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Big Tech Faces Regulation Reckoning As 2021 Dawns

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If 2020 was the year of streaming media, of content done a million different ways, of apps and Apple, and Google’s and Amazon’s algorithms … it was also the year of Big Tech regulation, where 2020 set the stage for a 2021 that could be seismic in changing the way companies — from Facebook to Apple to debt collectors — interact with consumers.

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Hip On HIPAA: The Secret Sauce to Successful Marketing Campaigns

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The secret to understanding timing and creating truly impactful communications hinges on a deeper understanding of HIPAA’s definition of marketing. These days, I spend quite a bit of time strategizing with marketing leaders to leverage these platforms for marketing automation.

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China’s Ucommune Changes Course On Planned US IPO

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“In light of the current capital markets condition, the Company is considering other alternatives and has determined not to proceed at this time with the offering and sale of the securities proposed to be covered by the Registration Statement. Ucommune , a Chinese rival of co-working space operator WeWork, scrapped a planned U.S.

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Is ‘Embedded Regulation’ The Key To Stablecoins’ Success?

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The age of digital currencies might be fully upon us, but key questions swirl about how to issue and regulate cryptos – especially stablecoins. Regulators and lawmakers, however, can latch onto digital currency efforts as they must monitor and also supervise such stablecoins. In a paper that debuted Tuesday (Nov.

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The Crypto Brat Pack Just Earned Themselves Regulation

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Now is the time for bankers to engage lawmakers in how the crypto and digital asset market shapes up. Well, Gonzobankers, the smart, idealist and self-declared revolutionary crypto kids just bought themselves a future of regulation — intricate, overbearing, and frustrating regulation, and regulation that the market will now demand.

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Stablecoin Outlook Anything But Stable As Regulation, Legislation Loom

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It seems to be the case, then, that stablecoins may be regulated to the point where they are an adjunct to fiat – and to the modern monetary system that has been in place for decades – rather than a wholesale replacement. Recently, a BIS study concluded that embedded regulation might offer a solution for stablecoins.

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EU Regulators Could Investigate Apple For Market Dominance

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Regulators in the European Union looked at Apple Pay , the company’s mobile payment system, and came to a conclusion about its market dominance, according to a report by Reuters. 10) that they found Apple was not market dominant, but that they could review the issue again if they received any formal complaints.

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