Taro Wants To Abolish Cross-Border Payments, Disrupt The Market

Have you heard about Taro? It’s an improvement proposal for the Lightning Network that Lightning Labs introduced in April. “Taro makes Bitcoin and Lightning multi-asset networks,” the company claims in the latest edition of their newsletter. They also explain in simple words what the protocol does, how it does it, and the implications of its … Read more

French Senators Approve Bill To Abolish TV License Fee, Limit Duration Of VAT Revenue Funding – Deadline

French senators approved controversial government legislation abolishing the country’s 89-year-old TV license fee in the early hours of Tuesday morning after a two-hour late-night debate. The 348-member upper house, in which centre-right affiliated members hold the majority, voted in favor of the legislation 196 votes to 147. The fee, currently set at 138 euros ($141) … Read more

French Senate Examines Move Abolish TV License – Deadline

The French government’s controversial move to abolish the country’s 89-year-old TV license fee is due to be voted on by France’s upper house this week. The ending of the fee, currently set at 138 euros ($141) a year, is included in wider budget rectification legislation tackling the cost-of-living crisis. The move to abolish the fee follows … Read more