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Bitcoin Futures Rollout In Jeopardy

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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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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Uber, Bitcoin, Botnets, SWIFT – And The Wells Wallets

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The weather in Boston – and it’s about darn time. Apple’s first retail store overhaul in 15 years is hailed by just about everyone as a Grand Slam Home Run – and the store hasn’t even opened yet (it will, in SF, on Saturday). But they, like so many storied retail brands, are going through a bit of a spiraling down.

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Happy Birthday To PYMNTS

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The traditional gift for a ninth anniversary is pottery, and our offices are in Boston – but, you know, no pressure.). I think that if you are any company, not just a retailer, and you define yourself by the widgets you supply by opposition to what you do for your customers, you will get commoditized. The product isn’t the point.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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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. Man, this is the bread and butter of retail banking and credit unions. THE TECHNOLOGY AWARDS.

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The PYMNTS 2018 Summer Top 10 List

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That represents a 6 percent crash in over a day, kicked off by bitcoin dropping $300 in just over an hour and 4.5 CFO Adam DeWitt noted that a seven-year-old, Boston-based LevelUp serves 200 regional and national brands, with a point-of-sale (POS) approach that seeks to replicate each brand’s experience online. percent on the day.

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Fintech Fundings: 29 Companies Raise $1.2 Billion Week Ending April 8

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Three Finovate alums raised capital and one of the first FinovateSpring presenters, TradeKing , was acquired by Ally Financial for $275 million. Scalable Capital. HQ: Boston, Massechuesetts. Retailer point-of-sale system. Bitcoin payments. Tags: Consumer, payments, crypt-currency, bitcoin,, blockchain.

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Fintech Fundings: 28 Companies Raise $220 Million Week Ending March 25

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Point-of-sale financing for retailers. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Smart contract platform tied to bitcoin. Connects marketplace lenders to institutional capital. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Latest round: $25 million Debt. Total raised: Unknown. Source: Crunchbase.

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