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Crypto Industry Flexes Lobbying Muscle in US Politics
Crypto Industry Flexes Lobbying Muscle in US Politics
May 17, 2022  |  Politics

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat who sits on the House Financial Services Committee, said New Yorkers should support the cryptocurrency market, CNBC...

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Bezos Accuses Biden of ‘Misdirection’ on Inflation Comments
Bezos Accuses Biden of ‘Misdirection’ on Inflation Comments
May 15, 2022  |  Politics

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said President Joe Biden was misleading after Biden tweeted that inflation could be curbed if wealthy corporations were forced to “pay...

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Americans Earning More Interest on Late Tax Refunds
Americans Earning More Interest on Late Tax Refunds
May 09, 2022  |  Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service is set to pay billions in interest to tax filers as it struggles to process tax refunds. That’s according to a...

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These Bills Could Change SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Trend 
These Bills Could Change SEC’s Crypto Enforcement Trend 
May 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

On Tuesday (May 3), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the expansion of its Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit with 20 additional positions, for...

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Big Tech, Democrats and Republicans Seek Federal Privacy Law Deal
Big Tech, Democrats and Republicans Seek Federal Privacy Law Deal
April 29, 2022  |  Big Tech

In October 2021, Facebook’s whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to the U.S. Congress about internal documents showing harms from the company’s products, adding fuel to efforts...

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Justice Dept. Joins DC’s Antitrust Action Against Amazon
Justice Dept. Joins DC’s Antitrust Action Against Amazon
April 29, 2022  |  Amazon

The Biden administration has asked a judge to review a suit accusing Amazon of anticompetitive behavior, Bloomberg writes, to possibly bring it back after it...

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CFPB’s Chopra Tells Senators to Expect More on Big Tech, Repeat Offenders and Open Banking
CFPB’s Chopra Tells Senators to Expect More on Big Tech, Repeat Offenders and Open Banking
April 27, 2022  |  CFPB

The testimony of Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), before the Senate Banking Committee on April 26 offered important insights into...

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Philippines BDO Unibank Urges Tough Cybercrime Oversight 
Philippines BDO Unibank Urges Tough Cybercrime Oversight 
April 22, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

As election day nears for the Philippines, the country’s biggest bank, BDO Unibank Inc., is asking that the next president ratchet up legislation and enforcement...

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Binance.US Leaves Lobbying Group Blockchain Association, Citing Differences in ‘Values, Goals and Standards’
Binance.US Leaves Lobbying Group Blockchain Association, Citing Differences in ‘Values, Goals and Standards’
April 21, 2022  |  Blockchain

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance — the world’s largest by trading volume — is leaving the industry’s main lobbying association and setting up its own Washington...

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