The authors argue a central bank digital currency will likely be positive for Canadians, breaking monopolies in big tech and traditional finance.
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that the deal was off.
The Justice Department alleges Visa’s acquisition of Plaid would eliminate competition in the online debit market, leading to higher prices.
With the internet more monopolized than ever, can Web 3.0 help produce an economy that's fairer to innovation and startups?
Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim said the antitrust division needs to understand how blockchain could improve market competition.
Law professor Zephyr Teachout discusses the recent antitrust hearings, how power impacts privacy and the "parallel governments" that Big Tech has created.
Technology and the law have traditionally been at odds, but with blockchain and antitrust policy there's potential for cooperation.
Antitrust agencies should reconsider blockchains as they can help them fight monopolies, Vitalik Buterin and Thibault Schrepel argue in a new paper.
Facebook is reportedly already under investigation by the EU over antitrust issues related to its Libra cryptocurrency project.