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Bitcoin Daily: US Treasury’s Mnuchin Says ‘Significant’ New Crypto Rules In Works; Spain’s FC Barcelona To Create Team Token

PYMNTS

Chiliz has created a coin called Barca Fan Token due to its partnership with the Spanish sports giant, which can be used on its social media app Socios. BlockFi, based in Jersey City, NJ, will use the money to boost staff and start work on additional projects.

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More Security In Wake Of Mall Brawls

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Brawls of mostly young people reportedly broke out around malls in Fayetteville, NC, East Garden City, NY, Elizabeth, NJ, Manchester, CT, Aurora, CO, and Tempe, AZ, among others. I don’t believe it was a coordinated social media flash mob kind of thing.

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Banker Quotes: As Told To Me v6

Jeff For Banks

Maybe social media is happening outside of the Marketing Department. NJ Banker and West Pointer Norm Beatty quotes Stonewall Jackson: "Never take counsel of your fear." Do you have a vision about where your FI is going that is clear, and resonates throughout the organization? This banker does. Me: *sigh* Old habits die hard.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

All suffered extraordinary runs on their bank due to large unrealized losses on both HTM and AFS securities, peculiarities in the p/e world, uninsured deposits, crypto, and old school panic via new school technologies and social media. For community banks, it’s not as much about the uninsured deposits or even the AOCI.

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Fintech Fundings: 15 Companies Raise $125 Million Week Ending May 1

Fintech Labs Insights

Payments via social media. HQ: Chatham, NJ. Tags: Payments, mobile, social, Facebook, Startup Chile (investor). Source: Xconomy. HQ: Santiago, Chile. Latest round:$100,000 Accelerator. Total raised: $140,000. Source: TechCrunch. DriveWealth. Investing platform enabling international investors to trade U.S.

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FTC Investigates Facebook’s Privacy Practices

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President Donald Trump, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into the social media platform’s privacy practices, the agency said in a statement. Frank Pallone (D-NJ), along with other lawmakers, said in a letter at the time. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Rep.

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Facebook Defends Data Sharing Tool As FTC Compliant

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The social media site just admitted that the data scandal with Cambridge Analytica could involve more users than the originally estimated 50 million. The company’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, is set to testify about Cambridge Analytica’s alleged misuse of the social media platform’s data. Greg Walden (R-OR) and Rep.

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