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Opinion

In risposta ai 26 tecnologi anti-criptovaluta

Le Cripto fanno grandi affermazioni ma hanno un ingombro ridotto. Così è come dovrebbe essere.

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Opinion

Respondiendo a los 26 tecnólogos anti-cripto

Las Cripto hacen grandes afirmaciones pero tienen una huella pequeña. Así es como se supone que debe ser.

(Joanna Kosinska/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Policy

EU Agrees on Law to Curb Online Ads, Strip Illegal Content

The Digital Services Act, targeting big tech firms like Apple and Meta, is viewed as a “constitution for the internet.”

The European Commission's Margrethe Vestager (Alexandros Michailidis/Straight Out Of The Camera/Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Policy

EU Passes Law to ‘Rein In’ Big Tech’s Domination Over Smaller Players

Companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and Meta could face fines as high as 20% of turnover as the EU seeks to stop “gatekeepers” curbing competition from smaller players.

Margrethe Vestager and French Minister Cédric O in negotiations Thursday (French Economics Ministry)

Videos

Apple, Twitter and Other US Big Tech Firms Under Pressure to Act on Escalating Russia-Ukraine Crisis

U.S. tech giants like Apple and Twitter are facing pressure to respond to the Russia-Ukraine war, specifically regarding censorship and the spread of disinformation. “The Hash” discusses the increasingly prevalent role of big tech in geopolitics.

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Videos

‘The Contrarian’ Author Max Chafkin on Silicon Valley Evolution and Web 3

In his book “The Contrarian,” author Max Chafkin makes the case Big Tech’s leading conservative Peter Thiel, the multi-billionaire who co-founded PayPal and an early pioneer in digital currencies, wrote the playbook for Silicon Valley tech behemoths and Web 2.0.

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Policy

Facebook, Square, PayPal and Others Told to Hand Over Payments Info to Consumer Finance Watchdog

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to see information about the payments products, plans and practices of Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Square and PayPal.

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Policy

Big Tech-Issued Stablecoins Could ‘Amplify Shocks’ to Financial System, Says ECB Exec

CBDCs could therefore represent “an anchor of stability,” according to a member of the ECB’s executive board.

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Videos

Meet ‘Minds’, the Anti-Facebook Crypto Social Network That Pays for Your Time

Minds, an open-source decentralized crypto social network, gamifies social media and rewards users with the Ethereum-minted Minds token. Minds.com founder and CEO Bill Ottman discusses how it all works, stressing the importance of putting users first with incentives and rewards.

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