Legislation

Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as "legislation", while it remains under consideration to distinguish it from other business.

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Big Tech’s Chorus of Critics Grows Ahead of Hill Hearing

Big Tech’s Chorus of Critics Grows Ahead of Hill Hearing
Big Tech’s Chorus of Critics Grows Ahead of Hill Hearing
January 20, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Thursday (Jan. 20) looms as an important day in the annals of legislation targeting and likely reshaping Big Tech. But the dominant names in the...

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ByteDance, Tencent, Added to Senate Antitrust Bill
ByteDance, Tencent, Added to Senate Antitrust Bill
January 20, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

A new antitrust bill headed to the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday (Jan. 20) has been expanded to include two Chinese social media giants. Get the...

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Congressman’s Bill To Ban Fed’s CBDC Will Heat Up Debate
Congressman’s Bill To Ban Fed’s CBDC Will Heat Up Debate
January 17, 2022  |  CBDC

Last week, Republican Congressman Tom Emmer introduced a bill prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to individuals. Get...

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Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
Bank of Israel Studies Potential of Digital Shekel
January 13, 2022  |  CBDC

Israeli policymakers have broadened the scope of their research into launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as the Bank of Israel scrambles to avoid...

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Lawmakers: CFTC Must Pay Closer Attention to Crypto
Lawmakers: CFTC Must Pay Closer Attention to Crypto
January 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle want the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to do more to control cryptocurrencies, according to a Bloomberg...

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UK Edges Closer to Crypto Regulation With New Parliament Panel
UK Edges Closer to Crypto Regulation With New Parliament Panel
January 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. has upped its influence on the country’s cryptocurrency sector with the launch of a bipartisan group of lawmakers intent on regulating the budding...

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Pakistan Pushes Deadline for Corporate Digital Payments Switch to Jan. 31
Pakistan Pushes Deadline for Corporate Digital Payments Switch to Jan. 31
January 04, 2022  |  International

Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday (Jan. 4) pushed back the deadline for the country’s corporate sector to switch to digital payments to...

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Denmark’s ComplyCloud Snags 4.5M Euros To Expand Digital Software Lawyer
Denmark’s ComplyCloud Snags 4.5M Euros To Expand Digital Software Lawyer
January 04, 2022  |  Investments

ComplyCloud, a Danish developer of a digital software lawyer, has secured a 4.5-million-euro investment ($5.08 million) from local technology investor SEED Capital, the company announced...

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Estonia Won’t Ban Crypto in New Virtual Asset Service Provider Legislation
Estonia Won’t Ban Crypto in New Virtual Asset Service Provider Legislation
January 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

New draft legislation for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) in Estonia will not ban customers from owning or trading cryptocurrency, but the proposed requirements could...

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