China issues new rules letting online merchants set their own prices across platforms for goods and services they sell, effective April 10, 2026, for five years
China issues new rules letting online merchants set their own prices across platforms for goods and services they sell, effective April 10, 2026, for five years
China issued rules for governing pricing-related practices of internet platform operators to safeguard the interests of consumers and merchants …
Zip, which uses AI to help businesses manage buying goods and services, raised $190M led by BOND at a $2.2B valuation, up from $1.5B in May 2023
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US prosecutors charge two men with operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace for illicit goods and services that did $430M+ in sales between 2018 and 2020
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US prosecutors charge two men with operating Empire Market, a dark web marketplace for illicit goods and services that did $430M+ in sales between 2018 and 2020
- Prosecutors say ‘Empire Market’ did $430 million in sales — Drugs and malicious computer programs were sold, US says
Telegram launches Stars, a new in-app currency for the purchase of digital goods and services in Telegram mini apps; developers can convert Stars into TON
Developers of mini apps on Telegram will now be able to sell digital goods and services for Stars, which can be converted into Toncoin.
Apple announces a reduced commission structure for apps in the EU, including a 17% commission, or 10% for small developers, plus 3% if the app uses Apple's IAP
Apple's response to the E.U.'s Digital Markets Act has arrived. Juli Clover / MacRumors : Apple will allow third-party apps to use the iPhone's NFC chip in the EU, letting third-party payment services...
Apple touts an Analysis Group study saying its App Store ecosystem generated $1.1T in 2022, up 29% YoY; $910B came from the sale of physical goods and services
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WhatsApp partners with Stripe to let Singapore-based users pay some businesses within chats, after launching merchant payments in India and Brazil
Residents of #Singapore with a local #WhatsApp number can buy and pay directly … Tweets: Stephane Kasriel / @skasriel : 📢 @WhatsApp Singapore users can now pay local businesses for goods and services ...
A look at Adam Neumann's Flowcarbon startup and its Goddess Nature Token, focused on tokenizing carbon offsetting, and what it says about Web3 more broadly
Falling prices for cryptocurrencies test the logic of the ‘tokenomics’ behind Web3 startups, but true believers think the real problem is existing securities regulations Tweets: @mims , @drorpoleg , @...