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New US 'Cryptocurrency Enforcement Network' Takes Aim At Bitcoin Scammers

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Attorney General William Barr said that while cryptocurrency could fundamentally transform how human beings interact and how we organize society, “ensuring that use of this technology is safe and does not imperil our public safety or our national security is vitally important to America and its allies.”. Lagging Consumer Use Cases.

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US Retail Spending Dropped 0.5 Pct. In Feb.

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percent from the month before in comparison with forecasts for an increase. Control group” sales, which are seen by some analysts as a more reliable indicator of demand from shoppers, didn’t move much in comparison to forecasts for an increase of 0.4 And retail sales , with the exclusion of fuel and automobiles, fell 0.2

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Danske Bank Seeks To Calm Investors Amid Inquiry

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Mosegaard, however, told the newswire that “it’s very difficult to see any comparison between the two cases.”. The agencies probing the fund flows include the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Treasury Department and the Justice Department. Treasury put forward the possibility of using a part of the USA Patriot Act.

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(Literal) Land Grab for Hot New Real Estate Startups Shows FOMO

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This reportedly lets them make offers on new properties, securing a new place to live even before the old property is listed. The $314 million raised in all of 2017 pales by comparison. In recent data, posted at the end of last month by the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales were up 1.1 billion into May.

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YayYo Gears Up For U.S. IPO

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Seeking Alpha , citing an S-1/A registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), reported the company is aiming to raise $5 million in gross proceeds from the IPO. YayYo launched in 2016, aiming to create a cloud-based platform that provides price comparisons of both Uber and Lyft.

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Alt-Lenders Vow Transparency After Prospa Backlash

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Reports in The Australian Financial Review on Friday (June 29) said that six alternative lending players have committed to sign a “code of lending practice,” a move that garnered praise from the nation’s small business ombudsman. Prospa signed the code alongside Spotcap, Capify, GetCapital, OnDeck and Moula, reports said.

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Mastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion

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In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. In the U.S. Because where there is high demand, there is the possibility of scale.

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