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https://www.ccn.com/op-ed/powell-gave-middle-fi...
Powell Flashes Brutal Middle Finger at Trump - And the Stock Market
Fed Chair Jerome Powell just flashed a brutal middle finger at President Trump - and stock market bulls banking on an imminent rate cut.
Fintastico Team
17 hours, 31 minutes
https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2019/mark...
Marketplaces’ Cross-Border Future | PYMNTS.com
All the world’s a marketplace. Apologies to the Bard — and some of our high school English teachers — for tweaking that famous line. Yet, when one views the global digital economy and landscape, it’s easy to think that the whole world of retail is, indeed, moving toward a future that will be defined by […]
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1 day, 21 hours
https://www.coindesk.com/a-monumental-fight-ove...
A Monumental Fight Over Facebook's Cryptocurrency Is Coming - CoinDesk
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4 days, 3 hours
http://fortune.com/2019/06/21/citi-ceo-michael-...
Citi CEO: In an Age of Disruption, Don't Sleep on the Bank Branch
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Fintastico Team
5 days, 2 hours
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/next-decade...
Next decade is set to be transformative for small business finance
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5 days, 10 hours
http://www.americanbanker.com/news/another-one-...
‘Another one?’ Bankers react to Facebook’s digital currency
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Fintastico Team
6 days, 3 hours
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/core-bankin...
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1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/facebooks-cryptocurren...
Facebook's Cryptocurrency Is a Nail in the Coffin for 'Blockchain Not Bitcoin' - CoinDesk
Edan Yago is the founder of CementDAO, an effort to bring together stablecoins into a unified ecosystem. The views expressed here are his own. With the announcement of Libra, cryptocurrency has entered the big leagues. Facebook’s entry into this market means every single company now has to take cryptocurrency seriously. Companies around the world are …
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1 week
https://thefinancialbrand.com/84686/truist-bank...
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Fintastico Team
1 week, 1 day
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-is-an-important...
Crypto Is an Important Defense Against Today's Orwellian Surveillance - CoinDesk
An effort to change extradition laws in Hong Kong has sparked protests – and questions about digital privacy and the right to transact, writes Mike Casey.
Fintastico Team
1 week, 1 day
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-is-an-important...
Crypto Is an Important Defense Against Today's Orwellian Surveillance - CoinDesk
An effort to change extradition laws in Hong Kong has sparked protests – and questions about digital privacy and the right to transact, writes Mike Casey.
Fintastico Team
1 week, 5 days
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/06/sure-secure...
Sure secures $23.1m Series B funding
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1 week, 6 days
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In defence of bankers
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2 weeks, 6 days
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Stock Market's Silly Rate Cut Rally Could Easily End in S&P 500 Implosion
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3 weeks, 4 days
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1 month
https://www.bankingtech.com/2019/05/the-profoun...
The profound romance of plumbing and core banking infrastructure
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1 month
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1 month
https://www.ccn.com/sec-punts-bitcoin-etf-crypt...
SEC Punts on Bitcoin ETF as Unfazed Crypto Bulls Dig in Their Heels
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Fintastico Team
1 month, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-and-blockchain...
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1 month, 1 week
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Blockchain as Key to Vienna’s Digital Future — Interview with Ulrike Huemer, CIO of Vienna, Austria
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1 month, 1 week
https://www.ccn.com/3-altcoins-bullish-potentia...
Crypto Bears Cave: 3 Altcoins with Bullish Potential Like Parabolic Bitcoin
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1 month, 2 weeks
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1 month, 2 weeks
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Htc’s New $300 Smartphone ‘Exodus 1s’ Can Run a Full Bitcoin Node
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/05/146990...
Revolut Research Says Millennials are Saving More than Ever but Still Worry About Financial Future
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1 month, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/microsoft-under-fire-hacker...
Microsoft Under Fire After Hackers Access Outlook Emails to Steal Bitcoin
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2 months
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Alexa’s Glaring Privacy Blunder Won’t Clobber Amazon Stock
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/146571...
What a Facebook Crypto Coin Should Look Like
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2 months, 1 week
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BB&T and SunTrust vow to minimize employee, client defections
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2 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/146419...
