Chinese Court Rules Crypto Lending Outside Legal Protection in Landmark Case
Oct 13, 2023 08:24 am UTC| Economy Digital Currency Law
A second Chinese court has ruled that crypto lending is outside the protection of the countrys legal system. According to the Nanchang Peoples Court, an individual known as Mr. Ming lent 80,000 Tether to Mr. Gang for...
It's time to banish the notwithstanding clause, the slow killer of Canada's rule of law
Oct 12, 2023 07:15 am UTC| Law Politics
I have written before that the far-right populist nationalism of the sort that fuelled the events of Jan. 6, 2021 in the United States and the so-called freedom convoy of February 2022 in Canada are not outlier...
Israeli Police Seize Hamas Cryptocurrency Accounts; Binance Assists
Oct 12, 2023 07:01 am UTC| Economy Digital Currency Business Law
Following a sudden Hamas attack, Israeli Police, backed by intelligence agencies and Binance, intervened in Hamas cryptocurrency fundraising operations, protecting Israels national security. This move comes in response...
Supreme Court to hear arguments in key case about gerrymandering
Oct 11, 2023 03:43 am UTC| Law
A South Carolina case about gerrymandering the drawing of legislative district lines to maximize political power that could affect voting rights around the country will be one of the cases decided by the U.S. Supreme...
Cannabis in Canada: Debunking myths about the real impacts of legalization
Oct 10, 2023 07:39 am UTC| Law
Before Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, there was considerable debate about its potential effects. Some predicted it would trigger an economic goldrush, while others worried it would lead to public...
South Africa’s surveillance law is changing but citizens’ privacy is still at risk
Oct 09, 2023 03:45 am UTC| Law
In a ringing judgment for the right to privacy, the South African Constitutional Court declared sections of the countrys main communication surveillance law unconstitutional in February 2021. The court gave parliament...
US regulator is suing Amazon – here's what this could mean for your online shopping
Oct 07, 2023 14:20 pm UTC| Law Business
If youre one of the more than 200 million Prime members Amazon claims to have worldwide, youll be well aware of the benefits. Among other things, it gives you access to a video and audio streaming service and free, fast...
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects