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Bitcoin Daily: Nevada Tightens Regs On Crypto Kiosks; Barclays And Coinbase Call It Quits

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Nevada is enforcing stricter regulations on cryptocurrency kiosks, and will now require them to have a state money transmission license. And Singapore startup Limestone Network is using blockchain to run a smart neighborhood in the Cambodian capital. There are 10,000 business tenants and a daily population of 190,000.

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Chinese eSports Provider VSPN Raises $60 Million To Expand Overseas

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Investors in the latest financing included Prospect Avenue Capital, Guiotai Junan International, and Nan Fung Group. Lighthouse Capital served as the exclusive financial adviser. That round was led by Tencent Holdings and joined by Tiantu Capital, Susquehanna International Group (SIG) and Kuaishou.

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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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New Unemployment Claims Down 48K To 709K

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24 were in Hawaii (9.9), California (8.9), New Mexico (8.5), Nevada (8.2), the Virgin Islands (7.1), Massachusetts (7.0), Puerto Rico (6.9), Georgia (6.8), District of Columbia (6.5) The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1). The highest insured unemployment rates in the week ending Oct. and Alaska (6.1).

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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Byrne predicted that security tokens will reduce friction in capital markets while also improving price discovery. And DigitalMint has announced a partnership with multinational convenience store chain Circle K , launching 20 bitcoin ATMs across Arizona and Nevada as part of pilot program. “We

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Amazon Just Got Beaten To The Punch On Drone Deliveries

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Associated Press reported on Friday (March 25) that Flirtey, a startup founded in Australia but recently relocated to its new Nevada headquarters, successfully completed what appears to be the United States’ first autonomous drone delivery in a residential environment.

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Is Amazon Looking To Grow Medical Device Business?

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T]he out-of-state wholesaler license that AMZN filed with the state of Nevada revealed that AMZN did not select ‘Controlled Substances’ as a type of product that they would be handling,” Tanquilut wrote in a Friday research note.

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