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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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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. The Federal Reserve said this year that its Boston bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency.

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Football Season To Kick Off New Payments Plays

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As other PYMNTS research confirms, consumers are set to spend $23 billion buying mobile tickets for sports and gaming events by 2023. Bundled sports broadcast packages, social media and high-definition televisions allow them to enjoy games from the comfort of their living rooms. million people in 2016 to 17.2

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Blue Apron Turns 7 As Meal Kit Industry Grows Up

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Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

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Blue Apron Marks Seventh Birthday Amid Meal Kit Industry Changes

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Social media was largely considered more friend than foe, most consumers still used passcodes instead of fingerprints to open their mobile devices, and Tom Brady was merely a great athlete instead of the fountain-of-youth demi-god he is today (PYMNTS is based in Boston, so just go with us on that one).

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Why Publicity Stunts Go Wrong So Easily

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And while it is easy to mock both on social media – and people have, in abundance – the fact of the matter is that most memorable publicity stunts in history aren’t the ones that went right, but the ones that went pretty wrong, and the history of promotion is littered with far more losers than winners. .”

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Biometrics Are The Seattle Seahawks’ MVP

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Thousands descended upon T-Mobile Park stadium in Seattle on March 28 — the earliest opening day in Major League Baseball (MLB) history — to see their home team, the Mariners, take on last year’s World Series champions, the Boston Red Sox. Attendance at NFL games declined from approximately 17.8 million people in 2016 to 17.2

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#InBound17 – Celebrating the Helpful Side of Business at HubSpot’s Yearly Inbound Conference

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This year’s HubSpot Inbound conference was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center September 25-28. With more than 21,000 attendees representing 104 countries from almost every industry imaginable, it was truly an event to remember. Other sessions focused on the importance of visual content. Customer Hub.