What the 2025 Chargeback Surge Means for Banks and Merchants

By Douglas Hall, Founder & CEO of EQUE If you’re a financial institution or merchant hoping that chargebacks will plateau anytime soon, I’ve got news for you: they won’t. The just-released 2025 State of Chargebacks report from Datos Insights and Ethoca confirms what many of ...
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Cryptocurrency will eventually be worth trillions says VC Albert Wenger

VC Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger says cryptocurrencies will be worth trillions of dollars in the future. ...
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Bears and bulls battle for bitcoin’s future

Our newsletter looks at bitcoin’s future post-$11,000 and comes up a wild range of opinion. The head of the IMF, Christine Lagarde, sees ...
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Bitcoin exuberance: Altucher and Bogart predict $1 million by 2020

In a CNBC.com interview, James Altucher and Spencer Bogart agree $1 million bitcoin is possible by 2020. ...
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Vanguard founder: “Avoid bitcoin like the plague”

Vanguard Group's founder Jack Bogle says "avoid bitcoin like the plague." ...
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IMF Head: Central Banking, Fintech, Cryptocurrency – A Brave New World?

International Monetary Fund managing director Christine Lagarde speaks about three key monetary challenges: cryptocurrencies, fintech and artificial intelligence. ...
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A Bitcoin, an Ethereum and a Monero walk into a bar…

You know it's a bubble when you start seeing bitcoin jokes everywhere. So with that in mind, here's a collection of the best bitcoin jokes. ...
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Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday sales roundup: Sales records, mobile and Amazon

Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday saw record online sales and Amazon once again dominated with 55% of sales on Black Friday and 45.1% on Thanksgiving Day. ...
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Amazon ruled Thanksgiving Day with 45% of online sales; Walmart growing

Thanksgiving e-commerce sales are still overwhelmingly dominated by Amazon but Walmart is becoming more competitive online. ...
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Cyber Monday highlights: Record sales, mobile mattered, Amazon ruled

Cyber Monday online sales hit a record $6.6 billion, Amazon dominated 55% of sales on Black Friday and shoppers still shopped in stores. ...
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Market trends: Altcoins up strongly and 23% of bitcoins missing in action

Our newsletter today looks at surprising bitcoin research from Chainalysis and our own analysis of the impressive recent surge in top altcoins’ market ...
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