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ABA Urges CFPB To Scrap Debt Collection Survey (And They Did)

ABA Urges CFPB To Scrap Debt Collection Survey (And They Did)
ABA Urges CFPB To Scrap Debt Collection Survey (And They Did)
December 20, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under the leadership of Mick Mulvaney, has withdrawn its request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to...

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Bitcoin Processing Fees Skyrocket
Bitcoin Processing Fees Skyrocket
December 20, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s value isn’t the only thing topping the charts: New data by BitInfoCharts shows that people are currently paying $28 on average to make transactions...

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Nearly 123 Million American Households’ Data Exposed In Massive Leak
Nearly 123 Million American Households’ Data Exposed In Massive Leak
December 20, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Over 123 million American households — a figure which represents nearly all of them — have likely had at least some data about them leak...

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Homeland Security Says Facebook, Microsoft Averted North Korean Cyberattacks
Homeland Security Says Facebook, Microsoft Averted North Korean Cyberattacks
December 20, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

Facebook and Microsoft blocked a number of cyberattacks from North Korea last week, White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert announced on Tuesday (Dec. 19)....

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EU’s Highest Court Rules Uber A Taxi Service
EU’s Highest Court Rules Uber A Taxi Service
December 20, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

Compounding what might be charitably described as an epic run of bad luck, Uber has lost a major battle in the European Union’s highest court,...

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Overstock CEO Alt Trading Platform To Replace IPOs With ICOs
Overstock CEO Alt Trading Platform To Replace IPOs With ICOs
December 20, 2017  |  Blockchain

Medici, the blockchain unit of Overstock.com, announced news on Tuesday (Dec. 19) of the launch of tZero, an alternative trading system that is creating a...

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Blockchain: The Next Battle For Patent Trolls
Blockchain: The Next Battle For Patent Trolls
December 20, 2017  |  Blockchain

Patent troll Erich Spangenberg, who is hated in Silicon Valley for challenging the patents on all sorts of technology, is eyeing the cryptocurrency market next....

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North Korea Making Money Hacking Cryptocurrency Exchanges
North Korea Making Money Hacking Cryptocurrency Exchanges
December 20, 2017  |  Cross-border Payments

North Korean hackers have made millions of dollars in cryptocurrency in recent weeks after a series of successful cyberattacks. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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