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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Come To Retail; Rep. McCarthy Eyes Blockchain For Gov’t Efficiency, Transparency
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Come To Retail; Rep. McCarthy Eyes Blockchain For Gov’t Efficiency,...
March 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A beer vending machine that accepts cryptocurrency payment is now available for preorder. Decentralized identity startup Civic debuted a $15,000 machine that can verify a...

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CFPB Head Faces Privacy Questions From Senate
CFPB Head Faces Privacy Questions From Senate
March 13, 2019  |  Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s privacy practices came under scrutiny Tuesday (March 12) during a U.S. Senate hearing, further proof that issues related to online...

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Banker’s ‘Half Dozen’ To Testify Before Congress This Spring
Banker’s ‘Half Dozen’ To Testify Before Congress This Spring
January 25, 2019  |  Banking

Call it a reunion of sorts, a gathering of banking execs not seen since the less-than-heady days of the financial crisis a decade ago. The...

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CFPB Asks Congress For Authority To Oversee Military Lending Act Compliance
CFPB Asks Congress For Authority To Oversee Military Lending Act Compliance
January 18, 2019  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has asked the United States Congress for the authority to supervise compliance of the Military Lending Act (MLA), the...

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US Senators Propose New Office To Combat Tech Theft
US Senators Propose New Office To Combat Tech Theft
January 04, 2019  |  Safety and Security

To contend with technology threats from China, two U.S. senators brought forward a bill that would make an office in the White House for safeguarding...

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US Gov’t Offers Furloughed Workers Form Letters For Creditors
US Gov’t Offers Furloughed Workers Form Letters For Creditors
December 27, 2018  |  Payment Methods

The agency that handles the federal workforce suggested that furloughed workers affected financially by the government shutdown could offer to pay only some portions of...

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Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
Facebook Breaches Stoke Calls For New Regs
December 27, 2018  |  Facebook

The Facebook Cambridge Analytica breach and the knowledge that the company was selling private information to companies might mean that Congress will consider a version...

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Google CEO Denies Data Privacy Breach, Bias
Google CEO Denies Data Privacy Breach, Bias
December 11, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

U.S. Congress grilled Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on Tuesday (Dec. 11) about how the company approaches privacy and whether it has political bias,...

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US Reps Call For Crypto Regulation Research
US Reps Call For Crypto Regulation Research
December 07, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

To help further use of digital currency and head off price manipulation, two U.S. representatives have proposed bipartisan bills in Congress. Republican Representative Ted Budd and...

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