Stu Alderoty claims that SEC does not have sufficient clarity over crypto regulation. Gensler highlighted in his article that U.S federal security laws were made to safeguard investors. Stu Alde...
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Ripple’s General Counsel Says SEC Leaves Consumers Holding the Bag
Alex Dovbnya Stu Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, claims that the SEC wants to become the crypto cop instead of bringing regulatory clarity Stu Alderoty, general counsel at Ripple, took aim at the...
SEC’s shakedowns leave consumers holding the bag
Ripple Labs general counsel Stu Alderoty has hit back at a recent opinion piece by United States Security and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler, arguing that the regulator’s crypto market shakedo...
Texas Consumers On Hook For $10 Billion In Debt Incurred During Winter Storm Uri
A resident of Fort Worth, Texas pulls a sled on February 17, 2021, after Winter Storm Uri hit the … [+] state. Texas ratepayers are now on the hook for some $10 billion in debt incurred by utili...
Large NFT Initiatives Misled Consumers Over IP Rights
NFT News The report “A Survey of NFT Licenses: Facts & Fictions,” came out on Friday. Other programs that impose commercialization hurdles include Doodles. The opportunity to make money off of one...
Consumers are expected to have spent slightly more in July, but Prime Day may have boosted sales
People shop in a supermarket as inflation affected consumer prices in New York City, June 10, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Consumers are expected to have spent just slightly more in July, but they may...
American Consumers Feeling More Confident, Data Shows
Topline Consumer sentiment improved this month after an all-time low reached in June, though consumers are still 21.6% less satisfied with the economy than this time last year, according to preliminar...
Consumers are cutting back on restaurant spending, but CEOs say not all chains are affected
Howard Schultz David Ryder | Reuters Some restaurants are reporting weaker sales or declining traffic in the second quarter, signaling that diners are cutting back on eating out to save money. But CEO...
Consumers’ expectations of future inflation decreased significantly in win for the Federal Reserve
Gas prices are displayed at an Exxon gas station on July 29, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The consumer outlook for inflation decreased significantly in July amid a sharp drop in...
Uber to report Q2 earnings as inflation stings consumers
Uber (UBER) will report its Q2 earnings ahead of the opening bell Tuesday, as the ride-sharing giant continues to recover from its dramatic fall during pandemic lockdowns. Here’s what Wall Street expe...
UK Consumers Need Better Education on BNPL & Crypto Payments: Research
A recent research study published by ECOMMPAY, an international payment service provider and direct acquirer of bank cards, on Sunday, July 31, shows that although 75% of U.K. consumers consider thems...
Pickup Trucks Remain The Most Popular Vehicles Among Both Consumers And Car Thieves
The Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck was the most-stolen vehicle last year, according to the … [+] National Insurance Crime Bureau. Getty Images It should come as no surprise that the top sellin...
How Consumers Are Responding During Turbulent Times
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Shares of Bath & Body Works fall after company lowers sales guidance, citing more cautious consumers
Bath & and Body Works entrance. Jeff Greenberg | Getty Images Shares of Bath & Body Works fell Wednesday after the company lowered its sales and earnings outlook, citing a more challenging mac...
Don’t Bet On President Biden’s Promises That Oil Prices Will Drop
WASHINGTON, DC – Prices for gas at an Exxon gas station on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The cost … [+] of gasoline has dropped recently on fears of a recession. (Photo by Win McNamee/Ge...
When will inflation peak? Consumers and economists see light at the end of the tunnel (but it’s a long tunnel)
Consumers think inflation still has to boil over before it cools, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s latest read on people’s economic expectations. Inflation hit 9.1% on the year in J...
Sales rose more than expected in June as consumers remain resilient despite inflation
A pedestrian carries a shopping bag while walking through Union Square on May 17, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Consumer spending held up during June’s inflat...
How inflation can hurt and help consumers, according to economists
A person shops for groceries on March 10, 2022 in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood of Brooklyn. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Inflation hit a new 40-year high in June...
Consumers accepting CBDCs is like turkeys voting for Christmas
A recent survey commissioned by Crypto.com shows that nearly 87% of respondents agreed that consumer demand for CBDCs has increased over the previous 3 years, and 83% agreed that greater international...
Bed Bath & Beyond Decides CEO Tritton’s Time Is Up, Leaving Investors And Consumers Confused
“Bed Bath & Beyond visits are certainly down, but the picture is more complex,” said Ethan … [+] Chernofsky, Placer.ai. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Getty Images Bed Bath &...
Consumers fears could ‘cascade’ and tip the economy into recession: Morning Brief
This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Wednesday, June 29, 2022 Today’s newsletter ...
Carbon Credit Token Gives Consumers And Business Unparalleled Access
The $851 billion carbon credit market indicates a formidable push for sustainability to bring the world closer to a unified goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. However, despite 622 of the 2,000 l...
American Consumers Holding On to Crypto in Spite of Market Correction: Report
Alex Dovbnya Trust in Dogecoin and other cryptocurrencies has dropped significantly following the market crash In spite of the major cryptocurrency market correction consumers are not selling their cr...
Exxon CEO Warns That Consumers Will Pay For Hasty Energy Transition
ExxonMobil expects all new cars sold two decades from now to be electric vehicles. But the U.S. supermajor also believes that people will “pay a high price” in this rush to renewables without providin...
Crops At Risk In Ukraine And For Its Food Import Partners
ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, UKRAINE – APRIL 08, 2022 – A farmer wears a bulletproof vest during crop sowing … [+] which takes place 30 km from the front line, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeast...
Yuga Labs Sues Artist Ryder Ripps for ‘Scamming Consumers’ and Misusing Bored Ape Trademarks – Bitcoin News
The creators of the popular non-fungible token (NFT) project Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC), Yuga Labs, have sued the artist dubbed Ryder Ripps and collaborators for attempting to devalue the BAYC brand....
Mastercard survey says 51% of Latin American consumers have crypto experience
The digital payments revolution that began during the pandemic is driving Latin American interest and use, as 51% of consumers in the region have made a transaction with crypto, a Mastercard survey sh...
50% of Latin American Consumers Have Experience Transacting Crypto: Mastercard
51% of Latin American consumers have conducted at least one transaction with crypto assets, and over 33% of them have used stablecoins for everyday purchases, according to the latest survey conducted ...
Why The AICO Act Will Threaten Consumers And Merchants’ Ability To Choose And Stifle Innovation
getty Like many ordinary consumers who make multiple buying decisions every day, my husband has to decide what he wants to buy, whether he should purchase online or from a local store, and which merch...
Energy providers hit out at regulator’s plans to protect UK consumers
A pledge by the energy regulator to crack down on electricity and gas suppliers using customers’ credit balances like an “interest-free company credit card” has been condemned by providers as “inadequ...