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Government Shutdown Slows Progress on Clarity Act and Other Crypto Issues

Government Shutdown Slows Progress on Clarity Act and Other Crypto Issues
Government Shutdown Slows Progress on Clarity Act and Other Crypto Issues
October 22, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

The government shutdown could reportedly threaten some long-term goals of the crypto industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Allica Bank Acquires Kriya to Enter Embedded Finance Market
Allica Bank Acquires Kriya to Enter Embedded Finance Market
October 22, 2025  |  Acquisitions

U.K. bank and FinTech Allica Bank has acquired small and mid-sized business (SMB) lending FinTech Kriya. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Amazon Equips Drivers With Smart Glasses as It Deepens AI Fulfillment Investments
Amazon Equips Drivers With Smart Glasses as It Deepens AI Fulfillment Investments
October 22, 2025  |  Amazon Delivery

Amazon said on October 22 in a press release that it is equipping its delivery drivers with AI-powered smart glasses to accelerate last-mile logistics, part...

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Reddit Sues Perplexity Over Alleged Data Scraping
Reddit Sues Perplexity Over Alleged Data Scraping
October 22, 2025  |  Legal

Reddit has filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI and three data scraping firms. It’s accusing them of harvesting Reddit content without authorization. The complaint, filed...

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Prediction Market Boom Blurs Line Between Trading and Gambling
Prediction Market Boom Blurs Line Between Trading and Gambling
October 22, 2025  |  Markets

The prediction-market moment is here. At its best, the embrace of events-based contracts could represent a new asset-class: event outcomes traded with derivatives-grade infrastructure transparency...

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Modern Treasury Acquires Beam to Add Stablecoins
Modern Treasury Acquires Beam to Add Stablecoins
October 22, 2025  |  Acquisitions

Modern Treasury acquired Beam to create a money movement platform that includes both traditional and stablecoin settlement rails. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Acumatica Embeds BILL’s AP Automation Into Cloud ERP
Acumatica Embeds BILL’s AP Automation Into Cloud ERP
October 22, 2025  |  Accounts Payable

U.S. Acumatica customers can now manage and pay bills within their enterprise resource planning system. They can do this with the help of BILL’s accounts...

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Coinbase Enables AI Agents to Access On-Chain Financial Tools
Coinbase Enables AI Agents to Access On-Chain Financial Tools
October 22, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Coinbase has launched a tool that supports agentic commerce by giving artificial intelligence agents access to on-chain financial tools like wallets, on-ramps and stablecoin payments....

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Netflix Expands Gen AI Strategy Across Streaming and Content Production
Netflix Expands Gen AI Strategy Across Streaming and Content Production
October 22, 2025  |  artificial intelligence

Netflix is expanding its use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) across its streaming platform, advertising operations and content creation, according to CNBC. Get the Full...

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