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DC Bar: Lawyers Allowed To Take Digital Currency As Payment

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lawyers will be allowed to accept cryptocurrency as payment, according to an opinion by the District of Columbia Bar. ” The opinion also noted that the IRS treats cryptocurrency more as a property than as a currency for tax purposes. Washington D.C.

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Cardtronics Posts 22 Percent Revenue Growth

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In a press release , Cardtronics stated that the boost was driven by the DirectCash Payments and Spark ATM Systems acquisitions completed at the beginning of the year. The first is the unique, increasingly global ‘neighborhood ATM’ platform, delivering a critical service in payments: convenient access to cash. million. .

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Weird Commerce: MUFON, Investigating UFOs Since 1969

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And all that research is funded via digital payments, to which Roeser said: “Technologically, MUFON has a lot going on, just to make the organization run through those online programs and payments.” There’s no government agency liberating us from our tax dollars to go search for UFOs or debunk any of this stuff.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

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Payments chaos. Batch Payments Award – Goes to Cornerstone ’s own Steve Williams, who navigated a 10-minute line to pay for a batch of drink tokens with a credit card to barter with bartenders. With sessions about the future of payments. Executioner’s Tax (Swing of the Ax) – Power Trip. FinTech threats and distractions.

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Tax proposals have some good news for the payments industry: former U.S. Rep. Lazio

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Beyond overall tax cuts, there's also potential benefits for investors in fintech and payments innovation, writes Rick Lazio, former Republican Representative from New York and current senior vice president at alliantgroup.

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