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Bitcoin Daily: WisdomTree US Money Manager Ventures Into Bitcoin Exchanges; Nordea Bank Cleared To Prohibit Employee Bitcoin Trading

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asset manager WisdomTree has launched its first investment product, offering large investors exposure to bitcoin without having to directly hold the asset. As Jason Guthrie, WisdomTree Europe’s head of capital markets, pointed out, the offering is the first its kind by a mainstream, established asset manager.

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Tiny Deutsche Bank Unit At Heart Of Money Laundering Investigation

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Citing several people briefed on the matter, the publication reported that the two-day raid last week of Deutsche Bank offices was aimed at finding evidence on a British Virgin Islands-based unit that was part of the bank’s Global Trust Solutions (GTS) business, which had been up for sale in March of 2016.

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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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24 were in Hawaii (9.9), California (8.9), New Mexico (8.5), Nevada (8.2), the Virgin Islands (7.1), Massachusetts (7.0), Puerto Rico (6.9), Georgia (6.8), District of Columbia (6.5) The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1).

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Walgreens Launches New Loyalty Program, Ups Same-Day Service

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Virgin Islands. The pharmacy chain is looking to help “customers and patients manage their health and well-being during the most severe health crisis of our lifetimes,” said John Standley , Walgreens president. The chain has more than 9,000 stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Only for you” exclusive deals.

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FEMA Looks At Blockchain To Aid Disaster Payouts

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The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has revealed that it might look into using blockchain technology to streamline disaster insurance payouts, as well as speed up its response to disasters. Earlier this year, the British Virgin Islands partnered with blockchain firm LIFElabs.io

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In UK, P2P Firm Seeks Help from Regulators

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The case also would involve another 5,000 investors, who in turn lent more than 8 million pounds to offshore accounts tied to a family trust in the British Virgin Islands, and had been slated to develop a residential project in London. Loans under company management have declined 3 percent through the current year.

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SBA Chief: Writing YOUR Success Story

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As he developed our product and expanded our markets , I managed the books. Virgin Islands, and Guam. How were we to know that our own hard work, skill and determination could be far more effective? Once upon a time, my husband and I started our business sharing a desk. As our business grew, we hired another. Then another.