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Successfully applying for Social Security disability is difficult. Applying as a long Covid patient is even trickier

Even as long Covid puts millions of Americans out of work, proving the condition may be a high hurdle for Social Security disability benefits.

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FT Partners Jan 2023 Blockchain and Crypto Market Update Report

FT Partners | Jan 9, 2023 FT Partners is pleased to present you with the latest installment of our "CEO Monthly Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies Market Update & Analysis." The report can be downloaded here. FinTech Financings * Revolut Raises $1.25 billion in Financing at a $33 billion Valuation (FT Partners Advised) * Bolt Raises $355 million in Financing at an $11


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12 million people got a refund from the IRS for a tax break on 2020 unemployment benefits

The IRS finished issuing relief to people who qualified for a federal tax break on up to $10,200 of unemployment compensation received in 2020.

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Is USDCs Blockrock Money Fund a Back door CBDC?

Bank Policy Institute | Jan 4, 2023 Circle is shifting many of the assets backing its USDC stablecoin from direct holdings of Treasury securities to a government-only money market mutual fund created by BlackRock for Circle’s sole use, known as the Circle Reserve Fund.  80/20: The remaining 20 percent will remain bank deposits for the


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TikTok’s Real-time Payment Infrastructure Enabled by J.P. Morgan

Charged | George Iddenden | Jan 6, 2023 TikTok parent ByteDance has been enlisting the help of J.P. Morgan for payments technology for its push to expand into more than two dozen markets and rich millions more users.  The tie up marks just one piece of ByteDance’s broader push into the fintech sector. Revenue growth:


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Top 5 Ways for Your Mortgage Not to Overwhelm You

Guest Post | Jan 9, 2023 Navigating the mortgage process can be overwhelming, with loads of paperwork, plenty of calculations to consider, and many decisions to make. You may feel overwhelmed as you try your best to understand all that goes into getting a home loan. However, there are ways to make the process more


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2022’s Best Fundraising Advice

Sifted | Miriam Partington | Dec 26, 2023 Amid a downturn in public stock prices and a rise in interest rates, VCs are more cautious about investing. Founders have had to adapt — with some choosing to abandon raising altogether until a more favourable economic climate returns. When investors say 'raise less', don't listen:  More


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Here are 3 money moves you should make at the start of the year, financial experts say

January is the best time of the year to draft a budget and check in with your savings goals, experts say.

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McKinsey Magazine: Investor Allocations are Shifting

McKinsey & Co | Jan 8, 2023 It’s a turbulent—and busy—time in private markets. Portfolios are fuller than ever and there is significant dry powder across the industry. Yet fundraising and deal making for larger transactions are well off 2021’s highs. The slowdown in exits, coupled with declining public market valuations and the resulting denominator


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Coinbase: $100m Fine to New York State Regulators for Longstanding Compliance Failures

AltFi | Amelia Isaacs | Jan 5, 2023 The crypto exchange will pay a $50m fine and invest $50m (over the next 2 years) in its AML programme, which had “wide-ranging and longstanding failures”. According to the regulators, the crypto firm had let customers open accounts without sufficient background checks, and its failures made the


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Will 2023 Deliver the Promise of a Fully Immersive Internet?

Monaco Voice | David Lucatch | Jan 7, 2023 As we usher in a near year, resolutions and renewed commitments, our daily lives, and the technologies we use are also seeing the light of new possibilities. Early on Web 1, marketers learned very quickly that they could trade information, technology, and services for a user’s


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Top Wall Street analysts pick these stocks to celebrate the new year

TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks, including Apple and Bumble.

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Here's how to get your student loans forgiven — even if Biden's plan falls through

Biden's student loan forgiveness plan may fall through. Borrowers should explore the many other loan relief options for which they may qualify.

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Will Crypto Recover in 2023? Quite Possibly, and Here’s Why

Guest Post | Jan 8, 2023 Following the massive collapse in the crypto market recently, everyone is panicking about what will happen next. Is long-term recovery anywhere in sight? Is this a safe way to keep your money at all? Could something unexpected happen again soon? These are all perfectly legit questions, and although there


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2022 was the worst-ever year for U.S. bonds. How to position your portfolio for 2023

In 2022, bond investors suffered worse returns than they have in the last 250 years, according to an investment historian.

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