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US Probes FTX Empire Over Handling of Client Funds and Lending
US financial regulators are investigating whether beleaguered crypto-exchange FTX.com properly handled customer funds, as well as its relationship with other parts of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, Bloomberg News reported Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Swiss Re Proposes Government Bail Out as Cybercrime Insurance Costs Spike
As insurance companies struggle to stay afloat amid rising cyber claims, Swiss Re has recommended a public-private partnership insurance scheme with one option being a government-backed fund to help fill the coverage gap. Global cyber insurance premiums hit $10 billion in 2021, according to Swiss Re’s estimates. In a study Read more…
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California Voters Weigh New Tax On Rich To Boost EV Adoption
Should California’s richest residents pay higher taxes to help put more electric vehicles on the road? That’s a question the state’s voters are weighing in the election that concludes Tuesday. Proposition 30 would place a new 1.75% tax on incomes above $2 million, which is estimated to be fewer than Read more…
Crypto Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
America’s Slow-Moving, Confused Crypto Regulation Is Driving Industry Out of US
In the United States, the lack of regulatory clarity threatens to slow down not just mainstream adoption of new technologies but also innovation in digital payment options, potentially cutting off consumers and businesses nationwide from sought-after conveniences, simply because regulators can’t keep up with how digital assets are being used Read more…
Leben (Life aka misc) Technology
Meta Cuts 11,000 Jobs
Mark Zuckerberg, in a blog post: Today I’m sharing some of the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history. I’ve decided to reduce the size of our team by about 13% and let more than 11,000 of our talented employees go. We are also taking a number of additional Read more…
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FIFA Hopes World Cup Fans Want To Buy Metaverse Merch
In the real world, the construction of the World Cup infrastructure in Qatar has been marred by extreme temperatures and migrant worker deaths. In the metaverse, however, a digital replica of Lusail Stadium in Doha has none of that baggage — and the virtual property can be raffled off as Read more…