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NFT Weekly: EU May Be Cracking Down on NFTs; Pudgy Penguins Soar; Fighting NFT Thieves

NFT Weekly: EU May Be Cracking Down on NFTs; Pudgy Penguins Soar; Fighting NFT Thieves
NFT Weekly: EU May Be Cracking Down on NFTs; Pudgy Penguins Soar; Fighting NFT Thieves
August 16, 2022  |  NFTs

Despite comments to the contrary, it looks like the EU’s big crypto regulation framework will cover NFTs after all. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Are Apparel Resellers ‘Uniquely Positioned’ or Fighting an Uphill Battle?
Are Apparel Resellers ‘Uniquely Positioned’ or Fighting an Uphill Battle?
August 16, 2022  |  eCommerce

With inflation and economic uncertainty currently causing an instinctive recoil by many consumers when it comes to splurging on non-essentials, a week’s worth of insight...

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Chainalysis Puts Crypto Hack Losses at $1.9B for Jan.-July ’22
Chainalysis Puts Crypto Hack Losses at $1.9B for Jan.-July ’22
August 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The losses from crypto hacks were up 60% in the first seven months of 2022, now hitting $1.9 billion, according to a blog from Chainalysis...

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Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Raise Broader Compliance Fears
Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Raise Broader Compliance Fears
August 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

It’s not just the libertarians who are concerned about the implications of the U.S. blacklisting a crypto mixing site allegedly used by North Korean hackers....

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Cloud-Based Management Platform WellnessLiving Secures $66M for Expansion
Cloud-Based Management Platform WellnessLiving Secures $66M for Expansion
August 16, 2022  |  Partnerships

WellnessLiving, which offers a cloud-based business management software and payments for fitness operators, is working with investment adviser McCarthy Capital to boost its growth, a...

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Payments SPACs Face Reckoning as Clock Runs Out on Investment Deadlines
Payments SPACs Face Reckoning as Clock Runs Out on Investment Deadlines
August 16, 2022  |  SPAC

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SEC Charges 3 in Connection With 2017 Equifax Data Breach
SEC Charges 3 in Connection With 2017 Equifax Data Breach
August 16, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Three individuals have been charged with illegally tipping and trading in the securities of Equifax before its public announcement of a big cyber intrusion and...

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Danish FinTechs Plug Regional Firms Into Global Commercial Networks
Danish FinTechs Plug Regional Firms Into Global Commercial Networks
August 16, 2022  |  Europe

The Nordic countries are often considered pioneers when it comes to digital innovation and payments. With some of the lowest cash usage in the world...

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Today in Crypto: Crypto Nomads Move Back to Big Cities; Court OKs IRS Tax Probe of Dealer SFOX
Today in Crypto: Crypto Nomads Move Back to Big Cities; Court OKs IRS Tax Probe...
August 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

As the pandemic wanes, Bloomberg reported that crypto nomads are returning to big cities like New York and London. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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