Goldman Sachs is Betting Big on Fintech
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Fintastico Team
2 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/the-bigger-picture-beh...
The Bigger Picture Behind Bitcoin's Latest Price Rebound - CoinDesk
Bitcoin's latest rebound above $5,000 isn't about new investors, it's a reaffirmation of its real strength as a resistant global network.
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2 months, 2 weeks
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Amazon’s $15/hr Wage Won’t Help Workers Replaced by Robot Army
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2 months, 2 weeks
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Why Uber’s $100 Billion Valuation is Wildly Bullish for Lyft Stock
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Fintastico Team
2 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/146055...
Wealth Manager: Bitcoin is Gambling- Do Not Buy It. Buy Investments 'That Pay You to Own Them'
Though Bitcoin's much-reported recent reawakening from its 15-month slumber may entice certain investors into the fray, wealth manager Peter Mallouk warns that Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remain poor investments, CNBC Make It reports. 'What we're going to see, most likely, is, we're going to see
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2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/145942...
Yes, Token Ambassadors are a Thing! Meet the Influencers of the Crypto World
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Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-price-collapse-cryp...
Crypto Perma-Bear Ridicules Rally, Warns Bitcoin Price Will ‘Collapse’
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Fintastico Team
2 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/04/145910...
SyndicateRoom Co-Founder Tom Britton: I am Incredibly Proud of the Growth We Have Acheived
SyndicateRoom is a top investment crowdfunding platform in the UK - one of the 'big three'. The platform was co-founded by former schoolmates Gonçalo de Vasconcelos and Tom Britton who met while completing their MBA at Cambridge Judge Business School. The idea was simple enough:
Fintastico Team
2 months, 4 weeks
https://dailyfintech.com/2019/03/28/climate-cha...
Climate Change Concerns Require a New Look at Property Insurance on a Macro Scale
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3 months, 1 week
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'Bitcoin Will Replace Gold' as a Store of Value by 2040, Says Block.one CEO
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3 months, 1 week
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Can We Just Agree to Stop Hating on Facebook?
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3 months, 1 week
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Decentralized or Nothing: Song Slams IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW - CoinDesk
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3 months, 1 week
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Decentralized or Nothing: Song Slams IBM Over Blockchain Hype at SXSW - CoinDesk
An event at SXSW pitted Blockchain Capital's Jimmy Song against IBM's Chris Ferris in a debate over permissioned vs. permissionless blockchains.
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3 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/16802/winn...
Winners Don't Let Security Screw Up User Experience
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/us-credit-card-debt-balloon...
US Credit Card Debt Balloons Past Record at 2008 Stock Market Crash
US credit card debt has spiraled to a staggering $870 billion, a new record. The debt pile is going to be of significant concern to fiscal hawks who will be particularly concerned by the fact
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3 months, 3 weeks
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Customer engagement is really about solving problems
Events like the recent government shutdown present opportunities for banks to help customers when they need it most.
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/03/144837...
Time to Settle on Cryptocurrency; It’s About to Get Really Boring
On heels of many tumultuous months in the space, dare I say even a few scary months in the crypto space, I’m looking forward to what should be a superbly boring rest of 2019. Whether it’s traditional financial market leaders buying into the space, a
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3 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/03/145011...
Digital Bank Xinja Raises $2.6 Million on Equitise
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3 months, 3 weeks
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Interview with Pat Kelahan about the future trends in Insurtech particularly in Claims Processing.
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3 months, 4 weeks
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David Weild: The Collapse of the Small IPO is Undermining Entrepreneurship, Tokenization May Help Fix the Problem
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4 months, 1 week
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This Anti-Bitcoin Op-Ed Just Took the QuadrigaCX Dialogue to a New Low
This anti-Bitcoin op-ed just took the dialogue over crypto exchange QuadrigaCX to a whole new low.
