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Today in Crypto: Chileans Stablecoin Use up 50% as Economy Dips; Portugal’s Banks Close Crypto Accounts

Today in Crypto: Chileans Stablecoin Use up 50% as Economy Dips; Portugal’s Banks Close Crypto Accounts
Today in Crypto: Chileans Stablecoin Use up 50% as Economy Dips; Portugal’s Banks Close Crypto...
August 03, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Hackers have returned $9 million to cross-chain bridge Nomad after it was exploited for $190.4 million Tuesday (Aug. 2), Coindesk wrote. The amount returned was...

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Market Forces Driving Down Fees as eCommerce Becomes Increasingly International
Market Forces Driving Down Fees as eCommerce Becomes Increasingly International
July 22, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

As PYMNTS discusses in the Cross-border Retail Payments Tracker, eCommerce merchants increasingly recognize the importance of catering to international customers. Read the report: The Cross-border...

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CE100 Index Surges 5% as BNPL Stocks Deliver Strong Gains
CE100 Index Surges 5% as BNPL Stocks Deliver Strong Gains
July 11, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Up, up and …. Well, not quite away. But up. And so, even with a 5% gain in the past week, the PYMNTS ConnectedEconomy 100...

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Slight Rebound for FinTech IPOs Marks Shortened Holiday Week
Slight Rebound for FinTech IPOs Marks Shortened Holiday Week
July 07, 2022  |  IPO

We wouldn’t call it a comeback. But it’s a gain, nonetheless. Coming into the close of a week shortened on Wall Street by the July...

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EU Unveils Plan to Relax IPO Rules to Boost Deep Tech Funding
EU Unveils Plan to Relax IPO Rules to Boost Deep Tech Funding
July 05, 2022  |  Europe

The European Union has published the European Innovation Agenda, a new plan that would help startups and scaleups in Europe to obtain private funding, have...

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Meta’s Mega Market Cap Haircut Speaks Volumes About Metaverse Challenges
Meta’s Mega Market Cap Haircut Speaks Volumes About Metaverse Challenges
July 05, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

It seems, for Big Tech, a lightning trip on the way to, and a swift descent from, from the trillion-dollar mark. Trillion-dollar market cap, to...

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Robinhood Jumps After News of Possible FTX Purchase
Robinhood Jumps After News of Possible FTX Purchase
June 27, 2022  |  Partnerships

Shares of trading app Robinhood rose 14% Monday (June 27) following news that it might be purchased by cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Bloomberg News reported that...

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NFT Upheaval Could Be Healthy, Some Marketing Pros Say
NFT Upheaval Could Be Healthy, Some Marketing Pros Say
June 27, 2022  |  NFTs

There was optimism expressed by marketing professionals gathered at a four-day New York City event focused on non-fungible tokens (NFTs), with some experts saying recent...

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