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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Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining

Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining
Sweden Calls on Europe to Pull the Plug on Bitcoin Mining
November 24, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have called on the European Union to pull the plug on proof-of-work bitcoin mining due to the negative impact on...

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Senate Wants Answers from Tether CEO 
Senate Wants Answers from Tether CEO 
November 24, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

U.S. Senate Banking Committee chairman Sherrod Brown recently sent a letter to Tether Holdings Limited CEO Jean-Louis van der Velde expressing concerns about stablecoins and...

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Rising COVID Cases Hampering Europe’s Recovery
Rising COVID Cases Hampering Europe’s Recovery
November 24, 2021  |  Coronavirus

Europe’s shaky economic recovery could be derailed by a rise in new COVID-19 cases, which has led governments to place restrictions that could turn shoppers...

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India Again Announces Plan to Ban Cryptocurrencies as Digital Rupee Moves Ahead
India Again Announces Plan to Ban Cryptocurrencies as Digital Rupee Moves Ahead
November 23, 2021  |  International

After months of discussions and rumors that it was taking a less hostile stance on cryptocurrencies, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi re-introduced legislation...

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Italian Antitrust Authority Fines Amazon and Apple $225M+
Italian Antitrust Authority Fines Amazon and Apple $225M+
November 23, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Italy’s antitrust authority fined Amazon.com and Apple, Inc., more than 200 million euros ($225 million) for alleged anti-competitive cooperation related to the sales of Apple...

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Small Business Owners, FinTechs Back Federal Truth in Lending Bill
Small Business Owners, FinTechs Back Federal Truth in Lending Bill
November 23, 2021  |  Loans

In lending, many basic protections that apply to consumers, such as disclosure of the annual percentage rate, aren’t required when lending to small businesses. And...

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Brussels Proposes End to Banks’ Cross-Border Services Sales from Outside EU
Brussels Proposes End to Banks’ Cross-Border Services Sales from Outside EU
November 22, 2021  |  Cross Border Commerce

Brussels has proposed an end to almost all cross-border selling of services by banks based outside the European Union, according to a Financial Times report...

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LendingClub Backs US Truth in Lending Bill to Extend Transparency
LendingClub Backs US Truth in Lending Bill to Extend Transparency
November 19, 2021  |  Politics

LendingClub is backing the Small Business Lending Disclosure Act, a bill introduced in the U.S. House and Senate this week that calls for extending the...

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Senators Aim to Amend Infrastructure Bill’s Crypto Rules
Senators Aim to Amend Infrastructure Bill’s Crypto Rules
November 15, 2021  |  Regulation

A pair of U.S. senators is introducing a bill that would change some of the cryptocurrency tax reporting rules included in the new $1.5 trillion...

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