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The Court of Appeal has ruled against the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) in a Freedom of Information Act 2000 appeal regarding the ability to aggregate public interest factors for and against disclosure when applying exemptions under the Act. The
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Legal frameworks that ensure that user privacy and the freedom to choose between central bank digital currencies and other forms of money will be key in driving CDBC adoption, according to the head of the Bank of International Settlements.Speaking at the BIS Innovation Hub conference in Switzerland on Sept. 27,
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Erik Voorhees, CEO of the American crypto exchange ShapeShift, participated in the DeFi convention, Permissionless. Voorhees focused on the permissionless nature of crypto. He pointed out that everything started with the invention of Bitcoin (BTC) 15 years ago. He explained that permissionless digital money was created thanks to the cryptocurrency industry. When
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Seven days following the Department of Justice's bail revocation for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, he is now seeking permission to spend five weekdays outside to collaborate with his legal team on his defense case.According to a letter sent to US District Judge Lewis Kaplan on Friday, as reported by
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If this sound overly philosophical, Arendt saw things in a practical light. Humans, Arendt said, are at their fullest when they are politically engaged, when they step into the public realm and take part in the community's decisions. Similarly bitcoin miners are not mere participants but active contributors in a
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The Democratic presidential candidate made the comments during a Twitter Spaces conversation with prominent Bitcoiners on Wednesday. Source
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Council hit with enforcement notice for “repeated, systemic” failures on information law “No discernible improvement” after previous concerns raised Council could be found in contempt of court if failures persist The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued an enforcement notice to
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The nonprofit Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has launched a central bank digital currency (CBDC) tracker, the organization announced at the same Oslo Freedom Forum event it hosts. The online tracker has published educational materials and a tip line. It is expected to become fully functional by year-end.The tracker came out
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A potential swap deal for Vinnik is increasingly looking to have a high probability. Alexander Vinnik, the Russian co-founder of the crypto exchange BTC-e, may have just had his hopes of regaining freedom renewed. Vinnik is currently facing money laundering charges in the US and has since last September been
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued an enforcement notice to Shropshire Council for its poor handling of requests made under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. Following enquiries made by the ICO, the council confirmed it had a
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