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IRS Seizes $3.5B in Crypto in FY 2021
IRS Seizes $3.5B in Crypto in FY 2021
November 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) seized $3.5 billion in cryptocurrencies during the fiscal year 2021, accounting for 93% of the assets seized during the year....

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Buy2Sell Expanding B2B in Vietnam with $28M Investment
Buy2Sell Expanding B2B in Vietnam with $28M Investment
November 19, 2021  |  International

Vietnamese B2B eCommerce platform Buy2Sell on Friday (Nov. 19) announced its sales in the first half of the year have tripled year-over-year to $24.5 million,...

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Indian Startup Mensa Brands Becomes Unicorn in Six Months
Indian Startup Mensa Brands Becomes Unicorn in Six Months
November 19, 2021  |  Investments

The founder of Indian direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand aggregator Mensa Brands on Thursday (Nov. 19) told CNBC that it has become a unicorn — a private...

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Digital Identity Firm GBG Acquires Acuant For $736M
Digital Identity Firm GBG Acquires Acuant For $736M
November 19, 2021  |  Digital Identity

The digital identity firm GBG has reached an agreement to acquire the identify verification provider Acuant in a cash-free, debt-free $736 million deal that brings...

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LendingClub Backs US Truth in Lending Bill to Extend Transparency
LendingClub Backs US Truth in Lending Bill to Extend Transparency
November 19, 2021  |  Politics

LendingClub is backing the Small Business Lending Disclosure Act, a bill introduced in the U.S. House and Senate this week that calls for extending the...

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Big-Box Stores Better Equipped to Handle Supply Chain Bottleneck
Big-Box Stores Better Equipped to Handle Supply Chain Bottleneck
November 19, 2021  |  Retail

Small retailers across the U.S. are having trouble overcoming the supply chain snafus of the past several months, while the nation’s biggest companies — including...

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BitPay Offering Black Friday Deals For Crypto Users 
BitPay Offering Black Friday Deals For Crypto Users 
November 19, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency payments provider BitPay says it is offering an early holiday gift to Black Friday shoppers who prefer to pay in crypto.  Get the...

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Grubhub, Yandex to Bring Robot Delivery to University of Arizona
Grubhub, Yandex to Bring Robot Delivery to University of Arizona
November 19, 2021  |  Delivery

Food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub is rolling out its services to the University of Arizona using Yandex Self-Driving Group’s delivery robots — also known...

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authID.ai Grabs Biometric ID Authentication Patent  
authID.ai Grabs Biometric ID Authentication Patent  
November 19, 2021  |  Biometrics

Biometric identity authentication platform authID.ai will get a patent Tuesday (Nov. 23) from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a method that uses various...

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