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A Brilliant Fintech Future – Banking on Stablecoins

Finance Magnates | Maxim Bederov | Feb 3, 2021 There is no recent fintech concept that has taken root in the banking community quite like the stablecoin.  Of all the technical innovations brought forth by the invention of Bitcoin, this has succeeded in capturing the greatest attention of powerful financial leaders across the globe. While


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Vacancies and vaccines: How travelers could benefit from hotel industry struggles

The hotels and resorts industry has been hit hard by Covid, but Americans willing to travel this year could benefit from low occupancies and cheaper rates.

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Pandemic heats up state tax competition to attract businesses and residents

With tax rates likely to rise, state income, property and sales taxes are big considerations for individuals and businesses in deciding where to locate and work.

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Major shareholder Ron Baron says Tesla's bitcoin buy 'not surprising,' wants to explore rationale

Longtime Tesla shareholder Ron Baron told CNBC's Becky Quick he wants to better understand the automaker's reasoning for purchasing bitcoin.

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How to land one of the best jobs in America

U.S. News & World Report compiled a list of the top jobs in the U.S. Here are the best of the best, and what it takes to get the job.

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Major Tesla shareholder Ron Baron not surprised by bitcoin, wants to explore rationale

Longtime Tesla shareholder Ron Baron told CNBC's Becky Quick he wants to better understand the automaker's reasoning for purchasing bitcoin.

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Did Satoshi Nakamoto’s Plan a Blockchain BTC Treasure Hunt?

Bitcoin.com | Jamie Redman | Feb 6, 2021 Over the last twelve years, the cryptocurrency community has always been intrigued by Bitcoin’s inventor Satoshi Nakamoto. For over a decade, armchair sleuths and journalists have tried to uncover the creator’s identity and information on the whereabouts of all the bitcoins the enigma mined when the network


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Ron Insana: Lawmakers should go big on stimulus to Main Street or go home

As lawmakers hammer out the details of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package, saving Main Street should be a priority.

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Stop hunting unicorns and start aiming at Zebras

Sifted | Johannes Lenhard | Feb 4, 2021 VCs, LPs and governments need to change their ways if they want to create and fund businesses that will make the world a better place. Here’s how they can do that. When a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist turns their attention to you in the New Yorker, you must


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WEF Launches Digital Currency Governance Consortium and 2021 Vision

WEF | Feb 2021 Background In the near term, the public sector will be making important decisions that will shape the trajectory of digital currency development. These include decisions related to regulation, improving efficiency, resilience, and competitiveness of payment systems, and whether to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Policymakers are also assessing how


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Don’t Backtrack on Loosening Accredited Investor Rules

Cato Institute | Jennifer J. Schulp | Jan 29, 2021 Last month, the exclusive “accredited investor” club cracked open its doors to the public. But don’t celebrate yet. Chances are you still didn’t receive an invitation to join. Members in this exclusive club can legally invest in certain private offerings, like hedge funds and start‐​up


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Podcast and Paper: Roxana Mihet on Financial Innovation and Rising Inequality

IMF Podcast | Jan 21, 2021 With the great strides in financial technology in recent years, the lower data processing costs and fees associated with investing in the stock market should have led to broader increases of household wealth. But in this podcast, economist Roxana Mihet says while fintech has reduced barriers to access and


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The pandemic pushes millions from the labor force. That’s bad news

The pandemic has caused millions to leave the workforce, to care for children, or due to fewer jobs or Covid fears. That's bad for households and the economy.

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How soon new $1,400 stimulus checks and other coronavirus relief could arrive

Eligibility for proposed $1,400 stimulus checks has become a sticking point on Capitol Hill. Here's when those payments and other aid could be authorized.

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Democrats press ahead on $15 an hour minimum wage despite deficit worries

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would increase the budget deficit, the CBO says. How that could actually help Democrats pass the pay hike.

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