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Crypto Trading Platform Elwood Technologies Backed by Goldman, Barclays

Crypto Trading Platform Elwood Technologies Backed by Goldman, Barclays
Crypto Trading Platform Elwood Technologies Backed by Goldman, Barclays
May 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Goldman Sachs and Barclays have invested in crypto trading platform Elwood Technologies, which was founded by Alan Howard, a British hedge fund billionaire, The Financial...

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Venture Capitalists Pour Millions Into NFTs
Venture Capitalists Pour Millions Into NFTs
May 15, 2022  |  NFTs

Venture capitalists have been getting into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), The Financial Times reported Friday (May 13), with millions going to those sorts of causes. Get...

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Travel Booking Companies Spend Big on Marketing, Expecting Huge Vacation Season
Travel Booking Companies Spend Big on Marketing, Expecting Huge Vacation Season
May 15, 2022  |  Travel Payments

In a bid to get more people booking flights and accommodation, travel booking firms are spending a lot on advertising, Reuters reported Friday (May 13)....

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Indian Digital Payments Company Paytm to File for New General Insurance License
Indian Digital Payments Company Paytm to File for New General Insurance License
May 15, 2022  |  Insurance

Paytm, the India-based digital payments company, plans to file for a new general insurance license, according to a report Sunday (May 15) from the Economic...

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Today in Crypto: Binance, OKX Delist LUNA and UST; International Investigators Suspect $1B Crypto Ponzi Scheme
Today in Crypto: Binance, OKX Delist LUNA and UST; International Investigators Suspect $1B Crypto Ponzi...
May 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Binance announced Friday (May 13) that it is suspending spot trading for LUNA and UST, which will be lifted when the network becomes stable. Get...

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Location of Terra’s Bitcoin Reserve Unknown Following Transfers
Location of Terra’s Bitcoin Reserve Unknown Following Transfers
May 15, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Billions in bitcoin, bought as a reserve by the Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), a foundation set up by the failed Terra blockchain, is now untraceable...

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Bezos Accuses Biden of ‘Misdirection’ on Inflation Comments
Bezos Accuses Biden of ‘Misdirection’ on Inflation Comments
May 15, 2022  |  Politics

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said President Joe Biden was misleading after Biden tweeted that inflation could be curbed if wealthy corporations were forced to “pay...

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HG Vora Capital Management Offers Ryder $4.4B in Acquisition Deal
HG Vora Capital Management Offers Ryder $4.4B in Acquisition Deal
May 15, 2022  |  Acquisitions

HG Vora Capital Management, an activist investor, is eyeing the buy of fleet management and supply chain operator Ryder System, The Wall Street Journal reported...

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PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Native Token, Non-Native Token and White-Label Crypto?
PYMNTS Crypto Basics Series: What’s a Native Token, Non-Native Token and White-Label Crypto?
May 15, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness over the...

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