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Acorns Hires Former Amazon Executive as President, Hints at Crypto Options

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Time Stamp: September 15, 2021 6:15 PM - Modified On: September 15, 2021 - Published By:
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Acorns, a popular investing and savings app, announced a former Amazon lead as company president and head of day-to-day operations.Sponsored Sponsored Earlier today the financial services app revealed David Hijirida as the new president. Hijirida was an executive at Amazon and CEO of the digital bank Simple Finance. During his 12 years at Amazon, he managed global payments and advertising.  This new hire comes as Acorns expected a public listing later in the year. The public listing is with the intentions of accelerating its mission of wealth building and overseas

Pranksy Drops $336,000 on Fake Banksy NFT

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Time Stamp: September 1, 2021 3:33 AM - Modified On: September 1, 2021 - Published By:
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Well-known NFT collector Pranksy has been the victim of an elaborate hoax that cost him more than $300,000.Sponsored Sponsored Twitter was ablaze with rumors of an official Banksy NFT being posted for sale on OpenSea on Tuesday. The listing caught the eye of famous British NFT collector and Co-Founder of NFTBoxes, Pranksy. Pranksy currently owns more than 39,000 NFTs on OpenSea. The listing gained further traction when it was discovered that a subpage on Banksy’s official website appeared with NFT information on it earlier in the day. The page featured

Study Finds NFT Industry Shows Some Undesirable Signs

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 3:15 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A new report finds activity in the NFT community is organic, though there are undesirable signs among investors. Sponsored Sponsored Recently, Nansen, a blockchain analytic platform released a report with new findings on the emerging non-fungible token space. According to the reports there is a large amount of healthy, “organic” growth in the NFT industry.  However, despite the good signs of progress, there were also some undesirable findings. According to the report, the NFT space “remains spotted by certain profit-seeking practices.” This determination comes from transaction patterns. Token founders might be

EA Sports Hiring New Senior Director to Explore Blockchain & NFTs

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 12:44 PM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A new job posting on LinkedIn reveals EA Sports’ intentions of expanding their empire into blockchain and NFTs. Sponsored Sponsored The video game giant EA Sports posted an ad on LinkedIn for a new Senior Director of Competitive Gaming Brand. In the ad EA Sports specifies the applicant should be ready to lead the business into the realm of blockchain and NFTs.   According to the job post, the company plans to expand into new territories. “We set the pace for EA’s investment in gaming subscriptions, our PC storefront and platform, competitive

Crypto Hacker’s Data Vulnerable to FBI Through Palantir Glitch

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Time Stamp: August 27, 2021 11:40 AM - Modified On: August 27, 2021 - Published By:
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A glitch in the Palantir system allegedly allowed the FBI  unauthorized access to data on a crypto hacker case from 2019. Sponsored Sponsored The Peter Thiel-founded AI company, Palantir faced unwelcomed news.  A new report claims the artificial intelligence giant faced a glitch in their secretive software program used by the FBI. Such a mishap allowed the FBI unauthorized access to private data for over a year.  Clients of this power intelligence software include the CIA, US immigration agency ICE, and the FBI among others. Sponsored Sponsored The accusation came from a

Visa invests $150,000 in NFT CryptoPunk Asset

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Time Stamp: August 23, 2021 9:26 AM - Modified On: August 23, 2021 - Published By:
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Credit card giant Visa has made a substantial splash on its emergence into the nonfungible token (NFT) space with a $150,000 acquisition of a CryptoPunk, the collective of digital artworks that pioneered the mainstream culture of the space back in 2017.In a blog post announcement released on Monday, Cuy Sheffield, head of crypto at Visa and self-proclaimed NFT enthusiast, shared his views on the value of purchasing NFT assets in the digital economy, the vast growth of the market in the past few years, as well as Visa’s commercial incentives in this

Haute Residence and Aeris House Continue Their Real Estate Partnership Into Second Year

