PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

It also signals an increase in the SEC’s oversight of the cryptocurrency market. It is the first time the SEC slapped companies with penalties for getting around rules via initial coin offerings (ICOs), noted Reuters in a report. Combined, the two raised $27 million selling tokens to investors.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2018

The industry paid $321 billion in fines just through the end of last year, estimated Boston Consulting Group. The conversation turned to cryptocurrencies, where, as Webster noted, more data points may emerge that can — and perhaps should — be fed to artificially intelligent platforms to suss out nefarious activities.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 13, 2016

In London too, Apple Pay works on the Underground, buses and trains, and the company is keen to serve Boston, New York and other cities with tap-and-pay mobile services. Operator East Japan Railway Company alone served 17.4 payments networks were undermining public confidence in payments technologies, U.S. So how about offering guarantees?

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

In June, CNBC reported that Holmes was indicted on criminal wire fraud charges— though she remains chairman of the Theranos board, despite the charges. Cryptocurrencies suffered through a rough day in mid-June, when prices plummeted fast during a few hours and wiped out a total of $15 billion in value. Crytpo’s Big Flash Crash.

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Fintech Labs Insights

MARCH 28, 2016

HQ: Boston, Massachusetts. Tags: SMB, security, authentication, bitcoin, contracts, legal, fraud, cryptocurrency, blockchain. Source: Crunchbase. Maxwell Health. Payroll & beneifts platform. Latest round: $22 million Series C. Total raised: $56.4 Source: Crunchbase. Real estate investment marketplace. Source: Crunchbase.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2017

After the initial stages of denial, during which users speculated that administrators had run off with their cryptocurrency or simply needed to conduct maintenance, customers eventually realized the site wasn’t coming back and flocked to AlphaBay’s competitors. The results of the AlphaBay takedown were more or less what you’d expect.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Blockchains operate through decentralized peer-to-peer platforms, building resilience against the spread of corrupted information and boosting resistance to fraud. Imbrex is reportedly planning to launch smart contract-enabled transactions using its own cryptocurrency. Moreover, title fraud poses a risk to homeowners worldwide.

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In an initial coin offering (ICO), instead of going public on an exchange or raising equity financing, companies instead issue their own cryptocurrency, avoiding the need for bankers at all. However, interest in ICOs cooled after a number of fraud allegations and a crackdown by the SEC. In 2017, startups raised $5.6B

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