DBS CEO Sees Crypto as an Alternative to Gold — Says Central Banks Globally Should Regulate Cryptocurrencies
The CEO of Southeast Asia’s largest bank, DBS, says cryptocurrency “can be an alternative to gold.” He added that regulating crypto “out of the formal banking system is an unwise thing to do.” DBS’ CEO on Cryptocurrency and Regulation DBS Bank Group CEO Piyush Gupta talked about cryptocurrency and its regulation at the recent Economic Times Global Business Summit. DBS is Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets. The Economic Times...
ECB Chief: Cryptocurrencies Are ‘Certainly’ Being Used to Circumvent Russian Sanctions
The European Central Bank (ECB) warns cryptocurrencies are being used to evade sanctions by Russians. ECB President Christine Lagarde warns crypto firms against becoming “accomplices” in the crime. ECB President Lagarde Is Certain About Crypto Being Used to Evade Russian Sanctions Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said Tuesday at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Summit that...
RuTracker Found Itself Unblocked in Russia So Immediately Blocked Itself
After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it became clear that the conflict would result in devastating loss of life with implications for the whole planet. As countries around the world implemented the broadest sanctions regime in history against Russia, entire nations and their industries prepared for the aftershocks and entertainment was no exception. Companies including Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. suspended all new...
MPA: Google’s Delisting of Thousands of Pirate Sites Works
Earlier this year, we noticed that Google had removed several popular pirate sites from its search results. In the Netherlands, for example, The Pirate Bay and many of its mirrors and proxies were delisted by Google in response to a notice sent by local anti-piracy group BREIN. Later, we learned that similar requests were being sent to Google by movie company representatives in other countries. In response, Google removed thousands of...
New Trailblazers Fellowships power open hardware in academia
New Trailblazers Fellowships power open hardware in academia Joshua Pearce Wed, 03/23/2022 – 03:00 Up 1 reader likes this Witness the rise of open hardware! Last year, I wrote about how now is the time to start seriously thinking about a career in open source. Next, the UN backed open source, and earlier this year, the U.S. National Science Foundation began major funding for open source platform development. Now the Open Source...
