Bitcoin slumps 10% to a ten-day low, amid fears of tighter regulation

Bitcoin slumps 10% to a ten-day low, amid fears Biden’s administration will bring in tighter regulation By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 January 2021 Bitcoin slumped 10 per cent to a ten-day low, retreating further from record highs, with traders citing fears of … Read more

Campaigners want more regulation of pay later services like Klarna

New guidelines to tighten up advertising ‘buy now, pay later’ services like Klarna have been welcomed by campaigners – but they called for tougher rules to stop more consumers falling into debt. Delayed payment providers have been asked to revamp their marketing by next March to ensure users are not being misled and were aware … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches the Prime Minister laying down more coronavirus rules and regulation

To think that just a week ago he was a brandisher of boosterism, a purveyor of positivity, all whizzbang fizz and sparkle. Turns out that pingier-than-propane conference speech of Boris Johnson’s was just a false dawn.  A day-out distraction from death tolls, infection rates and all the other daily horrors that have become the new … Read more

Digital minister Caroline Dinenage calls for tighter regulation on ‘loot boxes’

Video game ‘loot boxes’ could be regulated under gambling laws, ministers said last night. Digital minister Caroline Dinenage issued an appeal for evidence amid claims the boxes may encourage or lead to problem gambling among children. Loot boxes, which can be purchased in many computer games, award players random virtual prizes which can be used … Read more

Boeing disasters caused by poor design and failed regulation, report says

Two Boeing plane crashes that killed 346 people in five months were the ‘horrific culmination’ of design flaws, poor government oversight and a lack of action by the planemaker, US investigators have said.  Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration were both criticized in a scathing report by the House Transportation Committee after the crashes in … Read more

Facebook needs regulation to win user trust, Mark Zuckerberg says

By: Bloomberg | Published: February 18, 2020 4:02:45 pm Facebook Needs Regulation to Win User Trust, Zuckerberg Says For years, Facebook Inc lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its business. In a white … Read more