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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. Building The (Retail) Use Cases.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple’s $29M Charity Donation, Bitcoin’s ‘Death Cross’

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In investment news, Boston-based Flipside Crypto notched $3.4 The company plans to use the funding to develop tools and algorithms that scan the online crypto market and serve as the basis of its investment recommendations. And technology eCommerce retailer Newegg is now accepting bitcoin for customers in Canada, CCN reported.

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Bitcoin Futures Rollout In Jeopardy

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“We are working through the regulatory review process and are looking forward to updating the market soon,” an ICE spokesman told The Wall Street Journal. million in investor funding, including from ICE, Microsoft’s venture capital unit and Boston Consulting Group, noted the paper. Back then it was trading near $20,000.

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Facebook And Google Payments Efforts Top Week’s News

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Users of Facebook Pay , which the company said is not related to its proposed cryptocurrency Libra, will be able to enter a preferred payment method and then use the option to eventually pay throughout all of the related apps. Amazon To Build $40M Robotics Innovation Hub Near Boston. Deutsche Bank told U.K. Money Laundering Epidemic.

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Five At Five: Mastercard Makes A Biometric Bet

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A new inquiry reportedly focuses on the cryptocurrency Ethereum, which hasn’t been in the crosshairs of regulators as of yet. Amazon Expands Boston Tech Hub; Adds 2,000 New Tech Roles. Regulators in the U.S. are considering the regulation of digital tokens outside bitcoin. Active Daily Orders Come Up Short For Grubhub In Q1.

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The Lures – And Challenges – Of Central Bank Digital Currencies

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Depending on where you look, the shift to cashless has been dictated by market forces, or by government guidance. Recent reports note that China – specifically, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) – has said that a test of a CBDC has been focused on small retail transactions. of course, is not standing still.

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Amazon Sizzles, Plenti Fizzles And Goldman Gets Its Consumer Banking Groove

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In recent years, its core trading business has slowed, and its capital market and merger businesses have been fairly flat. According to reports in The Wall Street Journal in early April, the bank has hired away a senior engineer at JPMorgan to develop cash management tools as it eyes an entrance into the commercial banking market.

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