Thursday, August 20

Topic: regulation

A physical novelty coin representing bitcoin
Crypto 33 d

France Orders Internet Providers to Block the Crypto Market Polymarket

  • France's gambling regulator has told internet providers to block Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market, arguing it offers unlicensed gambling to French users.
  • It is an escalation from an earlier ban on payments to the site, which failed to stop French traffic, and part of a wider regulatory squeeze on prediction markets across Europe and Asia.

In brief

In brief

The United States Capitol
Tech 51 d

Why Lawmakers Keep Trying to Ban the Sale of Your Health and Location Data

  • A group of US lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon has repeatedly pushed legislation to bar data brokers from selling Americans' health and location data.
  • The effort has gained fresh urgency as AI firms hunt for ever more training data — though past versions have stalled.

In brief

In brief

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