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Retailers Sharpen in-House Ads to Bring Fresh Revenue, Better Brand Service
Retailers Sharpen in-House Ads to Bring Fresh Revenue, Better Brand Service
September 22, 2022  |  Retail

In some ways, a new ad platform launched today (Sept. 22) by alcohol eCommerce site Drizly is the retail industry equivalent of a dating service. Like many of...

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Subscription Shortcomings Could Take Bite Out of Apple’s Ambitions
Subscription Shortcomings Could Take Bite Out of Apple’s Ambitions
September 22, 2022  |  Subscriptions

The devil, they say, is in the details. And the details, as outlined in the latest Subscription Commerce Conversion report, offer up data that may...

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Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
Kraken CEO Jesse Powell, Crypto’s First Banker, Steps Down
September 21, 2022  |  News

Update: Adds background.   Jesse Powell, the CEO of the first U.S. cryptocurrency exchange to receive a banking license, is stepping down. Powell made history...

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House Bill Would Ban Algorithmic Stablecoins for 2 Years
House Bill Would Ban Algorithmic Stablecoins for 2 Years
September 21, 2022  |  Regulation

The latest version of an on-again, off-again House bill regulating stablecoins would place a two-year ban on dollar-pegged digital assets like TerraUSD, which collapsed in...

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Walmart’s Social Commerce Shift Lowers Walls Between Physical, Digital Retail
Walmart’s Social Commerce Shift Lowers Walls Between Physical, Digital Retail
September 21, 2022  |  Retail

Just as the busy fourth-quarter seasonal retail rush is set to kick off, the world’s largest operator or physical stores has made a major push...

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DOJ Seeks to Double Jail Time for Money Transmission Crimes
DOJ Seeks to Double Jail Time for Money Transmission Crimes
September 20, 2022  |  Regulation

Buried in the U.S. Department of Justice’s crypto crime report last week was a call for Congress to double the criminal penalties for any unlicensed...

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UnitedHealth’s $13B Change Acquisition Marks Shift to Connected Healthcare
UnitedHealth’s $13B Change Acquisition Marks Shift to Connected Healthcare
September 20, 2022  |  Healthcare

A judicial green light, of sorts, for a multi-billion dollar merger looks poised to cement healthcare’s place in the connected economy — especially when it...

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Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
Online Car Shoppers Say Buying Experience 3x More Important Than Price
September 20, 2022  |  Retail

“What price will put you nice folks into a used car today?” The cartoonish used car pitches of yesteryear vanished with the pandemic used car...

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Bankman-Fried’s Stake in Quant Trading Firm Raises Conflict Questions
Bankman-Fried’s Stake in Quant Trading Firm Raises Conflict Questions
September 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Back in 2020, if you weren’t in crypto, you’d never heard of Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire owner of the FTX exchange and especially the small...

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