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11.02 / 05:37

business NFT Metaverse YouTube Threat YouTube sees ‘incredible potential’ in NFT video sales despite backlash threat

YouTube is looking at NFT integrations to provide new methods for creators to engage with fans and develop additional revenue streams.

10.02 / 11:49

cryptocurrency Lowe's Digital RBI Threat financial stability Financial RBI Governor Asserts Caution On Crypto, Says "It's A Threat To Financial Stability"

Shaktikanta Das has time and again flagged issues about the functioning of cryptocurrencies.

09.02 / 19:37

Facebook Blockchain Ethereum Threat Why Blockchain's Biggest Threat May Be Facebook

Blockchain technology, now used by mainstream companies worldwide, such as JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), to run parts of their operations, faces a major threat. According to several critics, including one of the respected leaders in the computer science world, Mihai Alisie, co-founder of Ethereum, the blockchain of choice for most business and finance projects, Facebook Inc.’s (FB) foray into the cryptocurrency space is bad news for technology.

08.02 / 12:31

Provident Google Platform Action Google Cloud Threat Google Cloud Introduces Threat Detection System against Crypto-mining Malware

Google has announced the release of a new threat detection system for Google Cloud Platform customers against crypto-mining malware.

05.02 / 17:59

Government Law SEC Threat SEC rule Stealth rulemaking: Is proposed SEC rule with no mention of crypto a threat to DeFi?

On Jan. 26, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Rule 3b-16 under the Exchange Act that lacks any mention of digital assets or decentralized finance, which could adversely affect platforms that facilitate crypto transactions. Some cryptocurrency advocates — including SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce — believe that the commission’s extended definition of an exchange could thrust an entire class of crypto entities under the regulator’s jurisdiction, subjecting them to additional registration and reporting burdens. How real is the threat?

27.01 / 11:35

COST Threat NOT Martin Gilbert: Asset managers must not ignore the threat of inflation

Martin Gilbert is the co-founder and former chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management and abrdn. He is now chairman of Revolut and AssetCo.

26.01 / 13:29

COST Threat NOT Martin Gilbert: Asset managers must not ignore the threat of inflation

Martin Gilbert is the co-founder and former chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management and abrdn. He is now chairman of Revolut and AssetCo.

20.01 / 13:01

Threat EU watchdog warns of climate threat from cryptos that rely on too heavily on renewable energy

The European Union urgently needs to ban a form of cryptocurrency mining that is relying heavily on renewable energy, and poses a threat to climate-change goals, a top regional regulator said on 19 January.

31.12 / 18:57

defi hacks Tokens Scams Threat Airdrop culture could pose integral threat to DeFi industry

EtherWrapped, a project designed to provide a yearly summary of users nonfungible token (NFT) activity, launched a little over eight hours ago to palpable fanfare within the crypto community.

30.12 / 13:37

Lowe's Threat Strong Labor Market in 2021 Faces Down Omicron Threat

U.S. employers added a record number of jobs in 2021, a gauge of layoffs fell to a half-century low and available positions surged, but the pace of the labor market’s strong recovery could slow early next year due to the uncertainty posed by the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

16.12 / 13:31

Lowe's Dash Unemployment Threat Low Dashing Fed’s Hopes, Low Unemployment Becomes an Inflation Threat

The lesson the Federal Reserve drew from the pre-pandemic economy was that unemployment could run at historic lows without fueling inflation. It’s why the central bank last year promised to never again raise interest rates just because the job market was strong.

03.12 / 13:37

Threat November Likely Saw Strong Job Gains, but Omicron Threat Looms

Lower Covid-19 case numbers likely helped propel the U.S. economy and powered strong job gains in November, economists say, but the new Omicron variant could jeopardize that progress.

02.12 / 17:39

business Government Media Bitcoin Threat Chinese crypto ban poses no threat to local industry media, sources say

While some major Chinese cryptocurrency-related publications seem to be shutting down, a number of local news agencies continue running by moving to social media like Twitter.

27.11 / 17:23

business Facebook Adoption NFT Threat Facebook’s centralized metaverse a threat to the decentralized ecosystem?

Facebook has been planning its foray into the metaverse for some time now — possibly even several years. But it’s only recently that its ambitious expansion plans have catapulted the concept into mainstream headlines across the globe.

16.11 / 08:31

Adoption Banks Central Bank Bank of England Threat financial stability Financial Crypto poses imminent threat to financial stability: Bank of England Deputy Governor

Sir Jon Cunliffe, the Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England (BoE) crypto may pose an imminent threat to the traditional financial system.

15.11 / 11:09

Action Bitcoin Threat financial stability Financial Bank of England’s Jon Cunliffe says bitcoin threat to financial stability is ‘getting closer’

The threat that cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin pose to global financial stability is “getting closer”, a top Bank of England official said, urging regulators to take action on the growing sector.

14.11 / 23:05