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Overstock To Pay Some Ohio Business Taxes With Bitcoin

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3) that it will pay a portion of its state business taxes in Ohio in bitcoin, becoming the first major U.S. Ohio is the first U.S. We are proud to partner with forward-thinking governments and officials like Ohio and Treasurer Mandel to help usher in an era of trust through technology for our nation’s essential financial systems.”.

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Ohio Lottery Makes A New Bet on Mobile

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But playing and delivery methods keep changing, with Ohio of all places — no offense to the Buckeye State, home to multiple presidents and the Wright Brothers’ aerodynamic innovations — accounting for some of the latest developments. ” Worries about addiction also have come up with the launch of the mobile-enabled lottery cards in Ohio.

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Blockchain’s Inroads Through National Frameworks And Trade Finance

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Blockchain is increasingly being separated from cryptocurrency, with an eye toward disparate use cases — some done at the national level. The newswire said that Berlin exists as a “hub” for the industry, where roughly 10 startups focus on blockchain, and end markets span energy, pharma and transportation.

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Grocery Tracker: Instacart’s National Push

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markets and is slated to roll out to four more this week in Detroit, Columbus, Ohio, Las Vegas and the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. This expansion, along with free membership offers to Instacart Express in Texas and the Midwestern markets above, will mean that the startup will look to hire at least 1,000 new employees.

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Zillow Expands Zillow Offers To LA, Orange County

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9), its second-largest housing market in the nation, GeekWire reported. Available in 22 markets, Zillow is planning 2020 expansions to Cincinnati, Ohio; Jacksonville, Florida; Oklahoma City and Tucson, Arizona. . Zillow Offers launched in Los Angeles and Orange County on Monday (Dec.

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Lawmakers Eye Alternatives To Renter Security Deposits

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New York, Ohio, and Virginia lawmakers all have introduced security deposit-focused legislation designed to help renters in markets often without designated, affordable and low-income housing. Now I’m in a whole different realm,” said Charles Tassell, chief operating officer of the National Real Estate Investors Association.

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CRE risk management: Navigating hazards and opportunities

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Takeaway 2 Advisors recommend that financial institutions look behind some of the headlines and examine their own markets before ruling out CRE altogether. But understanding trends in their own portfolios and local markets can allow lenders to identify risk-appropriate CRE credits. I believe there are opportunities out there.