where users can pay with cryptos such as bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and litecoin. "It is the first…

Google Maps will now provide its services at airports

Google Maps announced the update of its augmented reality-based tool in order to guide users inside airports, trainspaces and shopping centers. This function is already known as Live View, which was launched in 2020 by Google, and which…

Coinbase receives $ 6.5 million fine from CFTC

This March 19, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a fine against Coinbase where it orders the exchange to pay 6.5 million dollars, as the commission expressed in a press release. The move is due to the…

Fed announces changes to leverage rules

The United States Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced that the temporary change to its supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) for US banks will expire on March 31st, as scheduled. In a statement, the Central Bank rejected extending the rule,…

Coinbase files SEC amendment to enter Nasdaq

The US cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase, owned by BBVA since 2015, has registered with the United States Securities Market Commission (SEC) an amendment to the prospectus to go public on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, specifying…

US court stops Xiaomi veto order

Xiaomi celebrated the decision of a United States court that temporarily paralyzed the order to veto the Chinese company for alleged ties with the Chinese army, made in the last days of the administration of former President Donald Trump.…

China asks the US to withdraw tariffs on its products

The Chinese government expressed its desire that the United States carry out a review of its policies "as soon as possible" and withdraw tariffs on Chinese products, as well as sanctions on companies and educational and scientific…