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Attorney General for District of Columbia Files “True Lender” Complaint Against Elevate Bank Program

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The Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Karl A. Racine, (the “AG”) has filed a complaint against Elevate Credit, Inc. (“Elevate”) in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia alleging violations of the D.C.

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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 ethics decision came down because of the increasing prominence of digital currency, with the District of Columbia Bar finding it “cannot hold back the tides of change.” Washington D.C.

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Bitcoin Daily: Russia Says Digital Ruble Could Mitigate Sanction Risk; FinCEN Fines Crypto ‘Mixer’ $60M Over AML Violations

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The collaboration between StakeHound and DASH seeks to make and market a stakedDASH coin that “will become an essential bridge between DASH and Ethereum DeFi ecosystems,” according to the announcement, and which will be accessible on StakeHound to those who own DASH later in 2020. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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DoorDash Shares Surge Over 85 Pct On First Trading Day

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The company’s IPO commences a busy time for companies to hit the markets, with Airbnb scheduled to go public on Thursday (Dec. The letter that was reportedly send to the delivery firm said a 30 percent commission would go against the district’s code that puts a 15 percent cap on commissions for third-party delivery firms.

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DoorDash Ordered To Cut DashPass Commissions By DC Attorney General

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The attorney general of the District of Columbia, Karl Racine, has written a letter ordering DoorDash Inc. million settlement with the district’s attorney general for purportedly misrepresenting that diner tips would go to drivers. News of the reported letter comes on the heels of DoorDash reaching a $2.5

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Amazon, Walmart Benefit As More Than 1 Million Food Stamp Shoppers Buy Online

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) expanded the online program, which is available in 46 states and the District of Columbia, according to Bloomberg. In addition, as food stamp users usually go to Walmart or other physical grocery stores, Amazon was able to eat into that market during the pandemic's shift away from in-person shopping.

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Google Must Respond To DOJ Suit By Dec. 19

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District Court for the District of Columbia, where the government filed the suit Tuesday (Oct. For many years, Google has used anticompetitive tactics to maintain and extend its monopolies in the markets for general search services, search advertising, and general search text advertising — the cornerstones of its empire.".

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