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Fintech Focus For February 3, 2021
Tuesday, February 2, 2021 - 8:18pm | 2714Read More...Quote To Start The Day: To better align our incentives with those of our members, we will stop participating in the practice of Payment for Order Flow. Source: Public.com One Big Thing In Fintech: An “anonymously” led startup called Millions has raised a $3 million seed round...
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Fintech Focus For November 9, 2020
Monday, November 9, 2020 - 1:47am | 2438Read More...Quote Of The Day: We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. - Ana’s Nin Fintech Movers: Major finance players are using distributed ledger technology to reshape the capital markets infrastructure that powers the trade of stocks, bonds, and other securities. - CB Insights...
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The Week In Cannabis: MedMen And Hexo See Big Losses, While Psychedelics And Hemp Thrive
Sunday, November 3, 2019 - 1:17pm | 3416Read More...It was a tough week for cannabis, but a very good week for psychedelics and hemp. Four major cities took significant steps toward the decriminalization of psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelic plants. Meanwhile, the United States Department of Agriculture released interim regulations for...
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ABC, Sinclair Face Boycott Threats For Airing Ad Featuring Burning Picture Of AOC
Friday, September 13, 2019 - 2:48pm | 683Read More...Calls emerged Friday for viewers to boycott ABC after it aired a political ad featuring a photo of a picture of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being set on fire. The ad, which aired during a debate between Democratic candidates for president, was paid for by the New Faces of GOP PAC, run by...
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The Week In Cannabis: Jay-Z Joins Caliva, Congress Holds Marijuana Hearings, CannTrust Gets Smoked, And More
Sunday, July 14, 2019 - 3:03pm | 4902Read More...Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z entered the cannabis industry this week, announcing he’d be joining the California brand Caliva as chief brand strategist. “Jay-Z entering the cannabis space reaffirms that effective brands will drive the future of the cannabis industry. We...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Measure To Increase Psychedelic Research
Monday, June 10, 2019 - 4:19pm | 440Read More...By Brendan Bures. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has already aligned herself with cannabis reform, but now she’s pushing forward legislation that would make it easier for scientists to study the medical efficacy of psychedelics. Ocasio-Cortez’s measure would lift a barrier that...