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Time Stamp: August 22, 2021 9:00 AM - Modified On: August 22, 2021 - Published By:
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Aeris House We continually challenge ourselves to look beyond the sale or purchase of a home, doing more to improve the impact of a simple transaction. GILBERT, Ariz. (PRWEB) August 22, 2021 Meet Julie Beavers and Rainie Collins of Aeris House, impacting the world for good through Social Aware For Change®. Julie Beavers Julie joined Aeris House Properties with extensive knowledge and love of the valley from her lifetime experiences as a multigenerational Arizona native. She has fond memories of her father's real estate signs throughout the East Valley, which

Former SEC Chairman Says Crypto Fits Existing Legal Framework

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Time Stamp: August 20, 2021 7:34 AM - Modified On: August 20, 2021 - Published By:
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According to a recent email exchange, ex-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton sees the existing U.S. regulations as a good model for crypto rules. Sponsored Sponsored Jay Clayton spent a few years as the chairman for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which Gary Gensler now heads. In light of the recent bipartisan bill passed by the Senate, crypto regulations are the industry’s hot topic.  If the wording in the bill is left as-is after its hearing in the House, this could mean a major disruption to the crypto space. When asked about

Mark Cuban Gives Crypto-Friendly Warning as Bitcoin Climbs

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Time Stamp: August 11, 2021 12:23 PM - Modified On: August 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Billionaire investor Mark Cuban issued a warning to crypto investors, as bitcoin prices continue a steady climb. Sponsored Sponsored The crypto space is heated. Investors are on edge as Bitcoin continues to steadily climb towards $50,000. However, the price incline comes at a time when the entire crypto industry could be facing a new reality with the new bill from the Senate.  The original syntax of the bill grouped virtually all participants in the space into the same tax and reporting bracket. If the wording remained as it originally appeared, even

Wormhole 2.0 Mainnet Launch Links Smart Contracts

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Time Stamp: August 11, 2021 11:00 AM - Modified On: August 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Wormhole, a Solana Labs-backed multichain connector, launched its mainnet. This new protocol aims to bring the key issue of interoperability to the forefront of the DeFi conversation. Sponsored Sponsored In a world increasingly open to innovation and fast-paced development, communication is of the utmost importance. That’s the ethos of the multichain connector Wormhole. The company intends to use its technology to make communication between different blockchains effortless.  Wormhole’s technology makes it possible for funds, votes, programs, and any other transferable information to effortlessly pass from one blockchain to the next.

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’ Leary Partners With FTX in Ambassador Role

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Time Stamp: August 11, 2021 9:45 AM - Modified On: August 11, 2021 - Published By:
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Kevin O’Leary, investor and co-host of Shark Tank, announced yesterday his new partnership with the powerhouse crypto exchange FTX. Sponsored Sponsored In the announcement, O’Leary and FTX stated they’re in for a long-term investment and spokesperson relationship. It will center around equity stake in both FTX Trading Ltd. and West Realm Shires Services Inc., as well as O’Leary acting as an ambassador for the exchange.  The ambassadorship is a multi-year deal in which the investor will promote FTX and its accompanying brands to his international audience. For his services as an

Ben Carson, John Maxwell, Jack Brewer, David Sillaman, Ryan Klesko speaking at Liberty’s CEO Networking Summit in Lynchburg, VA.

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Time Stamp: August 10, 2021 3:15 AM - Modified On: August 10, 2021 - Published By:
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The Networking the Nations Summit will take place on campus Aug. 10-12, 2021 and will bring in a titanic collection of American business superstars and capital and marketing experts. LYNCHBURG, Va. (PRWEB) August 10, 2021 The Liberty University School of Business, in partnership with Liberty’s Standing for Freedom Center, is set to orchestrate yet another groundbreaking summit, bringing in former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and founder and chairman of American Cornerstone Institute Ben Carson, and NY Times Bestselling author and speaker on business leadership John Maxwell, as