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Bitcoin Daily: France OKs First ICO; Alibaba Blockchain Gets 2 US Patents

Bitcoin Daily: France OKs First ICO; Alibaba Blockchain Gets 2 US Patents
Bitcoin Daily: France OKs First ICO; Alibaba Blockchain Gets 2 US Patents
December 22, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The French Financial Markets Authority (AMF) announced that it approved its first initial coin offering (ICO) — “ICO visa” — to the cryptocurrency fundraising platform...

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Uber Ex-CEO Kalanick Now Owns Less Than 10 Pct Of Ride-Hailing Giant
Uber Ex-CEO Kalanick Now Owns Less Than 10 Pct Of Ride-Hailing Giant
December 22, 2019  |  Investments

Uber co-founder and former CEO Travis Kalanick is exiting his stake in the popular ridesharing company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Lloyds To Make Special £35K Payout To HBOS Fraud Victims
Lloyds To Make Special £35K Payout To HBOS Fraud Victims
December 22, 2019  |  B2B Payments

To regain trust following an independent review that deemed its compensation plan to not be “fair and reasonable,” and which had to be redetermined, Lloyds...

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U.S. Gov’t Fights States’ Bid To Block Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Saying Move Would Slow 5G
U.S. Gov’t Fights States’ Bid To Block Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Saying Move Would Slow 5G
December 22, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

A group of state attorneys are banding together to fight a merger of T-Mobile and Sprint that is backed by the United States Justice Department,...

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Colombia Blocks Uber From Using Its Ride-Hailing App
Colombia Blocks Uber From Using Its Ride-Hailing App
December 22, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Uber was ordered last Friday by a Colombian judge to stop securing business in their country via its popular ride-hailing app, according to a report...

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Consumer Spending Drives US GDP Up 2 Pct
Consumer Spending Drives US GDP Up 2 Pct
December 22, 2019  |  Economy

With the current U.S. economy indicating brief warning signals of a slowdown in the last quarter to a .5 percent annual rate or lower, the...

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How Mariah Carey’s Christmas Classic Digitally Rocketed To No. 1 In 2019
How Mariah Carey’s Christmas Classic Digitally Rocketed To No. 1 In 2019
December 21, 2019  |  News

This Christmas season, what’s old is not only new again — in fact, what’s old is kicking major butt on the music charts, and you...

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F5 Adds To Portfolio With $1B Shape Security Acquisition
F5 Adds To Portfolio With $1B Shape Security Acquisition
December 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

To add protection from targeted fraud, automated attacks and botnets to its portfolio of application services, F5 will acquire fraud and abuse prevention company Shape Security....

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Amazon To Charge Merchants 3 Pct More For Warehousing, Shipping
Amazon To Charge Merchants 3 Pct More For Warehousing, Shipping
December 20, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has announced that it’s going to charge merchants about 3 percent more in fulfillment fees, which include things like warehousing and shipping goods, according...

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