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Colorado Could Be Next in the Race to Bank Crypto (and Cannabis)
24.10.2019
State policymakers want Colorado to be the new Wyoming, creating friendly legislation to draw crypto companies
No Victim, No Crime: How the Darknet Drug War Is Ruining Young Lives
2.10.2019
There aren’t many areas of modern society unaffected by the draconian war on drugs, and non-violent crypto exchange is no exception. Two San Diego men in their twenties reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of money laundering conspiracy, for selling cannabis on the darknet...
Bitcoin Cash Meetups Help Plant the Seeds of Economic Freedom
28.9.2019
Our newsdesk recently caught up with Bitcoin.com’s community manager Chris Bridgman who discussed the recent expansion of Bitcoin Cash-focused meetups worldwide. Over the last two years, Bridgman and his partner Akane Yokoo have seen BCH meetups grow from a small handful to around...
NASA to Launch Bitcoin to the Moon? Space Agency Seeks Crypto Experience
26.9.2019
Could experience with cryptocurrency help you become a better space scientist? NASA seems to think so. The U.S. aeronautics agency is looking for a big data scientist and specifically mentions that experience with cryptocurrency and blockchain could help you get the job. Also Read: Esports...
Aeternity Blockchain Used to Track Uruguay Can’s Cannabis
25.9.2019
Aeternity’s blockchain will be used to track legal cannabis products in Uruguay
Bitcoin Cash-Accepting Mayoral Candidate ‘Nobody’ Hosts Keene’s 420 Rally
25.9.2019
There’s an individual called ‘Nobody’ competing to be the next mayor of Keene, the libertarian enclave and crypto mecca located in New Hampshire. On September 21, the bitcoin cash-accepting mayoral candidate announced the 10th anniversary of the annual 420 Rally will be held this...
Esports, Cannabis and BCH: First AMA With Bitcoin.com CEO Stefan Rust
20.9.2019
Stefan Rust, the new CEO of Bitcoin.com, sat down to answer all your questions about his work and how furthering Bitcoin Cash adoption advances economic freedom to the world. During the hour-long AMA he talked about a wide range of topics, such as how bitcoin cash (BCH) can reach new audiences...
Berkeley City Council Member Becomes First Elected Official to Buy Cannabis with Cryptocurrency
17.9.2019
The cryptocurrency and the cannabis industry undertook a significant step as they joined hands with each other, when California’s Berkeley city council member Ben Bartlett purchased cannabis with crypto assets, at a city dispensary 4 days back. This is significant for the crypto industry and...
US Politician Uses Crypto to Buy Cannabis for Tax Remittance Demo
12.9.2019
First steps towards cannabis tax remittances via stablecoin in California as local politician buys cannabis using cryptocurrency
California City Official Uses Bitcoin Cash to Purchase Cannabis
11.9.2019
In California, cryptocurrency payments are making headway in the cannabis industry as Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett became the first elected official to purchase cannabis using a digital asset. On Tuesday, Bartlett utilized bitcoin cash (BCH) and Cred’s LBA token to facilitate...
Bitcoin’s Early Days: How Crypto’s Past Is Much Different Than the Present
8.9.2019
Over the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a transaction that saw 94,000 BTC sent to an unknown wallet. The hoopla over the large transaction shows how things have changed significantly over the last decade. Back in cryptocurrency’s early days, between 2010-2012...
TruTrace Partners With Deloitte to Track Cannabis Using Blockchain
4.9.2019
Blockchain startup TruTrace partnered with Big Four auditing firm Deloitte to track cannabis using blockchain tech
Security Matters Files Patent for Blockchain-based Tracking System of its Cannabis Products
3.9.2019
Security Matters has recently registered on the Australian Securities Exchange. Specifically, the marking solution used by Security matters, can be used to track, mark, and deal with the supply chain of the cannabis plants, products, and items containing cannabis inferred ingredients. Moreover,...
Publicly-Listed Firm Files Patent to Put Cannabis on the Blockchain
3.9.2019
Publicly-listed firm Security Matters is trying to patent a blockchain supply chain solution for the cannabis industry
The White House Just Blamed Bitcoin for America’s Opiate Crisis
24.8.2019
The opioid epidemic is the new devil Bitcoin is being blamed for inflaming, to be added to the already long list of heinous crimes crypto is supposedly responsible for, like terrorism, money laundering, and trafficking. While it’s painfully clear that the U.S. dollar is a much more common...
Dark Market Drug Dealers Plead Guilty, Forfeit Crypto Proceeds
7.8.2019
A couple based out of California has pleaded guilty to distributing drugs via a dark-web marketplace in exchange for cryptocurrencies
Does the Cannabis Industry Really Use Crypto?
20.7.2019
Despite the wave of cannabis legalization across U.S. states and several countries, banks are still reluctant to bank cannabis businesses due to their perceived regulatory riskiness. As a result, the “cannabusiness” is effectively a cash-only business.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, many bitcoin...
Canadian Pharmacy to Track Cannabis via Blockchain in New Pilot Program
18.6.2019
Shoppers Drug Mart and blockchain firm TruTrace have partnered to run a pilot for tracking cannabis supply chains with blockchain tech
A Strange High: Two Days at Denver’s Crypto-Cannabis Conference
5.11.2016
Denver's Crypto-Cannabis Conference wants a marriage between the cryptocurrency and cannabis industry, but is the use case strong enough?