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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck’s Investors Take Their Money, Iceland’s Big Mining Electricity Bill

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.” And new automated teller machines (ATM) in New England will make it easier for people to buy and sell their bitcoin, Finextra reported. Coinsource , the world’s largest bitcoin ATM network, has rolled out 10 new machines in Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

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Multifamily, commercial and automotive loans are driving loan growth among banks in the Northeast, but increasing risk will draw fresh attention from regulators to ensure recent and future growth is sound, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said recently. The OCC on Oct. The OCC on Oct.

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At the Intersection of Banking and Politics

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One nationally acclaimed expert on banking, Kevin Jacques, recently predicted that if Clinton wins the election she will appoint individuals largely from the world of politics with an eye toward strengthening financial regulation and oversight of the banking system as a whole. Department of the Treasury and a decade as a bank regulator.

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CUs Try To Solve The Cannabis Cash Conundrum

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This, in turn, means that banks cannot offer services to businesses, as they would face prosecution from regulators. Recent developments in New Hampshire show how financial services can extend at the state level to cannabis firms. Separately, Apple is being eyed by regulators in Russia for allegedly unfair competitive practices.