Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship
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News Date: May 28, 2020
Trump signs social media executive order that calls for removal of liability protections over censoring.
The executive order calls for new regulations under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to make it so that social media companies that engage in censoring any political conduct will not be able to keep their liability shield, the president said.
Source:whitehouse.gov
Central Bank digital currencies Competition
China CBDC Pilot Program Beats West to the Punch.Chinas Ministry of Commerce has announced the pilot run of the country's central bank-backed digital currency in major cities, including Beijing, Hong Kong, and Macau.
Bitcoin and Facebooks Libra cryptocurrency may eventually be in competition with central bank digital currencies.
Source:www.securities.io, www.forbes.com
PayPal, Venmo to Roll Out Crypto Buying and Selling
Fintech giant PayPal plans to roll out direct sales of cryptocurrency to its 325 million users, according to three people familiar with the matter.Currently, PayPal can be used as an alternative means for withdrawing funds from exchanges such as Coinbase, but this would be a first in terms of offering direct sales of crypto.
Source:coindesk.com
Ripple XRP - Gold standard
Three reasons why Ripple XRP can be the gold standard soon:1.President Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve board of governors, Judy Shelton, has advocated for getting back to a gold standard, possibly "in a very cryptocurrency way". She Faces Senate Committee Vote This Week;
Source:gesara.news
2.There are close connections or relations between Donald Trump and Ripple board;
Source:www.youtube.com
3.Ripple XRP already has Support in the US Federal Register New Rule.
Source:gesara.news
Saudi Arabia ready for SCO
At the initiative of the Saudi side, Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.They discussed cooperation in the SCO , MBS expressed his readiness to actively participate in its work.
The parties also discussed the coordination of the two countries in order to ensure stability in oil market.
Sources: kremlin.ru
Multichain integrates XRP Ledger
Multichain is supporting XRP Ledger (XRPL) for cross-chain connection with EVM and non-EVM compliant blockchains.Multichain was born as Anyswap on the 20th July 2020 to service the clear needs of different and diverse blockchains to communicate with each other.
As a cross-chain infrastructure, Multichain facilitates interoperability across different networks and enables seamless transfers of assets and values.
With a constantly growing family of non-EVM and EVM chains (now 39), Multichain is the leader in the cross-chain field.
Its sustained daily volume of more than $200 million, its Total Value Locked in excess of $6 billion, and its thousands of daily users are testament to its popularity and security.
Source: medium.com