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DraftKings Trading Debut: Let The (e)Games Begin

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There are disruptors who come to market and list their shares publicly. And then there are disruptors who come to market and list publicly – right as their targeted markets are themselves disrupted, at least temporarily. You could also see an increase in online activity.”

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Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M, Enables Cannabis Dispensaries

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Further, eight states and the District of Columbia have voted for full medical and recreational legalization. Baker also reports that its capabilities can increase average order size for dispensaries by 40 percent via enabling online ordering. billion in state tax revenue from retail sales by 2020.

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Who Should Lead The Digital ID Push?

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The digital identity verification market is projected to reach $12.8 Use cases for the digital ID wallet could include accessing age-restricted places like bars, signing into services like online tax filing or verifying identities at polling stations. There’s no question the world is moving in a digital direction.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

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states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. billion in taxes from legal cannabis companies last year, an amount of money that is undoubtedly a sizzle for the federal coffers.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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Fresco’s head of community marketing, Johnathan Hamiter, began sending employees private Slack messages saying funding seemed “pretty bleak” and encouraging them to look for other jobs. Raptr, the online optimization platform founded by former pro gamer Dennis “Thresh” Fong a decade ago, is about to be shuttered.

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