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Facebook and Amazon set lobbying records as tech scrutiny grows
The world's largest social media site spent more than $4.1 million on lobbying, the most among big internet platforms
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Wipro receives second threat mail demanding Rs 500 crore, beefs up security
There was, however, no impact on the company's operations
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An African monetary union worth watching
Member-countries will need to work much harder to come anywhere close to the integration they are visualising with the common currency project. It is an important milestone in world monetary history
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Bitcoin's 9,000,000% rise this decade leaves the skeptics aghast
The largest digital token, trading around $7,200, has posted gains of more than 9,000,000 per cent since July 2010, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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China's own Bitcoin: A roller-coaster ride for money, politics is beginning
The digital yuan can disrupt both traditional banking and the post-Bretton Woods system of floating exchange rates.
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency has failed, says Switzerland's president
The Libra Association said that more than 1,500 entities have expressed interest in joining the digital currency project
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Trump to announce new tariffs against China, even as G-20 backs free trade
G20 officials fretted about the dangers that a potential trade war posed to world economic growth
Mark Zuckerberg to testify to Congress as Libra concerns intensify
Facebook announced in June it's trying to create the new cryptocurrency using similar technology to that of Bitcoin, saying it would lower the cost of payments and money transfers
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Mastercard, Visa quit Facebook's Libra as global regulators air concerns
They join PayPal Holdings Inc which exited the group a week ago, as global regulators continue to air concerns about the project
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