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4 months, 1 week
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Fighting Friction in the Payment Process
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4 months, 2 weeks
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Want to Avoid Taxes for Life? Have 4 Children, Says Hungary's Anti-Immigration PM
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4 months, 3 weeks
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7 Things Apple Could Buy with its Staggering $245 Billion Cash Stockpile - CCN
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5 months
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PwC Thinks India will Outperform the U.K.’s Economy: Here’s what the 'Big Four' Firm and the 'GDP' Indicator get Wrong
A publication by accounting firm PwC has placed India on track for a 7.6 percent growth in 2019, setting a path for the country to surpass both the U.K. and France in terms of economy.
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5 months
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SF Summit Shows BitTorrent Is Boosting Tron's Appeal - CoinDesk
At Tron's niTROn Summit, CEO Justin Sun sketched out his vision for how BitTorrent's massive user base can leapfrog the crypto adoption problem.
Fintastico Team
5 months, 1 week
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Bitcoin Interview: Edge Wallet’s Paul Puey on the Future of Money
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Fintastico Team
5 months, 1 week
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Nespresso for Water: After $10.6 Million Seed Round, Germany based Mitte Crowdfunds on Republic
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Fintastico Team
5 months, 2 weeks
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Tokenized Securities: Curb Your Enthusiasm - CoinDesk
Tokenized securities hold promise, but we shouldn't overlook how hard it is to spin up new markets.
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5 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2019/01/143089...
What to Expect in Fintech for 2019
Fintech Predictions for 2019. Financial innovation continues to evolve at a rapid pace. Startups launch and shutdown with regularity. Traditional financial firms experiment and partner with more agile firms. It's all about the digitization of finance where services are ubiquitous and instantaneous - all available
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Crypto's Quiet Comeback: Break-Ups, Breakdowns and Stellar's Break-Out
CoinDesk profiles Jed McCaleb, the early cryptocurrency evangelist who created Stellar, now the world's sixth-largest coin by market cap.
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5 months, 3 weeks
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Crypto Mom's Crusade: Inside the SEC, Hester Peirce is Fighting for a Blockchain Future
CoinDesk interviews SEC commissioner Hester 'Crypto Mom' Peirce on her views on regulation and the blockchain.
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6 months, 1 week
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Influential Cypherpunk Timothy C. May Dies at 67
Timothy C. May, widely recognised as the progenitor of modern cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, has passed away at his home in Corralitos, California, at the age of 67. The renowned cryptography expert and former Intel
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6 months, 1 week
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Hodler’s Digest, Dec 10-16: Top Stories, Price Movements, Quotes and FUD of the week
The CEO of Mt. Gox is facing ten-years in Japan for embezzlement charges, and ASIC mining rigs are struggling to make a profit.
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7 months, 1 week
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Brighterion: When AI Gets Up Close And Personal | PYMNTS.com
The good ‘ole days are usually much better in our memories than they ever were in reality. Even so, it doesn’t veer too much toward the illusionary and nostalgic to submit the proposition that banking, and other financial services, used to be much more personalized — much more one on one — than is the case now. […]
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7 months, 2 weeks
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'Democravesting,' a Possible Catalyst for the Next Crypto Bull Market
Last year’s explosion in cryptocurrencies (in both price and awareness among the public) has made the financial world sit up and take notice. The promise of blockchain technology disrupting industries, democratizing finance through decentralization and potentially making investors wealthy—was the driving force behind the rise
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7 months, 2 weeks
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Business Discounts Help Build Veteran Loyalty | PYMNTS.com
It started in the early 1980s: The nation began to repent for what was commonly viewed as the shabby treatment of Vietnam War veterans. It caught speed in the early 1990s upon completion of the Gulf War. Later that decade, in a cultural movement that included the publication of The Greatest Generation and the release […]
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7 months, 2 weeks
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Germany: Blockchain Industry Representatives Meet with Bundestag to Work on Common Sense Regulation
It has been a few choppy weeks in Germany for the blockchain / digital asset industry. Last month, a German court ruled that Bitcoin was not a financial instrument. The case centered around an enterprising teenager who launched a Bitcoin exchange five years ago. He was
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
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Trust: Key In Moving Paper Payments To Digital | PYMNTS.com
It can be a moment of anxiety, worry and mistrust: that moment when a digital payment is sent into what was once called the ether. Will the funds end up in the right bank account? Will fraudsters hitch a ride? Those and other questions can vex people involved in the transaction — and keep them glued […]
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7 months, 3 weeks
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Retail Tech Sparks 2018 Holiday Shopping Sales | PYMNTS.com
Consumers want to touch before they buy, and they want to talk when they purchase. Those promise to stand as two main traits of the 2018 holiday shopping season, and retailers that gain an edge and increase revenue during the all-important fourth quarter will likely have exploited such tactics during this period, at least according […]
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7 months, 3 weeks
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Builders on Wall Street: Bitcoin Devs Host Lightning Hack Day - CoinDesk
At the Lightning Hackday, it was hard to keep up with all the futuristic ideas for bitcoin's layer-two, but some devs are focusing on the basics.
