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Bitcoin Daily: Turkey To Test Digital Currency In 2021; Japan Prepares To Issue CBDC; Bitcoin Crests $28,000

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Binance KR will cease operations because of low usage and volume with limited trading pairs of BKRW. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez might want to make his city a hub for crypto at the government level, a report from CoinDesk says. He said he wanted the city to be the "vanguard" of innovation for crypto.

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Visa Expands Contactless Public Transportation Payments Due To Pandemic

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Visa and Cubic have already launched contactless systems in cities around the world, including London, Miami, New York, Sydney and Vancouver. And, it’s a way to alleviate some of the pressure on transport operators already working on keeping people safe by disinfecting often and enforcing social distancing efforts, the release states.

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Sainsbury’s Introduces New C-Store Format; SHOWFIELDS To Open In Miami

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Sainsbury’s , in one case, unveiled a new c-store format in London called On The Go to deliver “big innovation in small spaces for local shoppers” and used data to create the Mansion House store to meet the needs of busy city workers. SHOWFIELDS will open a new location in Miami in 2020. billion by 2024 from £18.5

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Amazon To Open Robotics-Based Warehouse

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Amazon continues to make strides in its innovative eCommerce business. The 850,000-square-foot facility will be staffed by robots, with 1,000 human workers handling operations. In addition to its Miami-Dade locations, this new warehouse project comprises one of the largest warehouses south of the city of Tampa.

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When QSRs Think Really Outside The Box In The Innovation Race

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The realm of quick service restaurants (QSRs) is and actually always has been a pretty innovative space. The drive-thru window, for example, first met the market in 1947 when it was introduced to the world by Sheldon “Red” Chaney, operator of Red’s Giant Hamburg in Springfield, Missouri. Each has a Whopper, French fries and a drink.

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With Curfews Descending, Uber And Others Suspend Services

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With curfews descending on some American cities due to violent clashes between law enforcement and protesters, Uber , Lyft and DoorDash have ceased operations during the curfew hours, CNBC reports. Now, Uber has suspended its operations in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and parts of Minneapolis during the curfew hours for the time being.

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Bolt Expands Transportation Platform To 48 States With Gotcha Tie-Up

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Miami-based micromobility startup Bolt , co-founded by Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt, is expanding to 48 new markets after acquiring the assets of Last Mile Holdings, which included the mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) platform Gotcha. This was a perfect fit,” Bolt CEO Ignacio Tzoumas said in a press releas e.

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