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Coinbase is facing a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) probe into whether it allowed users to trade digital tokens that should have been registered as securities, Bloomberg has reported. Coinbase, involved indirectly in another probe by the SEC and state of New York, recently caught the regulator's eye after expanding the number of tokens it offers for trading.  After taking a conservative approach to listing cryptocurrencies, Coinbase now lets Americans trade more than 150 tokens, according to Bloomberg. If any…

Thailand's Securities and Exchange Commission said that it was working with law enforcement to look into potential losses among the public after the crypto exchange Zipmex temporarily suspended withdrawals last week. The SEC said in a statement it was asking impacted users of Zipmex to submit information via an online forum on how they had been affected by the problems with the platform. The Southeast Asia-focused crypto exchange, which operates in Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, and Australia, suspended withdrawals last…

Big tech companies are facing increased scrutiny in South Africa for dominance abuse and anti-competitive behavior, just months after the country’s competition regulator, the Competition Commission (CompCom), started an inquiry into the conduct of online intermediation (b2c) platforms. In its initial findings, the regulator has established that Apple, Google, UberEats, Airbnb, Booking.com, and South Africa’s Mr Delivery; a food ordering and delivery platform, Takealot; an e-commerce site, Private Property and…

via STX Taylor Sheridan might be best known for his current status as the busiest man on television, with the creator of the sprawling Yellowstone franchise adding new projects to his plate on what feels like a weekly basis. One of the downsides is that it might end up hampering his feature-length directorial career, which would be a shame when Wind River and Those Who Wish Me Dead provided intelligent, old school thrillers with plenty of meat on their bones. It’s the former that’s performing on streaming as we…

Even authorities overseas are placing Microsoft’s $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard under intense scrutiny. The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into the deal made between the Xbox powerhouse and the Call of Duty publisher in January. According to a report from CNBC, the CMA released a statement saying that the investigation would “consider whether the deal would harm competition and lead to worse outcomes for consumers — for example, through higher prices, lower…

Kristo Kaarmann, CEO and co-founder of Wise.Eoin Noonan | Sportsfile | Getty ImagesThe CEO of £3.9 billion ($4.8 billion) fintech firm Wise is being investigated by U.K. regulators after tax authorities found he failed to pay a tax bill worth over £720,000.Kristo Kaarmann, who co-founded Wise in 2011, was recently fined £365,651 by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs — the U.K. government department responsible for collecting taxes — for defaulting on the tax bill in 2018.At the time, a company spokesperson said Kaarmann…

Vince McMahon attends a press conference at MetLife Stadium on February 16, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Michael N. Todaro | Getty ImagesWorld Wrestling Entertainment's board is investigating a $3 million hush-money settlement that CEO Vince McMahon paid a woman over an alleged affair, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, citing documents and people familiar with the matter.The agreement, which was struck in January, is intended to prevent the woman, who had worked as a paralegal for the company, from…

Texas's Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has launched an investigation of Twitter over concerns of "potentially false" reports related to the number of bots and other fake accounts on the social network. In a press release Monday, Paxton claims inauthentic accounts may be helping to "inflate the value" of Twitter — thus he intends to pursue the investigation under the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, which protects against misleading advertisers, businesses and everyday users.  Paxton's office is pursuing the case just…

By ESA/Hubble June 6, 2022Hubble Space Telescope of globular cluster Ruprecht 106. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. DotterLike a gigantic version of Sherlock Holmes’s magnifying glass, the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>NASA</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that succeeded…

Apple TV+ has released a new promo video for the hot new Prehistoric Planet show that takes a new look at the world of dinosaurs. In this latest video, which runs for more than four minutes, host Sir David Attenborough investigates whether dinosaurs really did hunt in packs. The new video is a teaser of what we can expect from the main Apple TV+ show that is now available on the streaming platform. The show is a five-night event that will conclude tomorrow, Friday, May 27, and has taken in some of the most interesting…