Fintastico Team
7 months, 3 weeks
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Instant Onboarding To Fade As Software Emerges? | PYMNTS.com
Instant onboarding — the ability for a merchant to complete a one-page digital application, then instantly process payments — has, more or less, been heralded as the best thing to happen in payments and to merchants in decades. WePay Co-founder Rich Aberman begs to differ. Sure, instant onboarding creates a slick experience for a business interested in obtaining a merchant account, he told Karen Webster in […]
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7 months, 3 weeks
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Moley And The Magic Of The Robo Chef | PYMNTS.com
An oft-made complaint in the era of smart machines and advanced robotics is why we all still have to do so much housework of our own. Sure, the washer-dryer combo in the laundry room may be started and stopped virtually — and even send real-time messages about the laundry’s progress. But when it comes time […]
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7 months, 4 weeks
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Startup Nation Israel: Dispatches from the Beating Heart of Middle...
Written by Ronnie Lavie (Contributing Editor) Israel is a small country with a population of just under 9 million people. Despite this, in recent years it has become a global leader in tech advancements and exports, with Waze and Taboola being just a couple of successful examples. Where...
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7 months, 4 weeks
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The New Effort to Get Bitcoin's Lightning Network In Every Browser - CoinDesk
Devs are looking to make bitcoin's layer-two lightning network compatible with a payment standard used by all major browsers – and so far, so good.
Fintastico Team
8 months
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-investing-has-f...
Crypto Investing Has Finally Met Its Tinder Match - CoinDesk
Meet Jeff Morris, Jr., who's the director of product at online dating provider Tinder, but also a venture capitalist in the crypto space.
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8 months
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This College Freshman Is Out to 51% Attack Your Cryptocurrency - CoinDesk
A young crypto enthusiast is 51% attacking cryptocurrencies – not to steal coins – but to show people these coins are vulnerable and over-valued.
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8 months, 1 week
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Robots and Roti What can banks learn from a good curry
Those that know me personally know that I love technology, especially where it improves our lives.
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8 months, 1 week
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Enough with the ICO-Me-So-Horny-Get-Rich-Quick-Lambo 'Crypto' - CoinDesk
What are cypherpunk legend Timothy May's thoughts on the bitcoin white paper? Keep the text but throw out the hanger-ons that have came with it.
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8 months, 1 week
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Enough with the ICO-Me-So-Horny-Get-Rich-Quick-Lambo 'Crypto' - CoinDesk
What are cypherpunk legend Timothy May's thoughts on the bitcoin white paper? Keep the text but throw out the hanger-ons that have came with it.
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8 months, 1 week
https://hacked.com/uber-120-billion-ipo/
Uber: $120 Billion IPO?
Uber Technologies Inc., the global ride-hailing giant, is reportedly eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) worth as much as $120 billion. According to The Wall Street Journal, the IPO could take place early next year, giving investors ample time to prepare. More Valuable than the Auto Giants The $120 billion value proposal was delivered to […]
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8 months, 1 week
https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2018/i...
Intuit: Small Business' B2B Payments Innovation | PYMNTS.com
People learn to live with their messes, whether that means piles of old clothes stuffed into the closet, emotional baggage from high school or that wine stain on the carpet. The same goes for businesses and B2B payments, where the amount of paper used for invoicing and checks serves not only as a point of […]
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8 months, 2 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/10/140102...
