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China ramps up exchanges with U.S. youths, including NYU teams

Oct 8, 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping has pledged to invite 50,000 American youths before 2029 to help stabilize U.S.-China relations.
The NYU women's basketball team high-fives Chinese players from Shanghai Jiao Tong University before a tournament over the summer in China. The game was billed as a friendly competition.
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Bitcoin's unhackable. Bitcoin banks? Not so.

Aug 3, 2016
Theft of tens of millions of dollars worth of bitcoin leaves it with a black eye.
 sticker on the window of a local pub indicates the acceptance of Bitcoins for payment.
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IEX scores big investors

Sep 3, 2014
The upstart, alternative system will attempt to become a regulated exchange.

New trade venue is in talks to become a full-fledged financial exchange

May 28, 2014
The firm is in talks to raise money to become a new financial exchange.