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Cannabis Logistics Finds Opportunity In Uncharted Territory: WAYV

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With legal cannabis a fast-growing market, the industry has a unique opportunity to innovate and adopt technologies from scratch — adopting best practices from the get-go, rather than trying to fix another industry’s strategy. In California, where WAYV operates, and where the legal cannabis market is expected to reach a $5.1

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Google’s Head Of Global Public Policy Backs Common Tech Rules

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Karan Bhatia, vice president of global public policy and government relations at Google, said there should be common rules when it comes to regulating technology on a global basis. To date, the countries have cobbled together their own regulation — but there hasn’t been one international approach. In the U.S.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

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He also recommended that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) be charged with “the responsibility to create a framework for regulating cryptocurrencies and developing guidelines for strong protections against money laundering and cybersecurity threats to those marketplaces.”.

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Bitcoin Regulatory Roundup: SEC Swoops In On The Crypto Company After Surge

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Malibu, California-based Crypto calls itself “one of the first publicly traded technology companies” providing investors with “responsible access” to digital currencies and blockchain. According to Reuters, the regulatory body has decided not to regulate the trade of virtual currencies. The company has a valuation of $11.9

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Governments Fuel Blockchain’s Global Proliferation

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According to reports, Kaliningrad governor Anton Alikhanov and VEB chairman Sergey Gorkov met with officials at the Russian Investment Forum to announce their collaboration using, according to Alikhanov, VEB’s “competence in the area of blockchain technology. In Spain, regulators are reportedly exploring how to support blockchain developers.

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GDPR Sparks Consumer Inquiries To Businesses

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Reports are surfacing that, since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation took effect on May 25, customers exercising their rights under the law are contacting companies with questions about how their online data is being handled, and to request copies of that data. Breathing Room. Brazil Law?

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Auto-Tracking Road Warrior Employees As The Wheels Go ‘Round

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In Illinois, and a handful of other states, changes in how employees are reimbursed for business-related expenses herald changes on a broader scale, and in how firms use technology to make sure that expenses are being recorded accurately.

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