Modulus CEO Slams Congressman Sherman's Anti-Crypto Opinion
Congressman Brad Sherman is well known for his anti-crypto perspective having attacked digital currencies during Congressional hearings. Modulus CEO Richard Gardner recently challenged Representative's Sherman opinion pointing to a statement emanating out of Kenya. Bitange Ndemo, Chairman of the Taskforce on Distributed Ledgers and Artificial Intelligence
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8 months, 2 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/artificial-intellig...
Are Smart Products As Smart As They Seem? | PYMNTS.com
When English mountaineer George Mallory was asked in 1923 by The New York Times why he wanted to attempt to climb Mount Everest again (after having failed in 1921 and 1922), he gave what is likely the most famous three-word answer in history. “Because it’s there.” Mallory may or may not have reached the top of […]
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8 months, 2 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/think-cryptos-ch...
Think Crypto’s Challenges Are Unique? It’s Just History Repeating Itself
Cryptocurrencies have challenges in becoming a major force in the world’s economy, but looking at history, almost every advancement has had similar issues.
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8 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/i-cant-believe-this-bl...
I Can't Believe This Blockchain Is Free - CoinDesk
At the very least, a blockchain mindset can help you call social media giants' bluff when they tell you that their services are "free."
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8 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-opinion-mixed-signa...
Bitcoin Opinion: Mixed Signals Arising. When Moon?
Bitcoin price continues to move side-ways and there isn’t much volume coming into cryptocurrency. There are some catalysts that could potentially kick-start another bull-run, however, uncertainty is an important characteristic of any market; it becomes quite hard to predict the best time-frame to put some fresh cash into cryptocurrency. My non-professional advise? Don’t try to
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8 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/ecommerce/2018/ebay...
CEO Wants eBay to Become the Anti-Amazon | PYMNTS.com
eBay has accused Amazon of illegally targeting its best sellers in an effort to get them over to the eCommerce giant’s site. “We can confirm that we have uncovered an unlawful and troubling scheme on the part of Amazon to solicit eBay sellers to move to Amazon’s platform,” an eBay spokesperson said in a statement, […]
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8 months, 3 weeks
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/10/139668...
Will the EC Pass Pan European Crowdfunding Regulations, Including Initial Coin Offerings?
For quite some time now, the European Commission has been discussing creating a pan-European approach to investment crowdfunding. This policy move absolutely makes sense and clearly aligns with the Fintech Action Plan and Capital Markets Union. In many ways, creating a single law for all
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8 months, 4 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/this-meme-marketplace-...
This Meme Marketplace Uses Dummy Tokens to Draw Users in a Bear Market - CoinDesk
Even before its protocol goes live, District0x's Meme Factory got its community engaged in blockchain governance with a meme contest.
Fintastico Team
9 months
https://www.coindesk.com/when-blockchains-go-do...
When Blockchains Go Down: Why Crypto Outages Are on the Rise - CoinDesk
It used to be that downtime was unheard of on blockchain networks. As new protocols and new trade-offs emerge, that's no longer the case.
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9 months, 1 week
https://www.coindesk.com/one-of-investors-favor...
One of Investors' Favorite Governance Blockchains Is Handing Over $20 Million - CoinDesk
Investors are looking forward to Decred's new approach to blockchain governance – in part, because its devs are opening up $20 million in tokens.
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9 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15811/why-...
Why I Moved to the Dark Side
I’ve spent most of my career working in or running software integration businesses. For me, it began...
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9 months, 2 weeks
https://thefinancialbrand.com/75258/banking-soc...
Why Banking Executives Should Follow Social Media Influencers
Social media channels like LinkedIn and Twitter can provide expanded insights and personal connections that can be valuable for strategic planning.
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9 months, 2 weeks
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15753/from...
From Black Box ML to Glass Box XAI
One of the difficulties in stepping into a red-hot technology space is you’re not sure what to expec...
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9 months, 3 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/the-creator-of-proof-o...
