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Iraqi Financial App Bluepay Now Enables Trading US-Listed Stocks 
Iraqi Financial App Bluepay Now Enables Trading US-Listed Stocks 
December 16, 2022  |  emea

Iraqi financial app provider Blue now enables users to trade U.S.-listed stocks.  The Iraq-based FinTech said in a Friday (Dec. 16) press release that the launch of this latest...

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Pulse Check on Capitol Hill’s Plans for Crypto Markets Regulation
Pulse Check on Capitol Hill’s Plans for Crypto Markets Regulation
December 14, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With crypto markets in turmoil, regulating the volatile industry has become a priority for lawmakers. This pivot comes as the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX...

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Current and Former FTX CEOs to Testify Dec. 13 
Current and Former FTX CEOs to Testify Dec. 13 
December 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The current and former CEOs of FTX are to testify before a Congressional committee.  FTX Group founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried and current FTX...

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OCC Says Banks Should Remain Wary of Crypto Activities 
OCC Says Banks Should Remain Wary of Crypto Activities 
December 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto assets are an emerging risk facing banks, a regulatory agency says.  The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) highlighted crypto-assets as a “special topic”...

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Uber and NYC Taxi Commission Clash Over Rate Hikes
Uber and NYC Taxi Commission Clash Over Rate Hikes
December 09, 2022  |  Gig Economy

Uber and New York City’s taxi commission are clashing over the rates the firm must pay drivers.  Uber Technologies sued the New York City Taxi & Limousine...

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Tweet It to Believe It: SBF Speaking at House Hearing
Tweet It to Believe It: SBF Speaking at House Hearing
December 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The one-time billionaire founder of failed Crypto exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, is heading to Washington. This, as the fallen king of crypto tweeted to Congresswoman and...

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Crypto’s Offshore And Off-Book Habits Raise Challenges for US Regulators
Crypto’s Offshore And Off-Book Habits Raise Challenges for US Regulators
December 08, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

FTX’s implosion has shown how much the crypto industry thrived between regulatory and jurisdictional gaps. It has also revealed the dangers inherent to consumers that...

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Italy Considering Tax to Reduce Bank Fees on Merchant Digital Payments
Italy Considering Tax to Reduce Bank Fees on Merchant Digital Payments
December 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Italy’s ruling coalition may deploy a tax on banks in its fight against digital payments.  The coalition’s proposed tax on banks — which has been...

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ECB Board Member Says Crypto is ‘House of Cards’ 
ECB Board Member Says Crypto is ‘House of Cards’ 
December 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulation and a better alternative are the answers to the current turmoil in the crypto market.  So said Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board...

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