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Twitter Users to Airbnb CEO: Accepting Crypto Payments Would Be Awesome
Twitter Users to Airbnb CEO: Accepting Crypto Payments Would Be Awesome
January 06, 2022  |  Payment Methods

When Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky asked Twitter, “If Airbnb could launch anything in 2022, what would it be?” a few days ago, he probably wasn’t...

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Why Financially Worry-Free Consumers Still Want Alternative to Traditional Credit Cards
Why Financially Worry-Free Consumers Still Want Alternative to Traditional Credit Cards
January 06, 2022  |  Retail

Contrary to conventional wisdom, having good credit, an excellent FICO score, and financial stability may still not be enough for many consumers to take out...

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UK Microchip Firm Arm Probes Payments to Chinese Joint Venture
UK Microchip Firm Arm Probes Payments to Chinese Joint Venture
January 06, 2022  |  International

U.K.-based microchip maker Arm has been looking into suspicious payments to senior executives at its Chinese joint venture Arm China, which it owns with a...

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DeFi Loan Marketplace Goldfinch Nets $25M for Its Credit Protocol
DeFi Loan Marketplace Goldfinch Nets $25M for Its Credit Protocol
January 06, 2022  |  Investments

Decentralized credit protocol Goldfinch has raised $25 million in a Series A extension round led by Andreessen Horowitz, per a Thursday (Jan. 6) report from...

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NYT to Buy Sports Media Startup The Athletic for $550M
NYT to Buy Sports Media Startup The Athletic for $550M
January 06, 2022  |  Acquisitions

The New York Times will buy The Athletic in an all-cash deal to value the sports media startup at $550 million, per a Thursday (Jan....

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Insurity Offers Property, Casualty Insurers Free, Cloud-Based Real Time Disbursements
Insurity Offers Property, Casualty Insurers Free, Cloud-Based Real Time Disbursements
January 06, 2022  |  Insurance

Insurity, a cloud-based software provider for insurance carriers, brokers and managing general agents (MGAs), will provide free digital payments for property and casualty insurance (P&C)...

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New York State Department of Financial Services Hires Virtual Currency Chief
New York State Department of Financial Services Hires Virtual Currency Chief
January 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Peter Marton has become the new virtual currency chief for the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), Marton announced on LinkedIn Wednesday (Jan....

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Bitcoin Daily: Man Claiming He’s Bitcoin’s Inventor May Face Forgery Charges; Thailand Imposes 15% Capital Gain Tax on Crypto Trades; Bitcoin’s on-Chain Volume Climbs to $4.2T in 2021
Bitcoin Daily: Man Claiming He’s Bitcoin’s Inventor May Face Forgery Charges; Thailand Imposes 15% Capital...
January 06, 2022  |  Bitcoin

Thai taxpayers making money off cryptocurrencies will have to pay a 15% capital gains tax this year, CoinDesk reported Thursday (Jan. 6). Get the Full...

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AI Intersects with Floor Scrubbers for Robotic In-store Analytics
AI Intersects with Floor Scrubbers for Robotic In-store Analytics
January 06, 2022  |  Partnerships

Artificial intelligence (AI) robotics company Brain Corp is partnering with robotic floor scrubber firm Tennant Company to launch the data capture solution Inventory Scan. Get...

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