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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Mining Startup Lands $50M From Big-Name VCs; Bitcoin Transaction Fees Have Now Exceeded $1B

Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Mining Startup Lands $50M From Big-Name VCs; Bitcoin Transaction Fees Have Now Exceeded $1B
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Mining Startup Lands $50M From Big-Name VCs; Bitcoin Transaction Fees Have Now...
October 16, 2019  |  Bitcoin

San Francisco-based Layer1 announced that it has raised $50 million from investors including Peter Thiel, Shasta Ventures, and various crypto industry leaders. The company will...

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SoftBank, JP Morgan Discuss Bailout To Prevent WeWork Insolvency
SoftBank, JP Morgan Discuss Bailout To Prevent WeWork Insolvency
October 16, 2019  |  Investments

SoftBank and JP Morgan are in talks to rescue WeWork before it runs out of money, which is expected to happen by mid-November, CNBC reported...

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Flowhub Lands $23M To Automate Cannabis Compliance
Flowhub Lands $23M To Automate Cannabis Compliance
October 16, 2019  |  Investments

Flowhub, a cannabis retail management software vendor, has raised $23 million in its bid to automate cannabis compliance. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Citi On Simplifying Cross-Border Payments
Citi On Simplifying Cross-Border Payments
October 16, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The buyer is in Canada. The seller is in Singapore. The transaction wends its way across borders, in the middle of the night, settling instantly. Get...

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Get Ready For A More Intimate, Data-Driven QSR Experience
Get Ready For A More Intimate, Data-Driven QSR Experience
October 16, 2019  |  Restaurant innovation

Fast food and QSR operations are trying to do more than old-fashioned mass meal production. Customization is coming into its own in that space, as...

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Credit Unions Shun Online Ads For Content To Acquire Customers
Credit Unions Shun Online Ads For Content To Acquire Customers
October 16, 2019  |  Credit Unions

In August, Facebook instituted changes to its advertising policies as the result of a settlement it reached with anti-discrimination groups and the federal Department of...

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Red Ink Marks Marcus — And Goldman Sachs’ Risky Consumer Bet
Red Ink Marks Marcus — And Goldman Sachs’ Risky Consumer Bet
October 16, 2019  |  Earnings

There are advantages to moving downstream — gaining new customers, of course, is a goal for any company. Yet, for Goldman Sachs’ new consumer banking...

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Bringing Autonomous Smart Shuttles To the Masses
Bringing Autonomous Smart Shuttles To the Masses
October 16, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

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Zillow Challenger ZeroDown Hits $150M Valuation
Zillow Challenger ZeroDown Hits $150M Valuation
October 16, 2019  |  Real Estate

ZeroDown, a financial and real estate technology startup looking to take on Zillow and Redfin, has been given a valuation of $150 million by venture...

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