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Jailed crypto scammers blew stolen funds on shark tank, hookers: Report

DIGIT — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:50:45 +0000

The fraudsters stole $21.6 million from over 40,000 investors to fund their lavish lifestyle, which also reportedly included $100,000 spent on sex workers.

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Kamala Harris to unveil campaign support for crypto and cannabis

DIGIT — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 16:19:34 +0000

The Democratic candidate appears to further embrace cryptocurrency with her “Opportunity Economy” pitch.

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California cannabis producer adopts blockchain to track its weed

DIGIT — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:55:49 +0000

Clones will be certified with a smart contract on the blockchain to verify their authenticity and genetic lineage.

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The Cannabis Job Market

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 11:46:05 +0000

In 2025, the legal marijuana industry will employ up to 600,000 full time workers across the United States. Cannabis is one of the few industries that has significantly grown during the pandemic; in 2020, the industry added 77,300 full time jobs. That’s 32% year-over-year job growth! Support for legalization continues to grow. 1 in 3 Americans now live in states with legalized cannabis. As states expand access, jobs will follow. Montana is the next state to feel this effect, with recreational use beginning in 2022. With such a rapidly expanding market, entry level employees have a greater chance for

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Wu-Tang Clan’s Ticalion Stallion Method Man to Drop ‘Tical World’ NFT Comic Art

DIGIT — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 22:00:52 +0000

Clifford Smith Jr., better known by his stage name Method Man from the rap supergroup the Wu-Tang Clan, announced plans to launch a non-fungible token (NFT) collection called “Tical World.” The tokenized comics and Killa Beez-centric art was designed by the New York artist Alex Smetsky. Wu-Tang Member Method Man to Launch Killa Beez-Centric NFTs […]

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UK Police Raid Alleged Cannabis Farm, Finds Bitcoin Mining Facility Stealing Power

DIGIT — Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:46 +0000

Police from the UK executed a raid in an industrial unit in the West Midlands county expecting to find a cannabis farm, but instead found a big bitcoin mining facility, that was coincidentally bypassing the controls from the local power utility company to siphon energy from the main grid, stealing thousands of pounds in the […]

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California Cannabis Chain People’s Remedy Starts Accepting Cryptocurrencies as Payment

DIGIT — Sun, 09 May 2021 12:30:06 +0000

People’s Remedy, a growing chain of cannabis stores, has started accepting cryptocurrencies as a payment method, allowing their customers to use them as a fast, easy way of getting their products while taking advantage of the traits cryptocurrencies bring to the table. Unlike other stores, People’s Remedy assumes this symbiotic relationship between cannabis and crypto […]

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German Cannabis Firm Hedges Bitcoin to Protect from Massive Currency Devaluation

DIGIT — Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:00:17 +0000

On Tuesday, the cannabis firm Synbiotic SE, a publicly-traded company in Germany that’s listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and Xetra, has announced it is leveraging bitcoin to hedge against the euro. Synbiotic’s chief executive officer, Lars Müller explained that the company decided to hedge with the leading crypto asset in order to protect the […]

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German cannabis company hedges with Bitcoin in case euro crashes

DIGIT — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 09:37:48 +0000

SynBiotic SE cites “legitimate concern” about a “massive devaluation of fiat money.”

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Rhode Island introduces ‘vital’ blockchain growth act

DIGIT — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 14:34:38 +0000

A new Rhode Island House bill aims to revamp state legislature to create a regulatory environment more conducive to “vital” blockchain growth.

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