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Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight; Britain and Argentina Crack Down

Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight; Britain and Argentina Crack Down
Crypto Regulation Weekly: Stablecoin Meltdown Focuses Regulators; SEC Gets Tough(er); EU’s MiCA Endgame in Sight;...
May 11, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulators and central bankers around the world have long had stablecoins in their sites as a potential threat to financial security, their control over economies...

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Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
Queen’s Speech to Parliament Highlights New Rules for Big Tech
May 10, 2022  |  Europe

The U.K. government revealed today (May 10) its legislative agenda for the next parliamentary session. The Queen´s Speech, this year delivered by Prince Charles, unveiled...

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SaaS Platform Paddle Valued at $1.4B Following $200M Series D
SaaS Platform Paddle Valued at $1.4B Following $200M Series D
May 10, 2022  |  Investments

British Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) payments infrastructure platform Paddle has raised $200 million in a Series D funding round that values the company at $1.4 billion, according...

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Google, Meta Dodge UK’s Plan to Force Fairer Deals With Publishers 
Google, Meta Dodge UK’s Plan to Force Fairer Deals With Publishers 
May 09, 2022  |  Big Tech

The United Kingdom was about to join a list of countries including Australia, Canada, France and Spain that imposed limits on the negotiations between Big...

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UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
UK Retail Jobs Alliance Embrace Shift from Shops Tax to Online Sales Tax
May 03, 2022  |  Retail

U.K. retail firms Tesco, J Sainsbury, Greggs and Waterstones, among others, have formed the Retail Jobs Alliance, a coalition that will push to eliminate the...

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Stablecoin Issuer Circle Lobbies UK Ahead of Crypto Regulations
Stablecoin Issuer Circle Lobbies UK Ahead of Crypto Regulations
April 10, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Circle has been conducting several “state visits” to the United Kingdom for the past year, looking at how to expand its business there, Bloomberg wrote...

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Today in FinTech: Advent Snaps Up Mangopay; UK Green Lights Stablecoins; Worldpay Offers USDC Settlement
Today in FinTech: Advent Snaps Up Mangopay; UK Green Lights Stablecoins; Worldpay Offers USDC Settlement
April 06, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s FinTech News, private equity investor Advent International is taking a majority stake in Mangopay, while Worldpay is on track to offer merchants settlement...

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Stablecoins Embraced as Valid Payment Form in UK
Stablecoins Embraced as Valid Payment Form in UK
April 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The U.K. is now validating stablecoins as an accepted form of payment and is moving forward to launch an international hub for crypto-asset technology and...

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