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Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds By Year End

Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds By Year End
Bitcoin Daily: Digital Currency Thefts Approach $1B; Crypto Space May See 120 New Hedge Funds...
October 11, 2018  |  Bitcoin

CipherTrace noted in a report that digital currency theft has nearly topped $1 billion over the first three quarters of the year at $927 million,...

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Newsweek Parent Co Defrauds Lenders In $10M Scheme
Newsweek Parent Co Defrauds Lenders In $10M Scheme
October 11, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Newsweek’s former parent company has been charged with defrauding lenders out of millions of dollars in order to help the media organization stay in business....

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Treasury Targets Chinese Investors With New Tech Regulation
Treasury Targets Chinese Investors With New Tech Regulation
October 11, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

A U.S. Treasury-led interagency committee is now requiring foreign investors involved in deals that could give them access to critical technology to submit to national...

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First Data, BlueSnap Partner On eCommerce Payment Processing
First Data, BlueSnap Partner On eCommerce Payment Processing
October 10, 2018  |  Partnerships

First Data, the global commerce-enabling technology company, and BlueSnap, a payments technology provider, announced on Wednesday (October 10) a partnership to combine BlueSnap’s All-in-one Payment...

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EU Cracks Down On Passport Sales Due To Money Laundering
EU Cracks Down On Passport Sales Due To Money Laundering
October 10, 2018  |  Europe

The European Commission announced Wednesday (October 10) that it plans to provide European Union states with guidelines for handling national schemes to sell passports and...

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WhatsApp: Bug That Enabled Hackers To Take Over Has Been Fixed
WhatsApp: Bug That Enabled Hackers To Take Over Has Been Fixed
October 10, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, said on Wednesday (Oct. 10) that the bug that enabled hackers to take over apps when a user...

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Travelers Opens Digital Insurance Storefront On Amazon
Travelers Opens Digital Insurance Storefront On Amazon
October 10, 2018  |  Amazon

The Travelers Companies announced Wednesday (Oct. 10) that it has teamed up with Amazon to offer smart home kits, insurance and risk management information through...

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Waymo Logs 10 Million Miles Driven On Public Roads
Waymo Logs 10 Million Miles Driven On Public Roads
October 10, 2018  |  Innovation

Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Alphabet, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 10) that its self-driving vehicles have surpassed 10 million miles driven on public...

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