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US Justice Department Sues Visa To Block Its Planned $5.3B Plaid Acquisition

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Department of Justice sued Visa on Thursday (Nov. 5) to block its planned $5.3 Visa strongly disagrees with the Department of Justice, whose attempt to block Visa’s acquisition of Plaid is legally flawed and contradicted by the facts,” the company said in a statement following the lawsuit’s filing.

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Fraud Scare Blocks Thousands Of Tesco Bank Cards

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Thousands of customer cards have been blocked after Tesco Bank’s fraud system detected suspicious activity, reported HuffPost Business. Tesco issued a statement on Sunday (Nov. Tesco issued a statement on Sunday (Nov. Concerned account holders took to social media to alert Tesco. Tesco Bank holds 7.8

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Bitcoin Daily: Nigeria Moves To Create Crypto Framework; Australia Holds Blockchain Pilot With Singapore

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The Giving Block has reportedly locked down collaborations with more than 120 charities and 30 blockchain firms to lead the occasion. Digital assets are reportedly seen as commodities and ruled by securities law in the country following an order on the topic earlier in the fall.

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela Pizza Huts Now Take Bitcoin; $4.2 Billion In Cryptos Seized By China In PlusToken Investigation

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Crypto merchant gateway firm Cryptobuyer announced in a tweet on Nov. In other news, China’s Jiangsu Yancheng Intermediate People’s court released the details of the crypto assets seized by police related to the PlusToken Ponzi scheme crackdown, The Block reported. million people, The Block reported. billion) from more than 2.6

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Judge Assigns November Deadlines In DOJ Lawsuit Against Google

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Google has until Nov. Initial disclosures about evidence and witnesses are due from both parties by Nov. In a status conference Friday, attorney John Schmidtlein , who will be leading the defense for Google, agreed to tell the the district court by Nov. The next status conference was set for Nov. 18, Reuters said.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Group Seeks to Block Maryland Online Advertising Tax. Data on the activity of third-party sellers should not be used to the benefit of Amazon when it acts as a competitor to these sellers," Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager said in a Tuesday (Nov. 10) statement from the European Commission.

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Uber Teams With Marqeta To Issue Global Cards

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As Uber looks to build out a global ecosystem that our users can rely on in all facets of their lives, it was clear we needed a sophisticated card issuing and payments processing partner to reach our true potential,” Jennifer Vescio , global head of business development at Uber, said in a Marqeta blog post on Tuesday (Nov.

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