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Mastercard Buys Stablecoin Firm BVNK for Up to $1.8 Billion - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/03/17 13:12:44

Mastercard Buys Stablecoin Firm BVNK for Up to $1.8 Billion - Bloomberg.com

Mastercard Inc. said it will acquire the stablecoin infrastructure startup BVNK for as much as $1.8 billion, four months after negotiations between BVNK and Coinbase Global Inc. for a roughly $2 billion deal fell apart.

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Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith buys 27% stake in The Economist - Financial Times
business 2026/03/17 12:18:08

Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith buys 27% stake in The Economist - Financial Times

Financial services entrepreneur wins auction that drew interest from wealthy individuals, family offices and media groups

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Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US - TechCrunch
business 2026/03/17 11:34:35

Amazon adds 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options in the US - TechCrunch

The e-commerce giant is making more than 90,000 items available via this new delivery system. If an item can be delivered to a user within one or three hours, they’ll see a label saying so next to that item on the Amazon app.

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Traders Are Ditching Giant Hedge Funds to Set Their Own Terms - Bloomberg.com
business 2026/03/17 11:30:02

Traders Are Ditching Giant Hedge Funds to Set Their Own Terms - Bloomberg.com

Some are eschewing multimillion-dollar pay packages and access to billions of dollars in firepower

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Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet - TechCrunch
business 2026/03/17 10:00:00

Gecko Robotics lands the largest U.S. Navy robotics deal yet - TechCrunch

Gecko Robotics inked a five-year deal to help the U.S. Navy monitor and predict needed maintenance on its fleet of ships.

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Two Literal Crypto Bros Built a Real Estate Empire. Then the Homes Started to Fall Apart - WIRED
business 2026/03/17 10:00:00

Two Literal Crypto Bros Built a Real Estate Empire. Then the Homes Started to Fall Apart - WIRED

In 2019, two Canadian brothers blew into Detroit with an irresistible pitch: For $50, almost anyone could become a property owner. When houses decayed and the city intervened, the blame games began.

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