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March 2022

EU and UK open antitrust probes into Google and Meta over 2018 ad deal

EU and UK open antitrust probes into Google and Meta over 2018 ad deal

KEY POINTS The parallel probes will look at whether the so-called “Jedi Blue” agreement between the two companies hampered competition in markets for online display advertising services. Regulators in the EU and U.K. have opened antitrust probes into Google and Meta, formerly Facebook, over the tech giants’ 2018 ad deal. The parallel probes, announced Friday, will […]

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STRIPE, FTX PARTNER FOR BITCOIN BUSINESS PAYMENTS

STRIPE, FTX PARTNER FOR BITCOIN BUSINESS PAYMENTS

Stripe launched business infrastructure to support cryptocurrencies allowing businesses to transact and scale with Bitcoin. Stripe partnered with FTX and Blockchain.com to create payment processing software for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. New services include payment integration with exchanges, ID verification scaling methods, currency conversion deposits, and streamlined automations. While Stripe stopped accepting bitcoin payments in

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EBay Teases ‘Digital Wallet’ in Investor Presentation as Crypto Rumors Swirl

EBay Teases ‘Digital Wallet’ in Investor Presentation as Crypto Rumors Swirl

CEO Jamie Iannone recently said eBay is studying crypto as a form of payment. Online marketplace eBay (EBAY) flashed a “digital wallet” slide early in its Investor Day presentation on Thursday, adding to chatter about what the company’s plans might be with respect to crypto. EBay Investor Day presentation (eBay) EBay has floated the idea of crypto

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Binance Suspends Transactions With Russian Mastercard and Visa Cards

Binance Suspends Transactions With Russian Mastercard and Visa Cards

Crypto exchange Binance has blocked transactions with Mastercard and Visa cards issued in the Russian Federation. The trading platform announced the move after the American payment giants decided to halt operations in Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine. Russians Unable to Use Their Mastercard and Visa Cards on Binance Starting on Wednesday, March 9,

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How do I take my cryptocurrency winnings and reinvest them?

How do I take my cryptocurrency winnings and reinvest them?

From the bottom last March, the S&P 500 went on to have its biggest price gains since 1950, rising nearly 75%. Those gains seem paltry by comparison when looking at a number of individual stocks or cryptocurrencies. Since the market bottomed on March 23, 2020, Tesla is up nearly 750%. Wayfair has risen more than 900%. Penn National Gaming has soared 820%. Bitcoin

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E-government, e-voting, e-identities, and e-documents are examples of how blockchain might alter the government sector.

E-government, e-voting, e-identities, and e-documents are examples of how blockchain might alter the government sector.

The excitement around the applicability of blockchain in the public sector is building at a large scale. Government agencies have started testing blockchain technology’s potential to improve the public sector. However, the technology’s application in the public sector remains in the experimental stages. Blockchain-based solutions could shift governments away from siloed and inherently insecure centralized

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Goldman Sachs Offers Customers Access ETH Fund via Galaxy Digital

Goldman Sachs Offers Customers Access ETH Fund via Galaxy Digital

Multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs today announced its partnership with Galaxy Digital, the crypto merchant bank founded by Mike Novogratz, to once more enable its customers to get greater access to the crypto business. According to a new Securities and Exchange Commission filing, New York City headquartered Goldman Sachs has been giving its customers exposure to ETH through Galaxy

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Nifty News: Are Tai Lopez NFTs the market top? Alibaba massage gun scandal and more

Nifty News: Are Tai Lopez NFTs the market top? Alibaba massage gun scandal and more

Tai Lopez’s NFT drop has caused a stir, while Alibaba has banned users from using massage guns to spam buy NFTs. Some in the nonfungible token, or NFT, community fear the market top may be in after Tai Lopez, the controversial entrepreneur and social media star famous for his oddball marketing tactics, launched his own

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First DOGE, Now ‘Meataverse’: Slim Jim Trademark Filings Reveal Metaverse Plans

First DOGE, Now ‘Meataverse’: Slim Jim Trademark Filings Reveal Metaverse Plans

The beloved meat stick brand is taking its “Long Boi Gang” deeper into Web 3. Slim Jim is bringing its meaty treats to the metaverse with plans to launch NFTs and its own virtual environment, according to a trio of recent trademark filings. The trademarks, filed under “Slim Jim,” “Meataverse” and “Long Boi Gang,” outline

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