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JULY 23, 2019

Experts predict a muted growth report , and advise looking closely at the ramifications of Libra and its growth in advertising sales over the quarter, which is threatened by Amazon’s expansion in the industry. Alongside the tide of Libra talk, Facebook is still confronted with privacy concerns and data breach issues.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Governments the world over are struggling with bitcoin and blockchain; regulatory frameworks for conventional financial systems are not applicable to digital currencies. It’s not clear why bitcoin is so popular, but in August, a local food truck selling vegetarian, Vietnamese and French food advertised that it was accepting bitcoin.

Currencies 77

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

The phone did net a fair amount of praise — particularly for its screen display, which many reviewers noted is, as advertised, capable of actually being a screen display for the Daydream View VR headset. Whereas “it looks a lot like an iPhone” was the Pixel’s most common review. megapixel camera.

Currencies 60

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JANUARY 15, 2018

China has long mentioned its intention to expand regulations on the banking system, but in recent months it has been making moves. The government recently introduced measures aimed at controlling more risk and leverage in China’s financial system, looking closely at shadow banking, lending procedures and other finance practices.

Banking 43

Banking Advertising Financial Systems Leverage 43

Barry Ritholtz

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

You know, people are comfortable, leverage builds. ADVERTISEMENT) RITHOLTZ: So you’ve been with BlackRock since the financial crisis. You know, the leverage in the system builds. You know, started with Bear Stearns, and then all of a sudden, financial institutions are levered entities.

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OCTOBER 7, 2019

The decision to take on the world – and payments – in this way is puzzling, given Facebook’s success in creating, launching and scaling a global social media and advertising network. Only years later, once that critical mass was achieved on a global scale, did Facebook open its network to advertisers as a way to monetize its user base.

Currencies 79

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Yet, what’s amazing to me is that we are still, as an industry, talking about it — bitcoin, now crypto, blockchain — as if its potential to revolutionize our global financial system, and the way money moves between parties around the world, is just around the corner. But as the salvation of our global financial system, not even close.

Currencies 85

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