legal

Common legal phrase. Lawful action, such as an agreement consciously agreed to by two or more entities, establishing lawful accountability. For example, an apartment lease legally binds the lessor and the lessee.

PoolTogether Lawsuit Will Test Whether DeFi Really Is Decentralized

PoolTogether Lawsuit Will Test Whether DeFi Really Is Decentralized
PoolTogether Lawsuit Will Test Whether DeFi Really Is Decentralized
January 13, 2022  |  Blockchain

At a Senate Banking Committee hearing on stablecoins in December, Sen. Elizabeth Warren called decentralized finance (DeFi) “the most dangerous part of the crypto world.”...

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FTC Can Refile Antitrust Case Against Facebook, Judge Rules
FTC Can Refile Antitrust Case Against Facebook, Judge Rules
January 11, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

The Federal Trade Commission will now have another chance to go after its illegal monopolization charges against Facebook, CNBC reported Tuesday (Jan. 11). Get the...

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UK Microchip Firm Arm Probes Payments to Chinese Joint Venture
UK Microchip Firm Arm Probes Payments to Chinese Joint Venture
January 06, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

U.K.-based microchip maker Arm has been looking into suspicious payments to senior executives at its Chinese joint venture Arm China, which it owns with a...

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Texas SEC Probes Gunmaker, Climate Change Policies Among Lenders
Texas SEC Probes Gunmaker, Climate Change Policies Among Lenders
January 06, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

The Texas office of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be conducting a probe into lenders’ disclosures and their policies on current issues like...

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UK Regulator Probes NEC Software Solutions Merger With Capita
UK Regulator Probes NEC Software Solutions Merger With Capita
January 06, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The United Kingdom’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into NEC Software Solutions’ acquisition of Capita Secure Solutions and Services. Get the Full Story Complete...

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China Fines Tencent, Alibaba For Failing to Report Deals 
China Fines Tencent, Alibaba For Failing to Report Deals 
January 05, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

China’s market regulator has fined Alibaba, Tencent Holdings and Bilibili Inc. for failing to properly report several deals.   Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Stablecoin Issuer Tether Freezes $1M in USDT
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Freezes $1M in USDT
January 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Top stablecoin issuer Tether froze more than $1 million worth of USDT in a private digital wallet last week, effectively making it unusable.  Get the...

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Lawsuit Says Google Pays Apple to Keep Away From Internet Search Market
Lawsuit Says Google Pays Apple to Keep Away From Internet Search Market
January 04, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

A class action lawsuit has been filed in California against Google, Apple and the CEOs of both tech giants for allegedly violating antitrust laws, according...

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