PYMNTS

MARCH 22, 2019

Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE )’s plans to launch bitcoin futures in November of last year have been delayed because of regulators. According to the paper, what’s holding up approval is a disagreement about how Bakkt (the name for the bitcoin futures) should be regulated. Back then it was trading near $20,000.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. And while that is bad news for a startup like Uber, as it turns out, instinctive fear of the regulator is not an endemic condition among startups. Kennedy School of Government.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2018

The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). All ideas, even really good ideas, have unintended consequences – in innovation, in regulation and in deployment – and one person’s brilliant idea can be another’s big problem in the making.

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Innovation Payments Cards Retail 177

Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The regulator and media pressure on overdraft fees has been a constant challenge to overdraft revenue. With large banks, including Ally and Capital One, officially doing away with overdraft fees, banks and credit unions will have to decide how they want to handle the new reality. We aren’t talking just Bitcoin or Ethereum.

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Fintech Labs Insights

AUGUST 8, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Bitcoin-based mPOS technology. Bitcoin exchange. Tags: Institutions, SMB, payments, cyrpto-currency, bitcoin. Platform for investing in early-stage startups. Latest round: $14.4 million Debt. Total raised previously: Unknown. HQ: New York City. Source: Crunchbase. OK Car Insurance. CirraGroup.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

ShelterZoom has partnered with over 90 brokerages around the world, including RE/MAX Revolution in Boston, Massachusetts. Real estate investing has historically only been available to those able to put down large sums of capital — especially in regard to commercial property and multifamily housing. Regulation. Challenges.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Users May Withdraw Stored Bitcoin until July. BTCjam, a P2P marketplace launched in 2012 to borrow and lend using bitcoin, announced the company has made “the difficult decision” to close up shop, according to multiple news sources. Title: Wyre Pivoted Away from Consumer Bitcoin Payments. Product: BTCJam. Product: Bridj.

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