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Slumping Bitcoin Stokes Conflicting Narratives That Bubble Is Either Shrinking or Popping

Slumping Bitcoin Stokes Conflicting Narratives That Bubble Is Either Shrinking or Popping
Slumping Bitcoin Stokes Conflicting Narratives That Bubble Is Either Shrinking or Popping
April 25, 2022  |  Bitcoin

When fear is the main factor driving investors, they pile back into dollars, driving everything else from the S&P 500 to gold — and especially...

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Will an Elon Musk-Led Twitter Find Friend or Foe With EU Regulators?
Will an Elon Musk-Led Twitter Find Friend or Foe With EU Regulators?
April 25, 2022  |  Regulation

Elon Musk is inches away from sealing a deal to buy Twitter for approximately $43 billion, according to different news outlets. Musk, a self-described “free...

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NEW DATA: 6 in 10 Consumers Buying Only the Essentials as Inflation Rises
NEW DATA: 6 in 10 Consumers Buying Only the Essentials as Inflation Rises
April 25, 2022  |  Connected Economy

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Ghost Kitchens Are Threat and Opportunity for Restaurant Biz
Ghost Kitchens Are Threat and Opportunity for Restaurant Biz
April 25, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

While ghost kitchens were not invented during the pandemic, the digital ordering boom of 2020 supercharged the model, leading to the creation of new virtual...

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Prepaid Cards Use Tokenization, New Form Factors in Pursuit of Better CX
Prepaid Cards Use Tokenization, New Form Factors in Pursuit of Better CX
April 25, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

We never knew how cool — and extremely useful — payments options could be until we began to have so many to choose from. That’s...

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The Knot CFO Says Vendors Brace for Burst of Business as Weddings Hit 20-Year High
The Knot CFO Says Vendors Brace for Burst of Business as Weddings Hit 20-Year High
April 25, 2022  |  Retail

“This is going to be a season for the ages, for sure,” said Andy Ivanovich, chief financial officer at The Knot Worldwide. Get the Full...

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Paysend CEO: Cross-Border Payments Have Failed Consumers and SMBs
Paysend CEO: Cross-Border Payments Have Failed Consumers and SMBs
April 25, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

“Why should it take longer to send money anywhere than sending a WhatsApp message or text message?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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CE100™ Index Drops as Investors Flee ‘Fun’ Pillar
CE100™ Index Drops as Investors Flee ‘Fun’ Pillar
April 25, 2022  |  Connected Economy

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55% of US Crypto Owners Bought it as an Investment
55% of US Crypto Owners Bought it as an Investment
April 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twenty-three percent of U.S. consumers — an estimated 60 million people — own or have owned cryptocurrency, according to “The U.S. Crypto Consumer,” a PYMNTS...

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