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El Salvador's president unveils a bill to adopt bitcoin as legal tender, partnering with payments startup Strike, in a bid to become the first nation to do so — - El Salvador President Nayib Bukele plans to introduce legislation that will make it the world's first sovereign nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender.
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| Dennis Erezi / The Guardian Nigeria News: |
As Nigerian ISPs comply with government's Twitter ban blocking the service, the country's AG threatens prosecution of those trying to circumvent the ban — Nigeria's attorney general Abubakar Malami Saturday said the country will prosecute those who flout the government order to deactivate operations …
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| James T. Areddy / Wall Street Journal: |
A brief history of cryptocurrency mining in China as authorities crack down on mining operations and miners in other countries cut into China's dominance — Crackdown warning highlights the cryptocurrency's reliance on a hostile host; miners head west — Bitcoin enthusiasts prize …
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| Elizabeth Rembert / Bloomberg: |
Square partners with Blockstream, says it will invest $5M to build a solar-powered Bitcoin mining facility at a Blockstream Mining site in the US — Square Inc. will invest $5 million to build a solar-powered Bitcoin mining facility at a Blockstream Mining site in the U.S. through a partnership with the blockchain technology provider.
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| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
US DOJ has charged a Latvian woman who it says was a programmer in a gang that helped develop TrickBot malware; the woman was arrested in Miami on February 6 — The US Department of Justice has arraigned in court today a Latvian woman who was part of the Trickbot malware crew …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple to announce better multitasking and widget placement for iPadOS, status-based notification alerts, an improved Messages app, and more at WWDC — - Company pitching to developers amid uproar over App Store — Messages, Health apps among those gaining new capabilities
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| Amy Feldman / Forbes: |
In 2019, the number of foreign-born entrepreneurs in the US declined by 4,400, the only yearly drop since 2000, thanks to US' convoluted immigration policies — America's convoluted and highly politicized immigration system puts roadblocks in the way of foreign-born founders.
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| Paul Vigna / Wall Street Journal: |
DeFi, which accounted for an estimated 40% of ether moved on the Ethereum network in the year ended April, is helping fuel the crypto boom and recent volatility — Decentralized finance differs from traditional banks because there is no centralized system. It can be risky.
Tweets: @trengriffin and @wsj
| Heather Kelly / Washington Post: |
Though cybersecurity experts have warned of ransomware for years, it's now having a very visible impact on the lives of everyday people — After years of warnings, the impact of ransomware finally hits home for regular people — SAN FRANCISCO — It can feel abstract …
Tweets: @bruceqburke and @heatherkelly
| Matthew Karnitschnig / Politico: |
Finance ministers of G7 countries, the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan, agree to back a new global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15% — G7 countries reached a landmark agreement Saturday aimed at making it harder for the world's largest companies to avoid paying taxes.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian says parts of YouTube are moving from Google's internal infrastructure to Google Cloud — - Parts of YouTube are moving to the Google Cloud Platform, said Thomas Kurian, the leader of Google's cloud division. — The popular video app has run … | Lucas Matney / TechCrunch: |
Facebook buys Unit 2 Games, a studio behind Roblox-like Crayta game platform, says it will integrate Crayta's toolset into Facebook Gaming's cloud platform — Facebook has been making plenty of one-off virtual reality studio acquisitions lately, but today the company announced …
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