Philippine Regulator Warns the Public of Engaging With Foreign Crypto Service Providers
Aug19

Philippine Regulator Warns the Public of Engaging With Foreign Crypto Service Providers

The central bank of the Philippines, the primary regulator of the country’s crypto sector, has warned investors about engaging with unregistered and foreign crypto service providers. They “may present additional challenges on enforcing legal recourse and consumer protection and redress mechanisms for local customers, among others,” the regulator said. The Philippine Central Bank’s Crypto Warnings The central bank of the Philippines,...

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ECB Creating a Harmonized Regulatory Framework Governing Crypto Activities and Services
Aug19

ECB Creating a Harmonized Regulatory Framework Governing Crypto Activities and Services

The European Central Bank (ECB) is working to harmonize the regulatory framework governing crypto activities and services in the EU. The regulator noted that several regulatory initiatives at the European and international levels are being finalized. ECB’s Regulatory Plan for Crypto Assets The European Central Bank (ECB) outlined its plan to harmonize the regulatory framework governing crypto activities and services in the EU...

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CME Group to Offer Market Participants Ethereum Options 3 Days Before the Merge
Aug19

CME Group to Offer Market Participants Ethereum Options 3 Days Before the Merge

Three days before Ethereum’s transition from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS), the world’s largest derivatives marketplace in terms of volume, CME Group, announced plans to list ethereum options. While CME’s ether options product prepares for regulatory review, the company detailed that the options contract will be measured at 50 ether per contract, using the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate. CME Group Reveals Ethereum...

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Z-Library: 98m Articles & Books Blocked in India to Protect 10 Books About Tax
Aug19

Z-Library: 98m Articles & Books Blocked in India to Protect 10 Books About Tax

Absorbing knowledge online is essentially free but those who curate that knowledge may have their own plans on where, when, and at what price their work is made available. For millions of website publishers the problem mostly solves itself, but for those who have more restrictive offerings in mind, such as physical book sales or a digital subscription offer, the wider internet can prove to be a disruptive competitor. Millions of...

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Manga Piracy: New Shueisha U.S. Court Action Indicates Complex Investigation
Aug19

Manga Piracy: New Shueisha U.S. Court Action Indicates Complex Investigation

In recent years, publishers of Japanese manga comics have been sending a sustained and clear message that content piracy will not be tolerated, wherever it takes place in the world. The problems faced by companies including Shueisha, Kadowaka, Kodansha, and Shogakukan, are easy to describe but much more difficult to counter. Japan-based pirate site operators serving a domestic audience face experienced local investigators, law...

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