Bloomberg: Sources: as part of the US DOJ’s two-year Visa investigation, officials are looking at the company charging merchants more for not using its “tokenization” tool  —  – Merchants get charged more if they shun Visa’s tokens  — Long-running probe is now scrutinizing those price differences Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ryan Weeks / The Block: Layer 1 blockchain startup ZetaChain raised $27M from Blockchain.com and others and plans to launch its mainnet soon; ZetaChain has 27K+ dApp contracts deployed  —  – Several crypto and trading heavyweights, including Blockchain.com and Jane Street Capital, participated in the fundraise. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Elizabeth Howcroft / Reuters: PayPal plans to “temporarily pause” letting UK users buy crypto from October 1, to work on complying with new regulations, and restart support in “early 2024”  —  Payments giant PayPal (PYPL.O) will stop allowing UK customers to buy cryptocurrencies through its platform … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Caitlin Harrington / Wired: OSHA investigations and 11 interviews: Amazon’s first aid clinics put warehouse staff at risk by keeping them working instead of referring them to medical care  —  A WIRED investigation and federal citations show how first aid clinics in Amazon warehouses sometimes direct injured employees … Lees verder op Tech Meme