Lobbying to salvage crypto’s reputation
Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association, one of the largest cryptocurrency lobbying groups, knows it won’t be easy to rebuild the industry’s reputation. Lawmakers are outraged by the fall of FTX, one of the largest crypto exchanges, and whose founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, was formerly a trusted voice on...
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Goldman Sachs pushing for Small Business Administration reauthorization
More than 3,000 small-business owners on Wednesday urged Congress to authorize the Small Business Administration (SBA) for the first time in over two decades. In a letter organized by Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Small Businesses program, the small-business owners called on lawmakers to modernize the SBA, which relies on archaic technology...
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‘Betrayed’: FTX meltdown signals end to crypto’s ‘Wild West’ days
Boston, United States – FTX was one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world – until, earlier this month, it fell apart in a matter of days. In the wake of the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire, heightened governmental scrutiny and calls for greater regulation threaten to spell the...
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Stay-at-home Sales Propels Turkish Bathroom Pioneer into a Digital Transformation
During the recent pandemic, Turkey’s largest producer and exporter of ceramic bathroom products noticed an unusual phenomenon. “With everybody staying at home for two years, people looked around and thought it was time to change something in their bathroom,” noted Alp Güldür, group IT director at Eczacıbaşı Building Products. “The...
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India to showcase its digital transformation at Bali summit: G20 sherpa Amitabh Kant
India will highlight its digital-transformation journey at the ongoing 17th G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, with particular emphasis on the strides made in public digital infrastructure. Talking exclusively to Economic Times Online on the sidelines of the summit, India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant said India has built a unique model...
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Microsoft Indonesia and Pos Indonesia join hands to accelerate digital transformation
Microsoft Indonesia and Pos Indonesia have partnered up to enhance Indonesia’s digital imperative. According to Microsoft, the partnership focuses on exploring the use of Microsoft cloud computing technology to support Pos Indonesia’s digital transformation and innovation–particularly in the logistics sector. The partnership will also look to improve the digital...
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