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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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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. On the latter point, customer loyalty software startup Baker Technologies looks to enable the growing legal cannabis industry in the U.S. and Canada. To date, Baker has raised $5.1 states and two Canadian provinces.

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Bitcoin Daily: Jamie Dimon Could Not Give A *&*% About Bitcoin; Dapper Labs Notches $15M For CryptoKitties

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However, Dimon later noted that blockchain technology is “real” and “a technology,” although he has noted that “bitcoin is not the same as a fiat currency.”. It has over 200 machines in the District Of Columbia and 19 states. He later said that he regretted making the comment.)

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The Pandemic And The Side-Hustle Renaissance

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And in the case of a labor market that’s gone topsy-turvy in recent months, that silver lining is the raw creativity of America’s workforce in finding work, even when traditional jobs are hard to come by. She pointed out that being part of market research offers an opportunity to feel relevant. In fact, many U.S. Why is this?

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Bill to regulate use of algorithms under consideration by D.C. Council

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The Chamber also sent a letter to the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy expressing its concerns regarding the Blueprint, including that it was developed without sufficient stakeholder input and conflates artificial intelligence with data privacy. law], or insurance.”. (In

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Visa-Western Union Deal And Alexa’s Roommate Potential Top The Week’s News

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In a year that has been marked by mega mergers in the payments space (linking networks, technology and a continuum of products and services), several themes dominate: scale, digital, real-time and cross-border. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. The latest evidence of that comes from Mastercard.

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House Hearing Signals Fireworks On Big Tech Antitrust Issues

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8), the AGs focused on Facebook include Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Iowa and the District of Columbia. We certainly would not want to regulate technology the same way we regulate municipal water.”. At this writing (Sunday, Sept. The Hearing.