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Can Regulating Wearables Protect Data Privacy?

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To aid in blockchain implementation, Nevada-based company Filament recently released the Blocklet Foundation Kit, which provides IoT developers and programmers with hands-on experience in developing blockchain systems. Another recently introduced piece of legislation aims to protect individuals by regulating facial-recognition cameras.

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Bitcoin Daily: Nevada Tightens Regs On Crypto Kiosks; Barclays And Coinbase Call It Quits

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Nevada is enforcing stricter regulations on cryptocurrency kiosks, and will now require them to have a state money transmission license. Switching to a smaller bank seems to be par for the course for crypto companies in the UK as regulations get tighter and big service providers decide to cut their losses.

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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

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The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. The reminder is intended for banks with clients that include marijuana retailers or individuals that grow, process, or manufacture pot. Hemp Inc.,

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Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Uses Food Trucks To Sidestep Cards Regs

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Experts on dispensaries say such labeling is the only way to get around federal banking regulations. Federal regulations prevent financial institutions and other payment companies from serving up options to pay to the legal weed industry. . Skaff is a marijuana business financial advisor.

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Legal Cannabis Retail Innovates Its Way Around Payments Knot

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Legal marijuana may have a massive payments problem, but that’s not stopping retail innovation in perhaps the newest area of legitimate commerce in the U.S. No one would ever mistake a marijuana dispensary for a food truck, but that is what one shop in Reno, Nevada calls itself when charging customers’ credit cards. Big Retail.

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Ex-NS8 CEO Charged With Defrauding Investors With Falsified Revenue

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which is based in Nevada, purportedly provides online retailers with fraud detection and prevention technology, according to the statement. “As Its complaint charges Rogas with going against the anti-fraud parts of federal securities regulations. 17) statement. million of investor money because of his alleged deception.

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Walmart, Udelv Pair On Self-Driving Delivery Vans

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8) at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. We’re] now ready to work closely with America’s largest retailers to bring convenience and savings to hundreds of thousands of people.”. The company made the announcement on Tuesday (Jan. The pilot program with Walmart will happen at stores in Surprise, Arizona.

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