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Amid The Losses, Taking Stock Of The Crypto Crash

PYMNTS

In this space just last month, we noted findings from Boston College that showed that 4,000 ICOs had raised $12 billion. One of the duo responsible for the Boston College paper, PhD candidate Hugo Benedetti, took note of the gold rush that comes when the timing is spot on. Past is prologue, as the saying goes.

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Fintech Fundings: 22 Companies Raise $300 Million Plus 2 IPOs Raise $5.9 Billion

Fintech Labs Insights

HQ: Boston, Massecheusetts. Bitcoin compliance solutions. Tags: Consumer, blockchain, crypto-currency, bitcoin. HQ: Leawood, Kansas. Latest round: $4 million Series A. Total raised: $4.1 Source: Finovate. Real-time investment strategies. Latest round: $2.7 Total raised: $2.7 Source: Crunchbase. Scorechain. HQ: Luxembourg.

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2021 GonzoBanker Awards

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We aren’t talking just Bitcoin or Ethereum. As regulators grappled with new policy, Congress pondered taxing crypto, and bankers began pilots to offer crypto currency conversion, the industry quickly realized that this alternative currency paradigm is here to stay and must be integrated into future strategy and client experience.

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

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The Boston Federal Reserve has been working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to explore tech infrastructure that would underpin digital dollar issuance. Read More On Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin Daily: India Eyes Crypto Income Tax; Ripple Unloads $15.3

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

CB Insights

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: snapCard. “We

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