AT&T restores service after hours of outage

By Aditya Soni and David Shepardson (Reuters) -AT&T said late on Thursday an outage that disrupted calls and text messages for thousands of U.S. users and prompted federal investigations was not caused by a cyberattack. The carrier had restored wireless service for all affected customers, several hours after an outage that affected more than 70,000...

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Hong Kong Steps Up Crypto Regulation with Warnings to Imitation Banks – Here's What You Need to Know

Today, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued a warning to cryptocurrency companies that improperly use the term “bank” in describing their services. The authority stated that such wording wrongly suggests these companies are regulated by the HKMA, which is not the case. According to HKMA rules, only organizations with specific licenses can operate as...

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Maxine Waters Slams Republican Bill Hindering U.S. Progress on CBDC

The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is currently a battleground for discussions concerning the possible launch of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) by the Federal Reserve.  Today, Maxine Waters, a Democratic representative from California, sharply criticized a bill reintroduced by Republican Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota. The bill is looking to prevent the Federal...

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