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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Expands In Europe; Morningstar Makes Blockchain Plans For Debt Securities

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He is accused of setting up and operating Darkode, a black marketplace that operated between 2008 and 2013, as well as creating and deploying Mariposa, one of the largest botnets. And Samsung-backed Blocko is now in the UAE after it secured funding in Asia Pacific and Europe.

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Why Lowering SMBs’ Barriers To The Bond Market Can Boost Investors, Too

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The bond market, on the other hand, isn’t the most likely of places for an entrepreneur to seek financing. Typically seen as a low-risk, low-rewards instrument reserved for middle-market and large enterprises, corporate bonds offer the opportunity for businesses to remain private while raising money and diversifying debt.

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Why N26 Is Keeping Fraud Top Of Mind In The US Market

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Banks need to keep this requirement top of mind as they compete against other FIs in newer markets, however. It is thus imperative that those seeking to expand into new markets adjust their fraud protection strategies to better fit local customer needs. Bringing a global fraud approach to a new local market. operations.

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Kabbage Acquires Lending Data Provider Orchard Platform Markets

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Small business lending platform Kabbage is making plans to acquire Orchard Platform Markets, a provider of lending data and services. Founded in 2013, New York-based Orchard initially provided Wall Street firms with data on the marketplace lending sector. There’s no word on how much Kabbage will pay, and nothing has been finalized.

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Coinbase Faces Class-Action Suit Over Sales Of Ripple's XRP

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Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple Labs and some of its executives, alleging the company illegally skirted laws by classifying its XRP cryptocurrency as a commodity rather than a security, a Missouri man has sued Coinbase over its role selling XRP. A week after the U.S. 22 against Ripple Labs.

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AlphaBay and Hansa Market — Two Dark Web Markets — Have Been Shut Down

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Working cooperatively, American and European authorities reported yesterday (July 20) that they have shut down two of the largest online black markets — AlphaBay and Hansa Market. The fall of AlphaBay pushed many eclectic shoppers to Hansa Market — the dark web Walmart to AlphaBay’s evil Amazon. You got this one law enforcement.”

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The Security Threat Of T&E’s Rise To The Cloud

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New analysis from Global Market Firm finds a promising future for the cloud-based corporate travel and expense management industry. But the report, published this week, also suggests that data security could trip up the industry’s expansion this decade.

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