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Bitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain

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Drug Supply Chain Security Act requirements will help us do just that.”. In other news, Wyoming — America’s least-populous state — has turned its focus on blockchain, attracting a slew of new businesses as a result. However, while these companies might be legally based in Wyoming, most aren’t located in the state.

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Bitcoin Daily: Binance Rolls Out Decentralized Exchange; Wyoming Legislators Pass Multiple Crypto Bills

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On another note, legislators in Wyoming recently passed multiple bills related to digital currency, Coindesk reported. The legislative body also passed HB0185, which allows for the issuance of securities in the form of tokens, and HB0074 to address the challenges of banking for digital currency startups.

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Avanti Plans Real-Time Settlement Solution For Corporate Treasurers

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Avanti Financial Group said in a press release that it has received permission from the Wyoming Division of Banking to begin operating in the state as a bank as early as October and plans to offer a real-time settlement solution for corporate treasurers. Avanti made its Wyoming intentions clear in February.

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Square Offers Beauty Sector Online Booking, POS Tool

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Square is offering merchants in the beauty and wellness industry a point of sale (POS) tool that integrates appointments, payments and checkout for a streamlined, secure process. . Square Appointments is a front desk solution that works with the business payments processing tool Square Register.

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Coinbase Offers Bitcoin Cash Loans Of Up To $20K In 17 US States

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With today’s announcement, we want to give our customers even more control over their crypto investments, while offering secure access to cash at the same time,” Thorsten Jaeckel , product manager for Coinbase, wrote on the blog. The maximum loan is $20,000 at 8 percent for one year with no credit check.

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Wyoming creates fintech sandbox

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Earlier this year, Wyoming became the second state to create a financial technology (fintech) sandbox by enacting the “ Financial Technology Sandbox Act ” (Sandbox Act). The provisions requiring Wyoming’s Banking Commissioner and Secretary of State to adopt implementing regulations became effective on February 19, 2019.

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GAO: FinTech Firms, FIs Seek Alternative Data Clarity In Lending

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Separately, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is in the midst of plans for a “sandbox” that will help boost FinTech efforts for capital markets, as reported by The Hindu. Closer to home, in Wyoming, a bill has debuted in the state legislature to create a FinTech sandbox. Sandboxes, Gathering Steam.

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