Apple And Google Under U.S. Senate Scrutiny For Crypto App Fraud
Following a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warning on crypto-related fraud, a member of the U.S. Senate has questioned two of the biggest companies in the world, Apple and Google. Senator Sherrod Brown (D), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, sent a letter to the CEOs of these companies. […]
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