PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) is aiming to boost innovation in cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology (DLT), by easing some of the existing rules. A television host in New Zealand has become the victim of a bitcoin scam, with fraudsters impersonating him to promote a suspicious cryptocurrency business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Many enjoyed huge first-day price pops, heating up the IPO market even more — and 2021 seems poised to only continue the fireworks. Popular stock-trading app Robinhood Markets reportedly recently hired Goldman Sachs to lead a possible 2021 IPO that would value the company at more than $20 billion. Then shares soared 85.8 on March 13.

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PYMNTS

MAY 5, 2019

During comments at the Blockchain in Business event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on May 2, Sopnendu Mohanty revealed that Singapore’s central bank has run experiments to better understand the technology. And Ripple has announced that Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, President & CEO of SBI Holdings Inc.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Anything that is trading in the market under the name of DC/EP or DCEP is not the national digital currency, and any launch time suggested on the Internet is inaccurate,” the central bank said on in a statement, according to CoinDesk. And the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2019

News comes that a number of high-powered bastions of higher learning have banded together to bring cryptocurrencies to the mainstream, in a way that bitcoin seemingly cannot, eyeing scale and processing speed. The effort is being funded by Distributed Technologies Research (DTR), which is a nonprofit foundation based in Switzerland.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 14, 2018

Us Bostonians would like to claim partial credit for that two-day extension, since April 16 is Patriot’s Day — a holiday in the state of Massachusetts — and Marathon Monday. The Sluggish Bitcoin Filers. Speaking of last minute, among the missing filers are those with bitcoin/crypto profits. You just hit send by 11:59 p.m.,

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Through the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Texas, Tennessee and Washington are looking to standardize the ways firms across traditional financial services and FinTech upstarts apply for, and are granted, licenses. Can the states make licensing – of the money movement kind – any easier?

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Bit by bit — but more than bitcoin by bitcoin — cryptos are inching into the mainstream, for both consumer and commercial applications. Elsewhere, Square announce last month that it has invested $50 million — approximately 1 percent of its total second-quarter assets — to purchase roughly 4,709 bitcoins. “We

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Merger of Equals Deal of the Year (Credit Union) – Spire Credit Union and Hiway Credit Union put 2+2 together to make a $4 billion institution in the Minnesota market. While Huntington is down like most bank stocks, the pain hasn’t been as severe, and Huntington doubled down on local markets in 2023 by consolidating business units.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2018

Bitcoin mining, like its real-world counterpart, uses a lot of power. The most accepted answer comes from cryptocurrency tracking site Digiconomist , which estimates bitcoin mining eats up about 3.4 However, some say that puts the power consumption needs of bitcoin at half the Digiconomist figure, and some say that nearly doubles it.

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Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 30, 2015

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: Cryptocurrency, bitcoin, virtual currency, payments. There were two jumbo rounds: $50 million to cryptocurrency startup Circle and $30 million to multiple Finovate Best of Show winner MX (formerly Money Desktop). Here are the deals listed by size from April 25 to April 30: Circle. Source: Crunchbase.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MAY 15, 2015

HQ: Charlestown, Massachusetts. Building bitcoin ecosystem for the Philippines. Tags: Bitcoin, cryptocurrency. Source: Crunchbase. Trusted Insight. Institutional investor network. HQ: Middletown, New Jersey. Latest round: $2.5 million Series A. Total raised: million. Source: FT Partners. Wallflower. Latest round: $1.5

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

Edgewater Markets. HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Smart contract platform tied to bitcoin. Tags: Investors, big data, business intelligence, investing, capital markets. Automated lending solutions for financial institutions. Latest round: $40 million. Total raised: $50 million. HQ: Austin, Texas. Source: Crunchbase.

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Fintech Labs Insights

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

HQ: Franklin, Massachusetts. Alt-credit score & risk management for financial institutions in emerging markets. Tags: Consumer, spending, budgeting, youth market, PFM, mobile. Total dollars raised YTD is $19.9 billion, nearly double the $10.2 billion raised during the same period a year ago. ——-. Virtual customer service.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 9, 2015

HQ: Allston, Massachusetts. Curated stock & market ideas. Tags: Consumer, payments, bitcoin, cryptocurrency, blockchain, currency exchange, remittances, P2P, Santander (investor), Finovate alum. Latest round: $10.5 million Series A. Total raised: $10.5 Source: Crunchbase. Usage-based insurance tools for vehicles. VouchedFor.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

Bitcoin itself, Evans said, the currency built on blockchain, has had problems operating via the high-maintenance blockchain network. In April , PYMNTS caught up with Ayr Muir, founder of Massachusetts-based QSR and food truck Clover Food Lab. UNATTENDED RETAIL TRACKER. Vending machines got a serious facelift in 2016.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

While historically a “pen and pencil” business, technology has begun to push the global real estate market into digitized approaches. Market participants could access more reliable data at a lower cost. ShelterZoom has partnered with over 90 brokerages around the world, including RE/MAX Revolution in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 17, 2015

But at least in fintech, there are vast opportunities to improve existing processes and open new markets. HQ:Pembroke, Massachusetts. Bitcoin wallet. Market data solutions. Tags: Bitcoin, virtual currency, blockchain, mobile wallet. Is there too much being invested? Latest round: $35 million. Total raised: $42.7

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

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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AUGUST 23, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Data-storage solutions for financial markets. Tags: Consumer, traders, investing, bitcoin, blockchain. Source: Finovate. Quantopian. Platform for building and testing trading algorithms. Latest round: $2 million. Total raised: $23.7 Source: FT Partners , Finovate. Source: Crunchbase.

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