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US Lawmaker Asks GAO for Data on Crypto Investments in 401(k) Plans

US Lawmaker Asks GAO for Data on Crypto Investments in 401(k) Plans
US Lawmaker Asks GAO for Data on Crypto Investments in 401(k) Plans
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A Massachusetts congressman wants the Government Accountability Office to investigate the risks of allowing cryptocurrency investments through retirement accounts. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Block to Shut San Francisco HQ, Switch to Remote Workforce
Block to Shut San Francisco HQ, Switch to Remote Workforce
June 15, 2022  |  Personnel

Payments-processing firm Block, previously known as Square, is leaving behind the Market Street headquarters that had been the high-profile company’s San Francisco headquarters when its...

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The UAE’s Increasing Role as a Regional FinTech Hub
The UAE’s Increasing Role as a Regional FinTech Hub
June 15, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

Home to two booming international financial centers — emirates Abu Dhabi and Dubai — the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the third-largest economy in the Arab...

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Binance’s Top Investigator Says Reports of Crypto’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
Binance’s Top Investigator Says Reports of Crypto’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

If there’s one theme that pops up over and over when talking to Tigran Gambaryan, who took over blockchain intelligence and investigations for top crypto...

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Spotify Expects to Slow Hiring, Growth
Spotify Expects to Slow Hiring, Growth
June 15, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Spotify Technology SA will slow hiring in the coming months by 25 percent due to deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, Chief Executive Daniel Ek wrote in a...

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Mobility Commerce Platform Metropolis Technologies Nets $167M for Parking Payment Tech
Mobility Commerce Platform Metropolis Technologies Nets $167M for Parking Payment Tech
June 15, 2022  |  Investments

Mobility commerce platform Metropolis Technologies has raised $167 million in Series B funding, the company announced Wednesday (June 15). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Today in Crypto: Bitcoin ETFs Decline up to 70%; Forum Questions Blockchain’s Usefulness
Today in Crypto: Bitcoin ETFs Decline up to 70%; Forum Questions Blockchain’s Usefulness
June 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track Bitcoin through managed future contracts were trading all-time lows Wednesday (June 15) in the wake of a severe downturn...

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Startup Jokr Ceases Fast Delivery in US to Focus on LatAm
Startup Jokr Ceases Fast Delivery in US to Focus on LatAm
June 15, 2022  |  Delivery

Jokr, a young rapid-delivery company that calls itself “the future of supermarkets,” is ceasing operations in New York and Boston and refocusing on the Latin...

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Bank of Ghana Unveils GhanaPay Mobile Wallet
Bank of Ghana Unveils GhanaPay Mobile Wallet
June 15, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

Ghana’s central bank has launched GhanaPay, a mobile wallet for savings and loans companies and banks, including rural and community banks. Get the Full Story...

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