The Creator of Proof-of-Stake Thinks He Finally Figured It Out - CoinDesk
Pseudonymous developer Sunny King, the creator of proof-of-stake, has a new approach for the consensus mechanism – and it revolves around hardware.
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9 months, 3 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/opinion-bitcoin-not-the-blo...
Opinion: Bitcoin, not the Blockchain
I’ve been waiting a while before writing this one, as I wanted to capture the essence of why so many people confuse blockchain with distributed ledger technology. My goal, today, is not to call-out “crypto-experts” for propagating (pun intended) misinformation, but to explain to every single one of you why understanding the proper definition of
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9 months, 4 weeks
https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitangels-michae...
BitAngels’ Michael Terpin: Negligence of Major Phone Companies Is Crypto’s Biggest Threat
Cointelegraph talks with American blockchain investor MIchael Terpin about why he’s suing AT&T and where he sees Bitcoin in 3-5 years.
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9 months, 4 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/8-blockchain-projects-...
8 Blockchain Projects Enlist Early to Test Secret Enigma Contracts - CoinDesk
Revealed exclusively to CoinDesk, Enigma's "secret contracts" privacy protocol has eight partners gearing up for its launch later this year.
Fintastico Team
10 months
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15707/trou...
Troubles with black box AI or ML models
One of the difficulties in stepping into a red-hot technology space is you’re not sure what to expec...
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10 months
https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2018/consume...
Loyalty's One Percenters | PYMNTS.com
Throw out everything you’ve ever learned about what makes a consumer loyal to a brand. Consumers, over the last 10 years, have turned loyalty on its head. And they’ve done it in ways so subtle that it was almost imperceptible as this loyalty evolution was taking shape. It wasn’t the coveted Gen Z’ers, millennials or […]
Fintastico Team
10 months
https://www.coindesk.com/crypto-startups-are-de...
Crypto Startups Are Destroying Millions of Coins – And Investors Love It - CoinDesk
Token-based startups can keep their prices strong by destroying tokens over time, but doing so may cost them markets.
Fintastico Team
10 months, 1 week
https://thefinancialbrand.com/74397/amazon-bank...
How to Acquire More Checking Accounts in an Amazon World
In the Amazon age, people expect a seamless experience and instant gratification when they are looking to switch their banking provider.
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10 months, 1 week
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/15671/regt...
RegTech: Systems of Insight to Guide AML
On the same day that the prosecution rested its case against Paul Manafort, the U.S. Attorney’s offi...
Fintastico Team
10 months, 1 week
https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2018/08/137960...
Rewards Marketing Firm Funded.Today Ranked #27 in Inc.5000 | Crowdfund Insider
Rewards based marketing firm Funded.Today has been recognized by Inc. 5000 as one of its top growth firms. In fact, the Utah based company is listed at
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10 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/you-can-now-get-paid-a...
You Can Now Get Paid (A Little) For Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network - CoinDesk
Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech.
Fintastico Team
10 months, 2 weeks
https://www.coindesk.com/you-can-now-get-paid-a...
You Can Now Get Paid (A Little) For Using Bitcoin's Lightning Network - CoinDesk
Lightning nodes are making money – albeit not much – displaying the potential for a growing fee market on the layer two tech.
Fintastico Team
10 months, 2 weeks
https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-opinion-long-live-t...
Bitcoin Opinion: Long Live The King
If you’re wondering how you should treat Bitcoin, as an investment vehicle, allow me to share with you guys my non-expert opinion. End of story, thanks a lot for reading. See you next time. –this article shouldn’t be taken as financial advisement as it represents my personal opinion and views. I have savings invested in
Fintastico Team
10 months, 3 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/banking/2018/enters...
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10 months, 3 weeks
http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=u...
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10 months, 4 weeks
https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2018/project...
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10 months, 4 weeks
https://bankinnovation.net/2018/07/banks-still-...
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11 months
https://cointelegraph.com/explained/non-fungibl...
Non-Fungible Tokens, Explained
Many tokens are identical and shared with ease, but there’s a special class of one-of-a-kind tokens gaining popularity. Learn more about the non-fungible future.