Latam Insights: US Bails Argentina, Colombia Terminates World’s Operations
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this week’s edition, the U.S. purchases pesos to stabilize the Argentine economy, Colombia terminates World’s biometric operations, and the Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas estimates bitcoin will reach $1.5 million. US Treasury Intervenes in Argentine Currency […] Powered by...
Chinese Tech Giants Pause Hong Kong Stablecoin Plans After Beijing Intervention
Chinese technology groups including Ant Group and JD.com have paused plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after regulators in Beijing, notably the People’s Bank of China and the Cyberspace Administration of China, advised against moving forward. The Financial Times reported that the companies had expressed interest in Hong Kong’s pilot stablecoin program and tokenized […] Powered by...
Your Messages Are Not Safe—EU Pushes ‘Chat Control’ Law to Scan All Private Chats
Europe’s digital privacy showdown is reaching a boiling point as Telegram warns millions about an EU proposal that could force message scanning across platforms, sparking a fierce cross-border backlash that unites nations in defense of online freedom. Telegram Alerts Millions—EU Law Could Force Apps to Scan All Private Messages A major privacy battle is unfolding […] Powered by...
IPTV Pirates May Soon Be Named and Shamed, Italian Minister Says
With an industrial-scale Piracy Shield blocking program not quite the panacea some had predicted, Italian authorities and rightsholders have recently upgraded their deterrent messaging capabilities. After a database of 2,200 individuals who subscribed to a pirate IPTV service was obtained by police during the course of a raid, authorities made good on their promise to issue fines to those exposed. For some of those who accepted...
ISP Blocking of No-IP’s Dynamic DNS Enters Week 2
In a legal dispute now at the U.S. Supreme Court, the world’s leading record labels and Cox Communications disagree on many things, including how to respond to online piracy. The labels’ preferred solution is to sever subscribers’ access to the internet. Cox believes that denying internet access is excessive. The case is much more complex than that as the venue suggests, but one aspect seems clearer when viewed in its own light. When...
