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Bitcoin Daily: US Sanctions Two Russians For Alleged $16.8M+ Crypto Theft; Bahamas' Sand Dollar To Launch; Kraken Gets Go-Ahead For Wyoming Bank Charter

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On another note, digital currency exchange Kraken has received the go-ahead from the Wyoming Banking Board for a special purpose depository institution (SPDI) charter, Coindesk reported. Kraken will be the first newly charted bank in Wyoming as of 2006, Coindesk reported, citing the general counsel for the Wyoming Division of Banking.

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Square Offers Beauty Sector Online Booking, POS Tool

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Aside from booking and payments, the enhanced Square Appointments solution also enables sellers to manage inventory. . Last month, the Silicon Valley firm launched its Kitchen Display System software (Square KDS), designed to help kitchen owners streamline their workload and manage omnichannel orders. .

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Coinbase Offers Bitcoin Cash Loans Of Up To $20K In 17 US States

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“With today’s announcement, we want to give our customers even more control over their crypto investments, while offering secure access to cash at the same time,” Thorsten Jaeckel , product manager for Coinbase, wrote on the blog. Bitcoin.com reported Coinbase will compete with Nexo and Blockfi.

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Bitcoin Daily: CoinZoom Crypto Exchange Debuts Visa Debit Card; Wave Financial To Offer Kentucky Bourbon Tokens As Investment

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Benjamin Tsai, the manager of the new fund and the president of Wave, said per the outlet that the fund provides investors with a “rare opportunity to access this unique asset class traditionally unavailable due to high upfront costs and purchase minimums, low liquidity, scarcity of production capacity, and technical know-how.”

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Bitcoin Daily: Public Blockchain Cardano Developing Chip That Creates Cash-Like Crypto; Brazil Probes Banks Turning Away Crypto Firms; Albania Proposal To Regulate All Crypto

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Cardano’s idea could create a fiat-like experience for users, and it could open up possibilities like authenticating and managing luxury goods, like the ability to identify a Louis Vuitton bag, for instance. With new microchip tech by Cardano , cryptocurrency users would be able to access payment services without an internet connection.

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Amazon To Build More Whole Foods Locations

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One person familiar with the plans told the Wall Street Journal that in the Rocky Mountain region Whole Foods employees have visited retail spaces in Idaho, the southern part of Utah and Wyoming, areas where Whole Foods doesn’t have a presence.

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Mark Zaback, Jonah Bank of Wyoming. Mark Zaback , Jonah Bank of Wyoming. The importance of following your words with deeds, the only path that leads to results, is one of the principles that guide Zaback’s decisions and those of everyone involved with Jonah Bank of Wyoming. We let our actions speak for the bank.” Casper, Wyo.

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