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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The days of bitcoin at $20,000 seem long ago and far away. Griffin, who serves as professor of finance at the University of Texas, and Amin Shams, finance instructor at the Ohio State University, said this month — building on research from June of 2018 — that the outsized gains came from a single entity. That was nearly two years ago.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Norwegian Air, one of the largest airlines in Europe, will allow the service because of a partnership with Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX) CEO Stig Kjos-Mathisen, whose technology will provide a payment infrastructure that enables Norwegian Air customers to purchase tickets with cryptocurrency.

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APRIL 18, 2019

Once seen as a tool for the dark web and black markets, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin now want to be a part of the broader economy. Between 2018’s fourth quarter and 2019’s first, the average cost of a ransomware attack spiked by a whopping 89 percent to $12,762. Bitcoin at the Center. Shaping Regulations.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Bitcoin Blockchain Hack? Separately, bitcoin’s blockchain has been hijacked by malware installed that uses the network itself to repel attacks, according to Forbes. Security intelligence blog Trend Micro disclosed the hijacking and the malware, which is known as Glupteba and was first discovered at the end of 2018.

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MARCH 28, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $8,000 level on Tuesday (March 27), CCN reported – and the cryptocurrency market as a whole could fall below a market cap of $300 million. Bitcoin was trading at $7,770.44 And multiple tech companies are blocking crypto ads, Reuters reported. as of 10:41 p.m., according to CoinDesk.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

After a spectacular closeout to 2017 – with new price records being broken nearly as soon as they could be set – the early days of 2018 have proven to be much more difficult. Gravity has come to call on bitcoin after seemingly forgetting its existence for a brief period. Bitcoin and other crypto, on the other hand, has issues.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Police in Finland said as many as 40,000 patients of the clinic could have had their data exposed in breaches in 2018 and 2019. Numerous patients received ransom demands from the hackers, who asked for bitcoin in exchange for privacy. The psychotherapy center also reported that it received a ransom demand for $531,000 in bitcoin.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Bitcoin dropped by roughly 5 percent and Ethereum and XRP dived by more than 10 percent at around 10:30 a.m. Ethereum, XRP and bitcoin are far from their highs. Bitcoin , for instance, was valued at $6,242.10 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has turned down bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). as of 9:38 a.m.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

But the value of most cryptocurrencies, especially bitcoin, fluctuates on a daily basis. After all, most businesses aren’t interested in accepting a currency like bitcoin that might tank in value the very next day. News coverage of stablecoins has continued to grow since taking off in 2018. Get the full report. Source: Quartz.

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JUNE 24, 2019

Less than perfect timing to announce one’s entrance into a race where everyone is always leveling up — and then proceeding to make headlines for big blocking and tackling errors like payments processing blinking out not once, but twice, in the same 48-hour period. Bitcoin Booms — Thanks to Facebook’s Libra.

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JUNE 8, 2020

The firms are operating using distributed ledger technology (DLT), which has been growing — in 2018, the number of firms using it sat at only 27 percent by comparison. government, The Block reported. In Hong Kong, 39 percent of new FinTech firms launched in the last year are now operating via blockchain, Cointelgraph reported.

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APRIL 6, 2018

According to news from The Wall Street Journal , citing South Korean prosecutors, officials detained Kim Ik-hwan, the chief executive of Coinnest — the country’s sixth-largest cryptocurrency exchange based on bitcoin trading volume — and the head of another bitcoin exchange that was not named.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

South Korea is one of the world’s major hubs for crypto trading — and a local ban was considered a stumbling block for an exploding market. It has also been a weight on the price of bitcoin, which has seen its prices struggle in early 2018 after explosive growth capping off 2017.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 14, 2018

” In January 2018, Amazon launched its automated cashier-less Amazon Go store in Seattle. In June 2018 Amazon beat out Walmart, which was also interested, to purchase PillPack for nearly $1B. Bitcoin/blockchain. Bitcoin has had its share of troubles — including the Mt. Bitcoin is a highly speculative market.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Symantec reports that in the last year or so it has blocked over 3.7 A major contributing factor in that, according to Symantec, is the diminished value of bitcoin on the market, as it is typically used in ransomware attacks as the payment method. million formjacking attacks on websites.

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CoinRemitter

MAY 20, 2024

In an article published on the Block, scams pretending to be crypto-related activities stole almost $300 million in 2023. Attackers use this info to cause problems, like blocking real payments or scamming the owner. They pretend to be trusted companies or crypto projects to steal private information like login details or private keys.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

Bitcoin turned nine, and was celebrated by seeing its price per coin exceed $20,000. Good news for consumers avidly awaiting their tax refund for 2018: Credit Karma Tax is rolling out a new product call Earlybird Advance, an online refund advance service. Credit Karma is not alone in this offering in 2018, of course.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For example, we haven’t included Square Block because crypto is currently less than 50% of its revenue ( 47% in Q3 2021). What’s not included: No pure-play coins such as Bitcoin because they are primarily assets, not financial services. Mercado Bitcoin. crypto exchange, lender, accounting, blockchain infrastructure, and so on ).

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For example, we haven’t included Square Block because crypto is currently much less than 50% of its business activity. What’s not included: No pure-play coins such as Bitcoin because they are primarily assets, not financial services. Mercado Bitcoin. crypto exchange, lender, accounting, blockchain infrastructure, and so on ).

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NOVEMBER 29, 2017

million in Series A funding for its bank, which is slated to be offered in beta in early 2018. Instead, we’re uploading the list to your Jiko, and your Jiko will decide whether or not you’re on the list and, if so, potentially block you from transacting. “It’s a very decentralized architecture.”. Jiko recently netted $7.7

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

2018 round. Block ( Square ). August ’21 exit (Block). Nov 2018 trans. 1 Feb 2022. Ant Technology. 1 Feb 2022. Ecommerce. Mar 2021 round. 1 Feb 2022. Netherlands. 1 Feb 2022. 1 Feb 2022. FTX Exchange. Jan 2022 round. Aug 2021 round. Citadel Securities. Jan 2022 round. 1 Feb 2022. 1 Feb 2022. April 2021 round. 1 Feb 2022.

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Fintech Labs Insights

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

2018 round. Block ( Square ). August ’21 exit (Block). Nov 2018 trans. 1 Feb 2022. Ant Technology. 1 Feb 2022. Ecommerce. Mar 2021 round. 1 Feb 2022. Netherlands. 1 Feb 2022. 1 Feb 2022. FTX Exchange. Jan 2022 round. Aug 2021 round. Citadel Securities. Jan 2022 round. 1 Feb 2022. 1 Feb 2022. April 2021 round. 1 Feb 2022.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JANUARY 21, 2022

2018 round. Block ( Square ). Ant Technology. Mar ’21 round. Netherlands. Dec ’21 round. Nov ’21 round. Oct ’21 round. Payroll/SMB. Trade Republic. May ’21 round. Blockchain.com. Mar ’21 round. 19 round (per Fortune). WealthSimple. April ’21 round. Melio Payments. Aug ’21 round. Estimate based on IPO filing. South Korea. Mar ’21 round.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

Attune currently provides a tech analytics platform for brokers to streamline the Business Owner’s Policy quoting and binding process using data from public and private sources and has plans to add Excess and Worker’s Comp to its platform by 2018. Allianz Ventures. Number of investments: 7.

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