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  • H&M buys $20 million stake in Swedish fintech firm Klarna

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    Fashion chain H&M (HMb.ST) is acquiring a small stake in Klarna in what will be the Swedish online payments services firm’s largest partnership so far. H&M is paying around $20 million for a stake of less than 1 percent, a Klarna spokeswoman said, confirming a Financial Times report on Monday. Klarna’s digital platform would be […]

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  • Crypto Is More Centralized Than North Korea, Says ‘Dr. Doom’ Economist Roubini

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    American Economist Nouriel Roubini has stated that cryptocurrency is more centralized than North Korea in a tweet October 7. New York University professor Roubini, better known as “Dr. Doom” for his alleged prediction of the 2008 Financial crisis, has repeatedly criticized claims that decentralized in cryptocurrency exists. In his tweet today, the Harvard-educated economist again repeated his argument, this time calling […]

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  • How Blockchain Can Help You Start, Grow and Protect Your Business

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    Your competitors are harnessing the crypto economy’s power. Don’t get left behind. It became open-source software, a business hub, a marketplace. But OpenBazaar began — as great business ideas nearly always do — as a side project. At a Toronto hackathon in 2014, Amir Taaki and a handful of developers started what he called “DarkMarket,” with a proof-of-concept aimed at building […]

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  • Venezuela Mandates Passport Fees Must Be Paid in Controversial Cryptocurrency Petro

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    Venezuelans can only use the state-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, to pay for passport fees starting next week, the country’s vice president Delcy Rodriguez said in a press conference Friday, Oct. 5. Ahead of Petro’s official “launch” in November, Rodriguez confirmed that as of Monday, Oct. 8, fees for all passport applications will only be payable in Petro, and will cost an […]

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  • The ultimate guide to proper use of animation in UX

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    By  T  Rakitskiy Nowadays it’s hard to impress or even surprise with an interface animation. It shows interactions between screens, explains how to use the application or simply directs a user’s attention. While exploring the articles about animation, I found out that almost all of them describe only specific use cases or general facts about […]

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  • Blockchain Startup Inks Sponsorship Deal with British Masters Tournament

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    A blockchain startup is going to be an official sponsor for a professional golf tournament in the United Kingdom. LIFElabs, a philanthropy-based crypto company, has entered into a sponsorship deal with the Sky Sports British Masters tournament, which is scheduled to begin next week. The partnership would mark LIFElabs as the first digital currency firm […]

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  • This is the best hotel loyalty program, according to Bernstein

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    Marriott International Inc. offers the best hotel loyalty program, according to a recent analysis from Bernstein. Analyst David Beckel recently took a look at several top loyalty programs—Marriott Rewards, Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt, and a joint Hotels.com/Chase Sapphire offering—and found that MAR-0.61%  boasts the best perks as well as the most attractive redemption options. […]

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  • Time Magazine Includes Blockchain Startup in Its 50 ‘Genius Companies 2018’ List

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    American journal Time Magazine has included a blockchain startup in its recent top 50 “Genius Companies 2018″ list, published Thursday, October 4. In putting together the list, the magazine asked their editors and correspondents to name “businesses that are inventing the future.” Influence and success were among the criteria for the choice. Bitland, a blockchain startup based in Ghana, joined […]

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  • Malta Financial Regulator Looks to Bolster Cryptocurrency Industry

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    Having earned the reputation of “Blockchain Island”, Malta is taking steps to preserve the industry by investing heavily in supervisory technology in order to protect the blockchain industry. Such investments according to authorities are aimed at ensuring that the inherent risks associated with virtual currencies are kept at a minimal level in Malta. There Is […]

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  • The Bazaar of Data

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    Have you ever been to the Bazaar*? It is an endless oriental market that you can stroll around for days finding something new around every corner. Full of goods, species and tastes. Even if you have never actually experienced it, you probably saw an example of one in the Aladin movies, and it’s good enough […]

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