Central African Republic adopts bitcoin as an official currency | Reuters
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Bitcoin last down 5.1% at $38,391.36 | Reuters
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Cryptoverse: Ether prepares for epic ‘merge’ in quest to eclipse bitcoin | Reuters
The anticipation had supported ether this year, even as inflation and monetary tightening shackled bitcoin. Ether fell 8% from $3,215 to $2,947 on April 11, the day Ethereum lead developer Tim Beiko said on Twitter that the June rollout had been pushed back as tests continued. The timing of the merge – Ethereum’s EH1 chain […]
New Jersey gets high on its own supply as legal weed sales begin | Reuters
Industry executives and analysts expect the market will eventually exceed $2 billion. Only medical marijuana dispensaries can sell to adults for now, but the commission is weighing hundreds of applications from start-up businesses. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every […]
California cannabis mega-factory eyes federal legalization of weed | Reuters
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Trending now: Netflix’s forecast as competition heats up | Reuters
Netflix’s most formidable challenger is Disney+, which launched in late 2019 and expects to have about 230 million to 260 million subscribers over the next two years. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. …Read the full story
New York Bitcoin ATM operator charged with tax, licensing crimes | Reuters
Robert Taylor, 35, operated 46 Bitcoin ATMs in New York City as well as in New Jersey and Miami, Florida, according to prosecutors. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. …Read the full story
Spanish police take down ‘Europe’s biggest’ cannabis farm | Reuters
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Biden renews push for sustainable aviation fuel tax credit | Reuters
Strategic Petroleum Reserve, as part of administration efforts to lower gasoline prices, during remarks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building’s South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2022. Biden last year called for tax incentives for low carbon jet fuel, made from waste and vegetable oils as part of a […]
Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor’s award worth $47 bln challenged by ex-partner’s estate | Reuters
Kleiman’s brother Ira brought the lawsuit on behalf of the estate in 2018, and said at the time that the bitcoin were worth more $10 billion. Kleiman had requested a new trial on the grounds that Wright’s lawyers told jurors several times that the brothers were estranged, including by noting Ira had not seen David […]
EU targets crypto wallets in latest round of Russia sanctions | Reuters
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Tesla, Block and Blockstream to mine bitcoin off solar power in Texas | Reuters
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Bitcoin miner PrimeBlock to go public via $1.25 bln SPAC deal | Reuters
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently unveiled a new draft rule that would require SPACs to disclose more details about their sponsors, their compensation, conflicts of interest and share dilution in an effort to curb such companies from issuing overly optimistic earnings projections. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the […]
Canada creates carbon-capture incentives, critical mineral plan to cut emissions | Reuters
“This in and of itself probably isn’t enough for a final investment decision, but it’s a very important step. The government will extend a C$5,000 incentive for buying electric vehicles – begun in 2019 – to March 2025. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching […]
More than half of Europeans support cannabis legalization -report | Reuters
Many European countries, including Germany, have legalized cannabis for limited medicinal purposes, while others have decriminalized its general use. The European cannabis market is expected to cross 3 billion euros in annual revenue by 2025, up from about 400 million euros last year, according to a report from research firm Prohibition Partners. Reuters, the news […]
China’s regulator cracks down on using feng shui to predict stock market trend | Reuters
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Tight carbon credit market adds to fuel price woes in Brazil | Reuters
Fuel distributors in Brazil are required to offset the sale of fossil fuels with CBIOs, which are sold by producers of biofuels, such as sugarcane ethanol. Although that is a fraction of the recent price surge, the additional pressure has come at a tough time for Bolsonaro, who faces an uphill reelection battle in October. […]
EXCLUSIVE Cannabis producer Cresco nears $2 bln purchase of Columbia Care – sources | Reuters
The industry, still in its infancy, continues to operate in a regulatory environment defined by a patchwork of laws that vary from state to state. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. …Read the full story
Oil prices fall, continuing downward trend from last week | Reuters
A view of the Phillips 66 Company’s Los Angeles Refinery , at sunset in Carson, California, U.S., March 11, 2022. NEW YORK, March 13 – Oil prices fell on Sunday at the start of the session, extending last week’s decline, as a U.S. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, which Moscow calls a “special […]
Five cannabis cases to watch in 2022 | Reuters
Unsurprisingly, industry players continue to push the envelope, with the hope that courts will begin recognizing the “realities on the ground,” notwithstanding congressional inaction. As a result of federal prohibition — tempered by an annual congressional budget rider commonly known as the “Rohrabacher Amendment” which prohibits the Department of Justice from using appropriated funds to […]