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FTI Consulting | Squid Game on the Blockchain

Leveraging Data Analytics to Enhance Cryptocurrency Investigations With the Netflix series “Squid Game” becoming a global phenomenon, many businesses are attempting to ride on the hype and the crypto market is no exception. Launched in late October 2021, the Squid Game crypto project gained instant popularity, and its value (SQUID) rose by more than 23 million percent, from just over a cent to $2,861.80 in three days1. Although the Squid crypto had plenty of red flags, including bizarre spelling and...

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GDLSK | BIS seeks public comments on the Section 232 exclusions process

In a February 10, 2022 Federal Register notice, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that it is seeking public comments regarding the Section 232 exclusion process currently in place with respect to the additional duties assessed on certain steel and aluminum products. In particular, BIS is seeking public comment on the responsiveness of the exclusions process to market demand and enhanced consultation with U.S. firms and labor organizations.  Also welcomed are comments on more specific aspects of the...

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CLA | Workforce Challenges: Pre- and Post- Pandemic

Key Insights Fair compensation levels and flexible work arrangements can give you a better chance of attracting and retaining talented workers. The pandemic brought insecurity that gave the upper hand to organizations offering stability and reassurance to employees. Providing a strong culture may help develop a workforce more adaptable to situations like a pandemic. Leaders that offer new challenges and diverse opportunities are more likely to keep their employees interested and engaged. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when business owners...

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IMF | The Future of Money: Gearing up for Central Bank Digital Currency

By Kristalina Georgieva, IMF Managing Director | Atlantic Council, Washington, DC | Ladies and gentlemen, friends, Let me start by thanking the Atlantic Council for providing a fitting venue to discuss central banks’ forays into Digital Currencies. Since its founding in 1961, the Council has made important contributions to strategic, political, and economic policy debates. Those debates have served us well, helping us to test the boundaries of our thinking and be better prepared for what lies ahead. So, today, we aim to...

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IMF | The Currency Revolution

Eswar S. Prasad explains how technology is transforming the nature of money and how that will affect our lives | In his latest book, The Future of Money: How the Digital Revolution Is Transforming Currencies and Finance, the Cornell University professor describes how digital currencies and other financial technologies are reshaping everything from consumer banking to monetary policy and international payments. In a conversation with F&D’s Chris Wellisz, Prasad lays out the advantages and perils of the new forms of...

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Troutman Pepper | More Privacy, Please February Edition

Editor's Note: Organizations continue calling for a comprehensive federal privacy law, and U.S. states continue trying to fill the void by proposing their own such laws. The latest states to do so include Mississippi and Vermont. Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general, and private litigants continue litigating, using the mélange of privacy laws available to them, including Illinois' Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). In litigation, defendants have seen some...

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VIA | 5 myths about using TransitTech in rural transportation networks

While rural agencies have begun exploring new ways to further increase the flexibility and responsiveness of their Dial-a-Ride services — including offering fully on-demand service — many of them have rightly been cautious about getting onboard with a tech-powered transit option, or on-demand microtransit. Will riders who prefer to pre-book be excluded? How about riders without smartphones? Can tech-enabled services operate in areas of low data or cellular connectivity? Will upgrading technology break the bank? Below are the top five...

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European Health Union: HERA launches first work plan with €1.3 billion for preparedness and response to health emergencies in 2022

The new European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) today presents its first annual work plan, which will have a budget of €1.3 billion in 2022 to prevent, prepare for and rapidly respond to cross-border health emergencies. Following the adoption of the 2022 work plan by the HERA Board, HERA can now start implementing actions to strengthen preparedness and response capabilities within the EU, address vulnerabilities and strategic dependencies and contribute to reinforcing the global health emergency architecture. Announcing...

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ECB | Recent inflation developments in the United States and the euro area – an update

After headline inflation had already reached very high levels in the United States in the first half of 2021, euro area inflation also recorded a very rapid increase in the second half of the year but remained much lower than in the United States. Comparing inflation developments in both economic areas could help to separate idiosyncratic factors from those related to the cyclical position, taking into account the fact that the euro area is lagging the US cycle. By...

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Elvinger | European Electronic Communication Code adopted

This article was original published on Elvinger's website and a link to access it may be found here | What happened? The Law of 17 December 2021 on electronic communications networks and services   ("Law") was published on 22 December 2021 and came into force on 26 December 2021. It repeals the former regime set out by the Law of 27 February 2011 on electronic communications networks and services. What is the main takeaway? The new legislative regime transposes into Luxembourg law the European Electronic Communications...

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