The coronavirus could lead to tens of millions of unemployed workers and could change how businesses operate. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world, with a focus on Europe. The International Labour Organization (ILO) said as many as 24.7 million jobs...
Tencent has announced that it will launch a blockchain-based virtual bank. The company’s blockchain chief Yige Cai revealed last week that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved a new license, and that the company is setting up a team to support...
The British tax authority wants cryptocurrency exchanges to share customer names and transaction data in order to track down unpaid taxes. According to CoinDesk, HM Revenue & Customs has sent letters requesting the information to at least three exchanges active in the U.K. — Coinbase,...
The rise of the gig worker has shaken up the talent pool, with some far-reaching consequences — particularly as it relates to employment regulation. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor ruled that gig workers do not have to be classified as employees, and,...
February 14, 2022
In what is believed to be the first such action by British law enforcement, the U.K.’s tax watchdog has seized three non-fungible tokens (NFTs). As CNBC reported Monday (Feb. 14), Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) commandeered the NFTS amid a probe into an alleged value-added tax (VAT) fraud case worth 1.4 million pounds ($1.9 […]
March 19, 2020
The coronavirus could lead to tens of millions of unemployed workers and could change how businesses operate. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world, with a...
November 11, 2019
Tencent has announced that it will launch a blockchain-based virtual bank. The company’s blockchain chief Yige Cai revealed last week that the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has...
August 06, 2019
The British tax authority wants cryptocurrency exchanges to share customer names and transaction data in order to track down unpaid taxes. According to CoinDesk, HM Revenue & Customs has sent...
