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Libra A Sizzle … For Scammers?
Libra A Sizzle … For Scammers?
July 26, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

And now, the Libra lure. Amid the controversy of a cryptocurrency proposed by Facebook, news comes this week that, per an investigation by The Washington...

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Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
Bitcoin (And Other Crypto) Use Cases Fizzle, Bit By Bit?
March 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Much hype and hope surrounds the adoption of cryptocurrencies — bitcoin among them as the marquee name in the space, of course — beyond the...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: Brexit And The Waiting Game
Sizzle/Fizzle: Brexit And The Waiting Game
March 15, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Brexit takes its place as the big fizzle of the week. And to caption what happened, we might say that this week was a gigantic...

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Formjacking Takes Off (And The Rest Of The Week In Sizzles And Fizzles)
Formjacking Takes Off (And The Rest Of The Week In Sizzles And Fizzles)
February 22, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

While there is much negative to be said about cybercriminals, one can’t accuse hackers and cybercriminals of being uncreative in their methods.  As phishing and...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: Snap Earnings Sizzle, Bitcoin Fizzles
Sizzle/Fizzle: Snap Earnings Sizzle, Bitcoin Fizzles
February 08, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle Snap: Shares snap upward, up by 21 percent, in the wake of earnings that soundly beat projections. Daily average user count may have stanched...

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Fizzle Of The Week: Munchery And The Suppliers Left Behind
Fizzle Of The Week: Munchery And The Suppliers Left Behind
January 25, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Despite raising over $125 million in venture funding from the likes of Greycroft, ACME Ventures (formerly known as Sherpa Capital), Menlo Ventures, e.Ventures, Cota Capital,...

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SoftBank Soars While France’s X-Mas Sours (For Retailers)
SoftBank Soars While France’s X-Mas Sours (For Retailers)
December 14, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle SoftBank Mobile IPO: With $23.5 billion in corporate pockets, becomes the biggest listing in Japan on record and the second largest stock market listing...

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eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
eBay, Amazon And eTail’s Royal Rumble
October 19, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

To steal a phrase from the movie Network, eBay is mad as hell, and is not going to take it anymore. The target of eBay’s ire...

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Marketplace Lending And Curbside Delivery Sizzle, Ridesharing Fizzles
Marketplace Lending And Curbside Delivery Sizzle, Ridesharing Fizzles
August 10, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The biggest story this week in grocery came, as it often does, care of the new Whole Foods Market as operated by Amazon. Curbside delivery...

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