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Bitcoin Daily: US Regulators Join Global Financial Innovation Network; Colorado Explores Crypto Banking For Cannabis Firms

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members of GFIN will seek to advance financial and market integrity, consumer and investor protection, financial inclusion, competition, and financial stability. Colorado’s bill does have support from some lawmakers. “My By promoting knowledge-sharing on innovation in financial services, U.S. Jack Tate told CoinDesk.

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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised.

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Some SMBs Switched Banks When PPP Loans Failed To Come Through

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needed financial help in April as the pandemic led to a loss of customers, founder Pavia Rosati turned to her bank, Capital One Financial Corp., But the New York consulting firm was on its own because Capital One wasn’t prepared to accept applications for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) when it launched. That was it.

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B2B Tech Startups Land Backing To Modernize The Enterprise

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One India-based B2B eCommerce startup, Bikayi, recently announced it raised $2 million in seed funding from a range of backers, including Mantis, a venture capital firm founded by pop artists the Chainsmokers. Cloudentity saw the Series A investment led by ForgePoint Capital, while WestWave Capital also participated.

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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Right now, Whole Foods has about 470 stores around the nation – which isn’t much considering the proliferation of Walmart and Kroger stores, but it now has the capital to expand into previously unreachable areas, like Montana. Grocery pickup from Whole Foods Market is now available in 22 cities.

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Chipotle Opening Digital-Only Kitchen Near West Point Academy

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Chipotle Mexican Grill is capitalizing on the surge in online demand and opening its first digital-only restaurant in Highland Falls, New York, just outside the gates of West Point military academy. The original 1993 signage from its very first location in Denver, Colorado hangs in the entrance. .

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Consumer Foot Traffic Up, But Time Spent In Store Is Shorter, Mall Group CEO Says

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The owner/operator of 85 shopping centers in California, Colorado and Illinois said shoppers are returning to recently reopened malls, but they’re not lingering, according to a CNBC report. But you can access equity markets [and] public debt markets.

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