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Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds

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Publishers’ Letter Spotlights ‘Apple Tax’ – and Digital News Delivery. Jim Cunha, senior vice president of secure payments and FinTech at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, tells Karen Webster why the Fed is working with MIT to explore digital dollars. Federal Reserve’s Cunha on the State (and Timeframe) of Digital Dollars.

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Amid The Losses, Taking Stock Of The Crypto Crash

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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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U.S. mail delays: more reasons to explore mobile and online banking

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Where first-class mail — things like letters, small packages, bills, and tax documents — took one to three days to be delivered, that timeframe will soon extend to between one and five days. Security and convenience of payment options. On the other hand, mobile and online bill pay from Popular Bank is free and available 24/7.

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Massachusetts Throws Daily Fantasy Sports A Bone

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The Boston Globe reported that Massachusetts decided Friday (March 25) to establish a set of regulations that would allow Boston-based DraftKings and FanDuel to continue to operate within the state. The latest development, however, seems to fall in favor of the pro-daily fantasy sports camp.

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Social Security? The Numbers Say To Get In Early As Possible

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Take Social Security as soon as you can — at 62 advises Steve Maersch, contradicting just about everyone in the retirement advice business. Maersch’s accountant yelled at him to start taking Social Security when he turned 62, and he did. From 62 through 69, Maersch collected $111,543 in Social Security.

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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

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Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. Kenna Security. PYMNTS breaks down the latest deals below. Cybersecurity. Back-Office. ServiceTitan.

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

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It used to be that when “Goldman Sachs” was mentioned, it was in the context of the storied Wall Street investment banking firm trading and underwriting securities, advising on mergers and acquisitions, taking companies public and brokering deals. Yes, the focus may have been on tax cuts and share buybacks and credit cards.

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