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Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that is not part of Cryptonews.com editorial content.Over the years, meme coins have shown to have an interesting place among crypto lovers and investors. One such DeFi coin is Dogecoin (DOGE), whose rise has been making headlines lately. The meme-inspired cryptocurrency is steadily gaining significant attention from the crypto community and mainstream media. A new rival is emerging in the form of DigiToads (TOADS), also experiencing unprecedented growth in the crypto market. Let’s examine these two cryptocurrencies and explore what separates DigiToads (TOADS) from the other meme coins.DigiToads (TOADS): The Rival Meme Coin Taking the…

As the tech sector races to develop and deploy a crop of powerful new AI chatbots, their widespread adoption has ignited a new set of data privacy concerns among some companies, regulators and industry watchers. Some companies, including JPMorgan Chase (JPM), have clamped down on employees’ use of ChatGPT, the viral AI chatbot that first kicked off Big Tech’s AI arms race, due to compliance concerns related to employees’ use of third-party software. It only added to mounting privacy worries when OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, disclosed it had to take the tool offline temporarily on March 20 to fix…

Nonfarm payrolls growth in March was about in line with expectations, but showed signs that the jobs picture is in the early stages of a slowdown.The Labor Department reported Friday that payrolls grew by 236,000 for the month, compared to the Dow Jones estimate for 238,000 and below the upwardly revised 326,000 in February.The unemployment rate ticked lower to 3.5%, against expectations that it would hold at 3.6%, with the decrease coming as labor force participation increased to its highest level since before the Covid pandemic.Though it was close to what economists had expected, the total was the lowest monthly…

In author Nicole Chung’s new memoir, “A Living Remedy,” she tells the story of watching both her parents die in the span of two years. It was all the more painful because of her mother and father’s inability to afford the medical treatments they needed.Chung blames the country’s broken health-care system, at least in part, for the fact that her father died at 67, and her mother at 68. By the time her father finally sought help at a low-cost health clinic, a doctor told him that his kidneys had lost more than 90% of their function. “It is still…

The number of Americans who tapped their 401(k) savings to cover financial emergencies increased in 2022, according to a recent report. Nearly 3% of workers made hardship withdrawals from their defined contribution plan in 2022, an increase from the 2.1% in 2021, Vanguard’s How America Saves 2023 report said. Plan loans, which allow participants to borrow from their retirement savings account, also increased by 9% in 2022 compared to 2021 but remained below pre-pandemic levels, the report said. People with 401(k) plans can access their defined contribution plan assets before retirement by borrowing from their account balance or through a hardship or in-service…

PacWest Bancorp shares slid even after its subsidiary Pacific Western Bank raised 1.4 billion from Atlas SP Partners. The Los Angeles-based financial group said it explored the idea of raising new capital but decided against the move due to a rout in bank stocks. In a statement issued by the bank on Wednesday, Paul Taylor, Pacific Western Bank president and CEO, said the bank was encouraged by “the clear message from government officials, regulatory agencies, and industry leaders, including Secretary [Janet] Yellen’s recent remarks regarding the protection of smaller bank depositors.””As we look ahead, we have continued confidence in the…

DoorDash and Chase, undeterred by the uncertain economy and growing concerns of a recession, have launched their first co-branded credit card.  It is called the DoorDash Rewards Mastercard. It is a no fee World Elite Mastercard that is aimed at driving traffic to local businesses both on and off the platform while rewarding cardholders on every purchase.Credit card users will not only get unlimited cash back for DoorDash and Caviar orders, but they will also get rewards for all other online and in-store purchases including at grocery stores, restaurants and other national and local retailers, the companies announced in a…

Our goal here at Credible Operations, Inc., NMLS Number 1681276, referred to as “Credible” below, is to give you the tools and confidence you need to improve your finances. Although we do promote products from our partner lenders who compensate us for our services, all opinions are our own. During the week of March 13, 2023, average private student loan rates fell for borrowers with credit scores of 720 or higher who used the Credible marketplace to take out 10-year variable-rate loans, but rose for 5-year variable-rate loans. 10-year fixed rate: 7.15%, down from 8.83% the week before, -1.685-year variable…