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Overstock To Pay Some Ohio Business Taxes With Bitcoin

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Overstock , the online retailer and blockchain company, announced Thursday (Jan. 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. company to pay state taxes in bitcoin.

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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. But you can use a gift card or debit card – unless the specific retailer prohibits using debit.

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Crypto Markets’ Value Of $323B Shows Investor Interest

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With a market value of $323 billion according data from cryptocurrency tracker CoinMarketCap , the crypto market is attracting a wealth of new, prominent investors and traders, according to Nairametrics. Sherrod Brown of Ohio asserting the absurdity of trusting “Big Tech” with the country’s banking systems.

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BLS Report Shows Static Retail Jobs Picture

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That’s the case with the new employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which showed that retail jobs held steady between January and February. Manufacturing, mining, wholesale and retail trade, and transportation and warehousing saw little change in employment for the month, the BLS said. Sometimes no news is good news.

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US DOJ Charges 14 With $28M In PPP Fraud

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Levy, 50, of Bedford, Ohio; and Abdul-Azeem Levy, 22, of Cleveland, Ohio. 46, of Cleveland, Ohio; and Bern Benoit, 44, of Burbank, California. Augustin, 51, of Coral Springs, Florida; Wyleia Nashon Williams, 44, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida; James R. This week, SocialCatfish.com, the identity verification nonprofit, reported U.S.

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Creating A Mainstream US CBD Market

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CBD has in short order become something of a retail fad. Short for cannabidiol, CBD is a chemical derived from cannabis plants that is increasingly favored for a whole host of medical and wellness related applications across the retail spectrum. Because the market is indeed growing in the U.S. – Probably not.

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Exploding US CBD Market Could Hit $16B By 2025

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cannabidiol (CBD) market continues to grow, with nearly 7 percent of Americans saying they use the substance. the market could reach $16 billion by the year 2025, as per a report by Bloomberg. In Maine and Ohio, regulators have also curtailed sales of the compound. According to an analysis by Cowen & Co.,

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