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Yellen Changes Tune on Crypto, Moves Dial on Regulatory Debate
Yellen Changes Tune on Crypto, Moves Dial on Regulatory Debate
March 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies are now playing a significant role in America’s financial decision making, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview Friday. That role, however, still...

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FCC Adds Russian Cybersecurity Company Kaspersky Lab to List of National Security Risks
FCC Adds Russian Cybersecurity Company Kaspersky Lab to List of National Security Risks
March 27, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has added Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity company, to the list of companies posing an “unacceptable” risk to U.S. national...

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US Cybersecurity Law Increases Reporting Duties For Most Firms
US Cybersecurity Law Increases Reporting Duties For Most Firms
March 16, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

On March 15, President Joe Biden signed into law the Cyber Incident Reporting For Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 that will create new rules requiring...

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UK, EU Launch Parallel Antitrust Probes Into Google-Meta Ad Deal   
UK, EU Launch Parallel Antitrust Probes Into Google-Meta Ad Deal   
March 11, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The advertising agreement between Alphabet’s Google and Meta’s Facebook is under investigation in parallel probes launched by the EU’s European Commission (EC) and the U.K.’s...

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Cross-Border B2B Payments Account for 26% of UK and US Firms’ Annual Sales 
Cross-Border B2B Payments Account for 26% of UK and US Firms’ Annual Sales 
March 04, 2022  |  B2B Payments

More and more, business-to-business (B2B) commerce is going online — and going global. The B2B space’s steady trend toward digitization is continuing and has accelerated...

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US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Persuade EU to Change Digital Markets Act
US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Persuade EU to Change Digital Markets Act
February 24, 2022  |  Regulation

A bipartisan group of 30 lawmakers sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to talk to EU leaders and persuade them to change...

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EU Consumer Advocates Seek Expansion of Legal Rights to Sue Big Tech
EU Consumer Advocates Seek Expansion of Legal Rights to Sue Big Tech
February 23, 2022  |  Big Tech

A coalition of 31 groups and academics, including Privacy International and consumer group BEUC, addressed a letter on Tuesday to EU lawmakers requesting last-minute changes...

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EU ‘Obstacles’ Hobble Growth, European Industrialists Say
EU ‘Obstacles’ Hobble Growth, European Industrialists Say
February 20, 2022  |  International

The European single market is akin to an obstacle course, which has put several companies as also-rans as the U.S. takes the lead, Financial Times...

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US Draft Bill on Stablecoins Offers Safe Harbor for Issuers
US Draft Bill on Stablecoins Offers Safe Harbor for Issuers
February 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Congressman Josh Gottheimer released on Tuesday, Feb. 15 a draft of the Stablecoin Innovation and Protection Act of 2022, a piece of legislation that aims...

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