Crypto Firms Still Struggle to Comply With AML Regulations
Crypto Firms Still Struggle to Comply With AML Regulations
September 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency industry continues to gain momentum around the world, but a “significantly high” number of U.K. cryptocurrency firms have failed to meet regulations aimed...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fidelity Investments Aims to Expand Crypto Team by 70% This Year; S. Korea Exchanges Face Licensing Deadline
Bitcoin Daily: Fidelity Investments Aims to Expand Crypto Team by 70% This Year; S. Korea...
September 13, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Fidelity Investments is bolstering its digital assets team as crypto sees a glut of financial advisers, family offices and other investors get on board, according...

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Blockchain-Based FinTech Optherium Labs Secures Pre-Series A Funding
Blockchain-Based FinTech Optherium Labs Secures Pre-Series A Funding
September 13, 2021  |  Investments

Blockchain-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company Optherium Labs, which helps other companies add banking services, has received a pre-Series A investment from IRETH, which will help both...

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Apple Fixes Flaw That Was Causing Software Breach Since February
Apple Fixes Flaw That Was Causing Software Breach Since February
September 13, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Apple has put out a new security update to fix a flaw that caused a software breach for months, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported...

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55% of Consumers Are Too Scared to Store Their Payment Details Online
55% of Consumers Are Too Scared to Store Their Payment Details Online
September 13, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The data breaches that have grabbed headlines and seemed to increase in frequency during the pandemic have kept consumers on their toes when it comes...

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Intuit Agrees to Acquire Mailchimp for About $12B
Intuit Agrees to Acquire Mailchimp for About $12B
September 13, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Intuit — which makes TurboTax, QuickBooks, Mint and Credit Karma — announced an approximately $12 billion cash and stock deal to acquire small- to medium-sized...

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Report: Georgetown Privacy Professor Bedoya is Biden’s FTC Commissioner Nominee
Report: Georgetown Privacy Professor Bedoya is Biden’s FTC Commissioner Nominee
September 13, 2021  |  Regulation

President Joe Biden will nominate Georgetown University law professor and privacy law expert Alvaro Bedoya as a Democratic commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission, according...

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DC AG Racine Expands Scope of Amazon Antitrust Complaint
DC AG Racine Expands Scope of Amazon Antitrust Complaint
September 13, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine widened the scope of his antitrust complaint against Amazon, bringing its relationship with wholesale suppliers under the microscope,...

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Robinhood: SEC Won’t Ban Payment for Order Flow
Robinhood: SEC Won’t Ban Payment for Order Flow
September 13, 2021  |  Investments

The Securities and Exchange Commission will investigate, but not ban, a practice known as payment for order flow, the legal chief for the Robinhood trading...

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