UPDATE: The House Energy & Commerce Committee unanimously passed legislation to compel ByteDance to divest TikTok or face having the social media platform banned on app stores or web hosting services. The committee voted 50-O for the legislation, which now must be voted on by the full House. But Speaker …
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The 2024 BAFTA film awards nominations were unveiled on Thursday, with Christopher Nolan’s biographical epic Oppenheimer emerging as the leader of the movie pack with 13 nominations, followed closely by Yorgos Lanthimos’ black-comedy science fantasy Poor Things with 11. After receiving, just like Oppenheimer, 15 mentions on the BAFTA longlists released earlier in the …
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In a significant move towards embracing blockchain technology, the United States Congress Committee on Energy and Commerce recently achieved a milestone by unanimously passing the Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023. The bill voted in favor with a 46-0 majority, was part of a comprehensive session tackling 44 pieces of legislation. Secretary …
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As SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher took to Instagram Thursday night to thank George Clooney and other A-list actors for their “extremely generous” proposal which they hoped would help end the current impasse between the guild and the studios, the SAG-AFTRA negotiating committee also addressed the offer in a letter to …
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The Kenyan government has set up a 17-member committee to investigate the operations of American-based cryptocurrency firm Worldcoin, due to its collection of biometric data not satisfying Kenya’s data privacy laws of the country. The process requires a user to give his iris scans in exchange for a digital ID …
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US House leadership is calling for robust regulatory framework for the new PayPal stablecoin despite being on opposing ends of the discuss. The leadership of the United States House of Representatives is reacting to the USD stablecoin that PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: PYPL) recently launched. While a Republican leader generally …
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In a groundbreaking development, the U.S. House Financial Services Committee has just passed the “Keep Your Coins Act of 2023,” a landmark bill advocating for the right to self-custody Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The bill aims to ensure that individuals and businesses can store and manage their own digital assets …
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In a landmark victory for the crypto industry, the US House Financial Services Committee has achieved a landmark victory by advancing a bipartisan bill aimed at establishing a regulatory framework for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies yesterday. The bill’s passage marks Capitol Hill’s efforts to codify federal oversight for the digital asset …
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The UK’s influential Culture, Media & Sport Committee has written to both the BBC and The Sun over investigations into Huw Edwards and Dan Wootton. Caroline Dinenage wrote to BBC Acting Chair Elan Closs Stephens yesterday saying the committee is “keen to see that the BBC conducts its two wider …
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“Imbalances of power are dangerous and we care about them,” BBC Director General Tim Davie said today, as he was questioned on the Phillip Schofield debate and accusations of toxicity on This Morning. Speaking to the influential Culture, Media & Sport Committee (CMSC), Davie acknowledged there are “imbalances” in the …
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As the digital asset industry continues to evolve, so too do the regulations designed to govern it. In a recent development, the US House Financial Services Committee has unveiled a revised draft of a stablecoin bill, a product of bipartisan collaboration, and a potential harbinger of comprehensive US crypto regulation. …
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Two committees in the US House of Representatives held the first-ever joint hearing related to crypto on Wednesday, seeking to carve a path forward to legislation on digital assets. The early stages of the hearing proved combative, with certain Democrats questioning whether crypto-specific legislation should be signed at all. A …
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