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You may not have to pay the IRS back if you got too much in child tax credit payments

The IRS has protections in place that mean some families who received too much through the child tax credit won't have to repay the money.

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Bitcoin evangelist Michael Saylor says clear crypto regulations would speed institutional adoption

The MicroStrategy CEO told CNBC on Wednesday he's looking for "clear, bright line definitions" around a digital security versus a digital currency.

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Is Open Sea doing enough to combat NFT fraud?

The Guardian | Lois Beckett | Jan 29, 2022 The digital marketplace for NFTs grew to an estimated $22bn last year but companies face challenges monitoring stolen art Van Baarle is a popular digital artist, with millions of followers on social media. She’s one of a growing number of artists who have had online images


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Rates are going up: “Emergency monetary measures to support the economy are no longer needed”

BoC | Tiff Macklem | Feb 2, 2022 Our message is threefold. The emergency monetary measures needed to support the economy through the pandemic are no longer required and they have ended. Interest rates will need to increase to control inflation. Canadians should expect a rising path for interest rates. While reopening our economy after


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3 years ago

'We made it through.' Small business owners are optimistic but still face challenges almost two years into the pandemic

Inflation, supply chain disruptions and a shortage of workers still weigh on small business owners. Despite it all, they are optimistic.

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Op-ed: Here are some tech buying opportunities for investors to consider

While tech spurred much of recent market volatility, the sector is well positioned for future growth. Here's where investors should look.

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Not saving more for retirement now may cost you 'tens of thousands' later. Here's how to get started

More than one-third of people admit to not having a retirement savings account. "It's just so important to get started immediately," one expert says.

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Bob Johnson says Biden's Build Back Better bill needs to direct money to Black-owned businesses

"Closing the Black wealth gap is not a job," said the founder of The RLJ Cos. "It's giving us more access to wealth sustainability."

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Hester Peirce: Dissenting Statement on Proposal to Amend Regulation ATS (and limited comment period)

SEC | Hester Peirce | Jan 26, 2022 Thank you, Chair Gensler. Events in the U.S. Treasury market (as well as the related repo market) over the past several years strongly suggest that the market for government securities suffers from inadequate levels of intermediation, liquidity, and transparency that in times of stress can dramatically decrease


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CIG: Amid Web3’s Imaginative Obsolescence, Informed Skepticism Is Critical

CIG | Elizabeth M. Renieris | Jan 14, 2022 As the notion of Web 3.0 or “Web3” — the third generation of the internet premised on “decentralized” technologies — has captured the collective imagination, those skeptical about it are often chastised for offering criticism rather than alternatives. If you don’t like Web3, its promoters say,


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With over 500K users KOHO closes CAD$210 million series D round

Koho Release | Feb 1, 2022 TORONTO, Feb. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- KOHO Financial Inc, the rapidly growing Fintech company, announced today that it has closed a C$210 million Series D funding round. This investment was led by Eldridge, a holding company headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut with a network of businesses across finance, entertainment,


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3 years ago

On-chain capital is the future of startup funding

TechCrunch | Parker McCurley | Jan 25, 2022 Web3 is owned by the VCs, Jack Dorsey says. Well, I’d argue that web3 is whatever we make it – and the VCs only own it if we allow them to. We are building web3 right now and we have the power to control where it goes


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3 years ago

Americans are ready to travel as their omicron fears fade

American travelers seem to have largely brushed off the hesitation fueled by surging Covid-19 cases.

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Ripple is buying back shares from investors (at a 50% profit in 2 years)

Protocol | Benjamin Pimentel | Jan 25, 2022 Ripple has bought back shares it issued after securing $200 million in funding in 2019, an unusual move which CEO Brad Garlinghouse said underlined the crypto company’s momentum despite its ongoing legal battle with the SEC. Ripple secured series C funding led by Tetragon, with investments from


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3 years ago

Latest Trends in Online Gaming

Guest Post | Feb 1, 2022 Only in 2021 that NFTs and digital tokens came to mainstream attention, and the industry has continued to grow in all forms ever since. One of the reasons NFTs have continued to grow in their relevance in the digital space is the decentralized nature of allowing space and making


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