JPEX Cryptocurrency Exchange Initiates Deregistration in Australia Amid Hong Kong Controversy
Sep 22, 2023 09:56 am UTC| Economy Digital Currency Business Law
Jieyi Chen, Director of JP-EX Crypto Asset Platform PTY LTD (JPEX), has begun deregistration of the exchange in Australia amid regulatory challenges and accusations in Hong Kong. While no official confirmation has been...
The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire
Sep 21, 2023 01:52 am UTC| Law Business
In her State of the Union address on 13 September, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a new anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles (EVs) from China, claiming that the market is being...
Bill C-22 will provide income security to Canadians with disabilities, but it needs to be done right
Sep 20, 2023 11:40 am UTC| Law
Canadas first national disability benefit, Bill C-22, received royal assent on June 22, 2023. The bill was reintroduced in 2022 after initially being tabled two years prior. Bill C-22 remains short on details, but has...
Canada’s war crimes investigation may not deter Russia, but it matters to Ukrainians
Sep 20, 2023 02:01 am UTC| Law
In June 2022, United States Attorney General Merrick Garland travelled to Ukraine to call for the prosecution of Russian war crimes. The United States is sending an unmistakable message to those who have committed...
New York DFS Updates Crypto Oversight, Ripple, Dogecoin, Litecoin Among Impacted Tokens
Sep 19, 2023 06:41 am UTC| Economy Digital Currency Business Law
In a significant shift, the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) refines its virtual currency framework, streamlining the approval process while bolstering user protection. As the crypto industry navigates...
SK Broadband, Netflix Resolve Years-Long Network Fee Dispute; Announce Strategic Partnership
Sep 18, 2023 08:15 am UTC| Economy Law Business
SK Broadband and Netflix conclude their long-standing dispute, entering a strategic partnership to amplify customer experiences on pay TV and smartphones, beginning next year. The legal feud between SK Broadband, a...
Legal go-ahead for safe consumption room is gamechanger for Scottish drug policy
Sep 18, 2023 05:56 am UTC| Law
On the basis of the information I have been provided, I would be prepared to publish a prosecution policy that it would not be in the public interest to prosecute drug users for simple possession offences committed within...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects