Article by Steve Kaaru
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8 February, 2025
US bill proposes 20-year imprisonment for DeepSeek users
A new bill by Missouri Senator Josh Hawley proposes a fine of up to $1M and up to 20 years...
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8 February, 2025
Italy, 2 others ban DeepSeek; OpenAI responds with o3-mini
While Italy banned DeepSeek for failing to reveal how it was using Italians’ data, Taiwan and Texas restricted it in...
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7 February, 2025
Arkansas scraps bill restricting mining near military bases
The bill was proposed in response to a new mining facility being constructed near the Little Rock Air Force Base,...
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7 February, 2025
Nigeria’s first local stablecoin launches
cNGN stablecoin was approved by the central bank in January and is now available on local exchanges for retail and...
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6 February, 2025
Russia launches registry for BTC mining equipment
The Russian government also announced that BTC block reward miners can now report their earnings and taxes directly on their...
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6 February, 2025
Automated payments bring $30B for Brazil’s Pix in e-commerce
Elsewhere, Bahrain’s Arab Financial Services has received the green light to expand in the United Arab Emirates, investing $150 million...
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