All posts tagged: regulation

Why 2023 Could Be a Terrible Year for Zuckerberg and Meta

December 28, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 28th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. A hiring freeze, a collapsing share price and billion-dollar fines from regulators. Despite a brutal 2022, almost everything points to 2023 being Zuckerberg’s biggest challenge yet. He can be quite stiff, Mark Zuckerberg. But suddenly a different person appears. One who laughs. Even at jokes […]

Fortnite Fined Billions for Deceiving Children — Swedish Parents Can Claim

December 20, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on December 20th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The makers of Fortnite are facing billion-dollar fines for deceiving children. But the true scale of the problem is far larger — and the white lies are many. Did your children accidentally buy a llama or a battle pass in Fortnite? If so, you may […]

FTX Files for Bankruptcy — The Crypto Giant Was Run Like a Youth Hostel

November 14, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on November 14th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Billions disappeared when crypto company FTX collapsed. The question being asked now is how investors could have placed so much money in a company run with so little professional rigour. Ten people living together in a luxury penthouse on the Bahamas, worth around 415 million […]

Kardashian’s Fine Signals a New Era for Crypto Regulation

October 4, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on October 4th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Kim Kardashian’s million-dollar fine sends a clear signal to the crypto world: regulation is catching up. And nobody is safe. Gary Gensler — chairman of the SEC, the US financial regulator — gave a speech at the Aspen Security Forum in Washington DC. Gensler had […]

YouTube Is Practically Lawless When It Comes to Children

September 14, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on September 14th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. Platforms like YouTube earn billions from children using their service. But the big grey zones that arise are something neither influencers nor the platforms want to tackle. “Today we’re launching YouTube Kids, the first Google product built from the ground up with the littlest ones […]

A Crypto Crash That Could Trigger a Financial Tsunami

May 13, 2022
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This analysis was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on May 13th, 2022. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. An attack on a cryptocurrency has wiped out hundreds of billions of kronor — almost overnight. The crash lays bare the financial risks that cryptocurrencies were supposed to prevent. Now a crypto crash could send serious waves through the rest of the market. Have you […]

Crypto world shaken after million dollar theft

August 13, 2021
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on August 13th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. This week’s million dollar theft of cryptocurrency has shaken the financial world. The theft comes in the middle of a major discussion about increased regulation of cryptocurrencies, writes SvD’s tech analyst Björn Jeffery, and clarifies the crossroads the industry is facing. Imagine the following scenario: A […]

The Game Stop hysteria is about to get worse

February 18, 2021
by Björn Jeffery
SvD Näringsliv

This column was first published in SvD Näringsliv, in Swedish, on February 18th, 2021. This piece was translated from Swedish by Claude. Some phrasing may differ from a human translation. The hysteria has barely subsided before it is time for the political aftermath. But when the Game Stop mess now reaches Congress, there’s a big risk that things derail again. The legislator’s knowledge about the internet is simply too low, writes SvD’s Björn Jeffery who lists […]