By Marissa Fajt

NOV 16, 2009 7:10pm ET

Blank Check Is Now Good Forever - But at a Price

If you don't like the rules, change them. That's what one blank-check company did when a looming deadline threatened its plans to buy a Nevada bank.

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Facebook's securities filings show its Facebook Credits digital currency business is exploding. Does it pose a serious threat to banks?

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No. A system the enables users to pay for online games and page upgrades is a harmless niche.

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