Medical and recreational cannabis producer Uruguay Can taps Aeternity’s blockchain to track its supply chain. Decentralized application (DApp)-focused blockchain Aeternity will be used to track the supply chain of Montevideo-based medical and recreational cannabis producer Uruguay Can. Aeternity announced in a press release published on Sept. 25 that it is creating a supply chain management […]
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A Californian politician has become the first elected official to use cryptocurrency to purchase cannabis in the U.S. to advocate for cannabis tax remittances via stablecoin. A Californian politician has become the first elected official to use cryptocurrency to purchase cannabis in the United States. A press release shared with Cointelegraph on Sept. 11 revealed […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and blockchain startup Ripple leave the top 10 of LinkedIn’s “50 most sought-after startups in the U.S.” list of 2019. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and Ripple, the blockchain startup behind XRP, have fallen out of the top 10 of this year’s business and employment-oriented service Linkedln’s “The 50 hottest U.S. companies to work […]
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Big Four auditing firm Deloitte partnered with blockchain startup TruTrace to track cannabis using blockchain technology. Blockchain tracking startup TruTrace Technologies Inc. partnered with Big Four auditing firm Deloitte to track cannabis using blockchain technology. Investing news outlet ProactiveInvestors reported on Sept. 4 that TruTrace is launching its StrainSecure product in partnership with Deloitte. The […]
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Australian Securities Exchange-listed firm Security Matters has filed a patent application in the United States for a blockchain-based cannabis supply chain system. Australian Securities Exchange-listed firm Security Matters has filed a patent application in the United States for a blockchain system to securely manage the cannabis supply chain. The proposed system could be applied to […]
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A Bitcoin-friendly “Nobody” is running for mayor of a New Hampshire town. A Bitcoin advocate who has changed his name to “Nobody” was first in line to file his candidacy for Mayor of Keene on Aug. 21. The town in the state of New Hampshire, United States, has been dubbed Crypto-Mecca for its positive attitude […]
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Ten enterprises taking a shot at creating their own cryptocurrency to leverage the power of blockchain to drive their businesses to the next level… The growing popularity of cryptocurrency has led to a revolution in the digital currency industry. Enterprises that were of noncrypto origin now have or plan to have their own crypto product. […]
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An Arizona startup is testing its stablecoin payments platform for the medical marijuana industry through the state’s fintech sandbox. The state of Arizona has accepted a blockchain-based, cannabis industry-oriented payments solution into its fintech sandbox. According to a recent press release from the Office of the Attorney General, the company — called Alta — is […]
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Greek billionaire and television director Alki David and his Swiss consortium have launched cannabis-backed token SWX Coin. Greek billionaire and television director Alki David and his Swiss consortium launched cannabis-backed token SWX Coin, according to a press release published on July 25. A cannabis-backed token on the BTC chain Per the release, the consortium also […]
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Blockchain technology is now being used in a pilot program for tracking cannabis supply chains. Canadian pharmacy chain Shoppers Drug Mart has partnered with blockchain company TruTrace Technologies Inc. to launch a pilot program for cannabis supply chain tracking via blockchain, according to a report by Bloomberg on June 17. According to the report, this […]
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