The ban will take effect on Monday, April 11 and means that Yandex NV is prohibited from providing taxi organization and brokerage services in Estonia. Yandex is barred from making these services available indirectly, as well as directly, in Estonia. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said the measure related to security, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She said: “The ban on Yandex’s activities gives a clear signal that companies cooperating with Russian secret services have no place in… Source link

Don’t miss CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022, the must-attend crypto & blockchain festival experience of the year in Austin, TX this June 9-12. U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) says it’s time for the U.S. to create its own central bank digital currency (CBDC). Warren spoke with NBC’s Chuck Todd on “Meet the Press Reports,” scheduled to air at 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday. NBCUniversal shared a partial transcript of the conversation with CoinDesk. “So a lot that banks do wrong, if you think, ‘We could… Source link