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Google Cloud Seeks Blockchain Expert for China Division

Google Cloud is hiring a manager for its team to sell enterprise accounts to C-level executives.

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Tech

Google Down: The Perils of Centralization

It was a jarring reminder of the hidden costs of the easy-to-use, centralized systems that permeate the web, and just how taxing or debilitating they can be.

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Markets

India’s State-Regulated Digital Payments Network Is Dominated by Google and Walmart

A shared payments infrastructure initiated by the state and joined by major Indian banks, the United Payments Interface (UPI) accounted for over 2.2 billion transactions in November.

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Markets

Google Searches for 'Bitcoin Price' Hit 18-Month High

Google searches for "bitcoin price" are double levels seen a few weeks ago.

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Markets

As Bitcoin Surges, Google Searches Suggest Little FOMO Among Retail Investors

Web search data suggests popular interest in bitcoin remains at normal levels, despite a sharp price rally to near $16,000.

Bitcoin has rallied sharply over this week

Markets

‘Google Is One of the Most Important Antitrust Cases of All Time,’ With Matt Stoller

The author of “Goliath” gives his take on the history of American antitrust politics and what it means for the just-announced Google case.

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Finance

Google Cloud Does Not Intend to Take EOS Rewards as a Block Producer

Following news of yesterday's partnership with Block.one, Google Cloud says it is not getting into EOS for the tokens.

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Markets

DeFi Is Hot but Retail Interest Nowhere Close to ICO Frenzy

It may be too early to draw parallels between the DeFi explosion and the ICO bubble of two years ago.

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Tech

YouTube's Whac-a-Mole Approach to Crypto Scam Ads Remains a Problem

Despite lawsuits and Google’s own ad policies, cryptocurrency scam ads are still making it through the YouTube gates and circulating for days.

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Policy

China Aims to Be the World’s Dominant Blockchain Power – With Help From Google, Amazon and Microsoft

China's BSN could be met with geopolitical resistance as it continues to extend its global reach.

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