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Bitcoin Daily: Argentina's Crypto Exchanges See Record Growth In 2020; JD.com Sees 20,000 Digital Yuan Transactions In 24 Hours

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Suzhou, located in East China's Jiangsu Province, is at the frontlines for China's push to enact a national digital currency. The expansion includes 10 new states: Georgia, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, West Virginia, Delaware and Rhode Island, according to the release. on Friday (Dec.

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About 300 SMBs Received Less Than $99 In PPP

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Nikki Smith, a baker and caterer in Oregon, collected $96. Despite all of this, the economic outlook is more positive this year, said Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz of the National Retail Federation (NRF). There were roughly 300 businesses out of the over 5 million companies receiving loans that got $99 or less, according to NYT.

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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits

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California, New York, and Oregon also have new tenant-focused legislation to limit rent increases and protect individuals from evictions. As other changes attract investors to disrupting current rental business models, industry source Apartment List cites rents increasing 36% nationally throughout the 2010s.

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Amazon To Shut Down Free Sample Program

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Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov. They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities and whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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FinTechs Take On Payment Rail Status Quo

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million in new funding co-led by Madrona Venture Group and Oregon Venture Fund, while Mucker Capital, 99 Tartans, and other backers also participated, according to a company press release. The company recently announced $7.7 The company has rolled out its service in the U.K. and Sweden, it noted.

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Amazon Discontinues Free Sample Program

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Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter Wednesday (Nov. They asked whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities and whether the technology posed a risk to national security.

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Synchrony Says Erroneous Email Not Tied To Data Breach

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Senators Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris Coons of Delaware and Gary Peters of Michigan sent a letter asking whether the technology could be accessed by foreign entities or whether it posed a risk to national security.

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