The Shanghai Tragedy Reminds Us Why China Banned Bitcoin

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Shanghai Eases Restrictions, Non-Essential Travel Banned In Guangzhou As China’s Covid Surge Intensifies

Topline The Chinese port city of Guangzhou banned non-essential travel while Shanghai, the country’s financial hub, is easing lockdown but continues to report a large number of new Covid-19 cases as C...

Will Smith Banned From Oscars For 10 Years

Topline The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences banned Will Smith from attending all Academy events, including the Oscars, for the next 10 years, multiple news outlets reported Friday, followi...

Will Smith banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years after slapping Chris Rock on stage

US actor Will Smith accepts the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for “King Richard” onstage during the 94th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on March 27, 2022. Ro...

North Korea Launches Banned Intercontinental Ballistic Missile For First Time Since 2017, South Korea Says

Topline North Korea test-fired a banned intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday, according to officials from South Korea and multiple news reports, its first test of the missile since 20...

Here’s Why Thailand Securities And Exchange Commission Banned Crypto Transactions 

In continuous efforts to regulate the crypto market, the Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission(SEC) banned crypto transactions.  The notice issued by the SEC notes that the crypto payments are a...

A critical week as proof of work coins may still be banned in Europe

The leader MP on the Markets in Crypto Assets report for the European Parliament, Stefan Berger, has just released the timeline for the next stage of the democratic process for crypto regulation in Eu...

Telegram banned in Brazil- The Cryptonomist

Telegram has been banned in Brazil. The censorship was triggered by the messaging app itself and CEO Pavel Durov took responsibility in a message to the community.  Telegram banned in Brazil, what hap...

YouTuber Dr Disrespect, Banned From Twitch, Launches Gaming NFTs on Polygon

YouTuber and “Call of Duty” streamer Dr Disrespect launched his game development studio Midnight Society back in December, and the brand is now releasing 10,000 “Founders Access” NFTs for early commun...

Bitcoin ATMs Banned in the United Kingdom Over Money Laundering Concerns

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of Britain has ordered that all Bitcoin cashpoints in the country be shut down. ATM providers recently received an order from the watchdog to cease operations, or...

Biden Just Banned Russia Oil Imports. Here’s How The United States Replaces That Supply.

The United States has banned imports of Russian oil and liquefied natural gas in a move designed to reduce domestic reliance on volatile foreign fossil fuels and undercut an enormous source of revenue...

OpenSea updates banned countries list sparking decentralization debate

U.S.-based NFT marketplace OpenSea has reportedly begun barring Iranian users from its platform, sparking outrage from NFT collectors and raising fresh debate about decentralization in the crypto spac...

Hillary Clinton Slams Crypto Exchanges That Haven’t Banned Russian Users

Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said she is “disappointed” in some crypto exchanges that have not banned Russian users from their platforms.  “I was disappointed to see that some of ...

Russian And Belarusian Athletes Banned From Winter Paralympic Games In U-Turn

Topline Russian and Belarusian athletes are now banned from the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, the International Paralympic Committee announced Thursday, a day after the group sparked widesprea...

The British Advertising Authority banned ads of Floki Inu promotions

Recent advertisement campaign by dog-inspired meme coin Floki Inu was found violating some ASA regulations and was eventually prohibited Floki Inu is yet another popular meme coin in the cryptocurrenc...

‘Missed Doge, Get Floki’ Crypto Ad Banned in United Kingdom

“MISSED DOGE, GET FLOKI,” read a crypto advertisement found throughout London’s public transport system since last November. Now, the UK’s advertising authority has banned the ...

Semiconductor sales to Russia banned, but that shouldn’t hurt Intel, AMD and other chip makers

Semiconductor companies are banning sales to Russia following the company’s invasion of Ukraine, but an analyst says the companies shouldn’t feel much of an effect. As Russian forces continued to bomb...

U.K. Airlines Banned From Russian Airspace As Moscow Hits Back At Western Sanctions

Topline British flights will be banned from flying over Russia’s airspace or landing at its airports, the Russian civil aviation authority announced Friday, a retaliatory step to Western sanctions tha...

Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto and Stocks in New Directive

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has banned members of the U.S. Federal Reserve from partaking in the crypto and stock markets. In a new press release, the FOMC unanimously adopted a comprehen...

Federal Reserve Officials Banned From Trading Crypto

Key Takeaways The Federal Reserve approved rules today that would bar senior officials from trading crypto and other assets. The ban also applies to stocks and bonds; it affects officials in the Feder...

Crypto is like ‘venereal disease’ and should be banned: Charlie Munger

Charlie Munger, the ancient vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffet’s right hand man, has no issue with providing his honest thoughts on cryptocurrency: He hates it.  Speaking at a share...

Ukrainian Cross-Country Skier Tests Positive For Three Banned Substances At Beijing Olympics

Topline Ukrainian cross-country skier Valentyna Kaminska has tested positive for a steroid and two stimulants, becoming the second athlete at the Beijing Winter Olympics to fail drug tests, the Intern...

‘Death On The Nile’ Banned In Lebanon, Kuwait Over Israeli Star Gal Gadot

Topline Lebanon has reportedly banned the film Death on the Nile, as well as Kuwait, over Israeli star Gal Gadot’s ties to the Israeli Defense Forces. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 03: Gal ...

Russian Finance Ministry Believes Crypto Should be Regulated not Banned

The Ministry of Finance in Russia demonstrates its latest stance about the hot issue of the intended blanket ban on crypto-related activities by the nation’s apex bank.  The ministry believes that the...

Russia’s Finance Minister Says Crypto Should Be Regulated, Not Banned

Ivan Chebeskov, the department director of the Russian Finance Ministry stated in a recent report that to protect the rights of the Russian citizens, it will be more beneficial to regulate cryptocurre...

Countries have banned crypto and tightened the rules around it

Crypto has been banned by several countries and continue to be ignorant for the same  India is starting to crackdown on crypto as well following her neighbor, Bangladesh Regulations, taxes and bullish...

One day after Trump said Nancy Pelosi should be banned from stock trading, she said she’s open to it

Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday that she would consider proposals to ban stock trading by members of Congress, reversing the stance she took on the issue in December.  The remarks also happened to come ...

Crypto.com Ads Banned by UK Marketing Watchdog for ‘Misleading’ Information

The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned two advertisements from Crypto.com. The ads had to do with buying crypto with credit cards and earnings rates, which the ASA said ...

Kosovo Has Banned Cryptocurrency Mining in Order to Save Electricity During the Crisis

Kosovo’s government banned crypto mining on Tuesday in an effort to reduce electricity usage as the country is facing the very worst energy shortage in a decade due to the manufacturing blackouts.  Al...