Disney Said To Join Layoff Bandwagon, Apple's Metaverse Variant, Crypto's "Lehman Moment," And More: Five Important Stories You Might Have Missed This Weekend

Following the disclosures from the previous week and the cryptocurrency exchange's subsequent bankruptcy filing, the FTX issue continued to dominate media attention throughout the weekend. Supporters and detractors of cryptocurrency weighed in on the collapse of FTX in chat rooms and on social media.

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If the global tax agreement fails, digital tariffs might be revived.

Fears that an agreement to adopt a Global Minimum Tax (GMT) will not be enacted have brought up discussion of a Digital Service Tax (DST). It is less profitable to move operations to nations with lower tax rates as a result of a coalition of 140 nations last year agreeing to an effective 15% tax on major multinational corporations, regardless of where they are based. For instance, an online business would need to pay taxes to the government of the country where it makes considerable sales even though it has no physical presence there due to digital advertising.

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