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HIGH street banks are going 'to war' on cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin after a spike in fraud, reports the Times One bank will use technology to ban several million customers from buying ANY digital currencies, it adds. Ashley Hart, head of fraud at TSB, said: "Platforms and exchanges are rife with fraudsters, and many do not have proper controls to prevent victims losing large sums of monty. "Crypto is a hotbed for fraud and urgently needs greater regulation and consumer protection. "Anyone approached to invest in crypto should be extremely wary." Despite the warning, Dubaicoin saw its value shoot up 1,000 per cent in just 24 hours despite the price of other cryptocurrencies continuing to fall. The city's government has denied any official link, with the authority even claiming it is part of an "elaborate scam". The dramatic price rise came as the value of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies such as Ethereum continue to struggle. Mean...

  The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken legal action in the Federal Circuit Court against the operators of a South Melbourne-based company that provides insurance for the transportation industry. Yes Insurance Group Pty Ltd and the owner and sole managing director Emma Rita Kimonides are in court. The regulator opened its investigation after seeking assistance from an employee who served as a full-time insurance agent for the company between August and October 2020. A fair work inspector issued a Declaration of Conformity to Yes Insurance Group Pty Ltd in October 2020 after believing the employee had not been paid the wage in the two months and therefore the company had not paid the minimum wage for normal hours as part of the Banking, Finance and Insurance Award 2020. The FWO claims the company violated the Declaration of Conformity, without a reasonable apology, requiring it to calculate and repay the employee's claims. The FWO claims that Ms. Kimonides was involved in the inf...

A screenshot of the Visual Appeal website for Nydella. Visual Appeal LLC has completed a branding for Nydella , a Midlothian clothing store that opened in March. The work included logo design, website and marketing collateral. Familiar creatures was named agency of the record for Duke's mayonnaise , Part of Richmond-based Sauer Brands. The agency will work with Duke's to further develop their current “It's got Twang” campaign and increase brand awareness. Duke developed this campaign with the previous AOR, The Richards Group, based in Dallas. Red Orange Studio created a logo and started a website for Virginia Beach Ketamine & Wellness . The mobile-friendly website shows the wellness startup's services for people with PTSD, anxiety, and chronic pain. Kathie Avery Jeff Strome Lewis Media Partners rented Jeff Strome as an associate analyst and Kathie Avery as an accounting specialist. Strome is a graduate of VCU and has done data analysis and reporting...

Dogecoin is a "meme" cryptocurrency that appears to have been created as a joke Yuriko Nakao / Getty Safemoon, a new digital token launched in March, quickly caught the attention of crypto traders. The search for the new cryptocurrency this week peaked on April 20th. The day Dogecoin should rise to $ 1. "SafeMoon is similar to Dogecoin in the sense that it is unclear what use the project has or will have," John Wu, president of Ava Labs, told Insider. Register here for our daily newsletter 10 things before the opening bell April 20th was supposed to be Doge's Day. But instead of seeing their favorite meme-based token rocket at $ 1, Dogecoin enthusiasts watched the social media chatter merge around a lesser-known coin: Safemoon. Safemoon was launched in March and is up around 2,000% in one month, according to CoinGecko. The search for the cryptocurrency this week peaked early April 20 as the momentum behind Dogecoin was set to pick up. The coin...