politics

Justice Dept. Joins DC’s Antitrust Action Against Amazon

Justice Dept. Joins DC’s Antitrust Action Against Amazon
Justice Dept. Joins DC’s Antitrust Action Against Amazon
April 29, 2022  |  Amazon

The Biden administration has asked a judge to review a suit accusing Amazon of anticompetitive behavior, Bloomberg writes, to possibly bring it back after it...

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CFPB’s Chopra Tells Senators to Expect More on Big Tech, Repeat Offenders and Open Banking
CFPB’s Chopra Tells Senators to Expect More on Big Tech, Repeat Offenders and Open Banking
April 27, 2022  |  CFPB

The testimony of Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), before the Senate Banking Committee on April 26 offered important insights into...

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Philippines BDO Unibank Urges Tough Cybercrime Oversight 
Philippines BDO Unibank Urges Tough Cybercrime Oversight 
April 22, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

As election day nears for the Philippines, the country’s biggest bank, BDO Unibank Inc., is asking that the next president ratchet up legislation and enforcement...

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Binance.US Leaves Lobbying Group Blockchain Association, Citing Differences in ‘Values, Goals and Standards’
Binance.US Leaves Lobbying Group Blockchain Association, Citing Differences in ‘Values, Goals and Standards’
April 21, 2022  |  Blockchain

The cryptocurrency exchange Binance — the world’s largest by trading volume — is leaving the industry’s main lobbying association and setting up its own Washington...

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Michel Barr Will Get Nominee Nod From Biden to Fill Fed Banking Role
Michel Barr Will Get Nominee Nod From Biden to Fill Fed Banking Role
April 15, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

Former Obama Treasury official Michel Barr is expected to get an official nomination from President Joe Biden to fill the role of vice chairman of...

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Ex-Treasury Official Michael Barr is Frontrunner to Police Banks at Fed
Ex-Treasury Official Michael Barr is Frontrunner to Police Banks at Fed
April 13, 2022  |  Legal & Regulation

Former Treasury official Michael Barr is President Joe Biden’s leading contender to serve as the vice chairman of banking supervision for the Federal Reserve, according...

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Trolling Sanctions, Top Russian Pol Suggests Bitcoin For Gas
Trolling Sanctions, Top Russian Pol Suggests Bitcoin For Gas
March 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In other circumstances, you’d have to wonder if Pavel Zavalny, head of the Russian State Duma’s Committee on Energy, was trolling European Central Bank President...

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Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
Crypto-Focused Political Donors Prefer Dollars Over Bitcoin
March 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency industry insiders donated $7.3 million to political campaigns and committees in 2021 through the end of January, but almost all of that money came...

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