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"Digital markets can present competition concerns," the statement said. "Markets characterized by network effects, economies of scale, digital ecosystems, and accumulations of large amounts of data can be prone to increasing or creating barriers to entry, tipping, and dominance." Source
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Ellison, who led Alameda Research, said SBF asked her to commit money laundering and fraud by faking figures submitted to investors. The former CEO of Alameda Research Caroline Ellison has testified against former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in the ongoing trial. While testifying as the fifth witness for the prosecution,
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On July 21, The White House announced that prominent artificial intelligence (AI) companies, such as OpenAI, Google and Microsoft, have committed to developing AI technology that is safe, secure and transparent. The White House also acknowledged other companies like Amazon, Anthropic, Meta and Inflection for committing to AI safety.The Biden
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Several prominent crypto companies including Aptos Labs and Jump Crypto will contribute $50 million to the planned $1 billion Industry Recovery Initiative (IRI). Source
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Let’s be clear. A PoR wouldn’t have “stopped” FTX, Quadriga, or Mt Gox. All three were insolvent for long periods of time, due to either fraud or hacks. But in a world where PoR is normalized, their refusal or inability to perform a PoR would have stuck out like a
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United States senators Debbie Stabenow and John Boozman have doubled down on their commitment to publishing a final version of the Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act 2022 (DCCPA) in the wake of FTX’s shocking collapse.For a short time, the cryptocurrency community wasn’t sure how the senators would respond to the
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More local money could lessen the incentive to “exit” the people who need the resources, says Matt Prewitt, president of the RadicalxChange Foundation. Source
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Australia is set to get its first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) after a report suggested the country’s clearinghouse, ASX Clear, confirmed that four market participants agreed to meet its stringent margin requirements. ASX Clear’s Margin Requirements An Australian clearinghouse controlling access to the country’s equity capital markets, ASX Clear, is expected to
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The advent of tokens with steady prices is what has enabled DeFi protocols on other blockchains, like Ethereum, to flourish. Activities like lending and borrowing, for instance, become far easier to execute on a blockchain when users can provide less volatile assets – e.g. stablecoins – as collateral. Source
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Willful and non-willful tax flubs are different. Taxes are complex, and innocent tax mistakes can often be forgiven — maybe with no penalty. Even if there is a penalty, non-willful is vastly lower than willful. In a criminal tax case, this fundamental dichotomy can mean the difference between innocence
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