Marijuana in Colorado Faces Same Legal Obstacles as Bitcoin
US Federal law has made banking institutions and credit card companies wary of handling marijuana purchases.
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Cryptocurrency use could give U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions an excuse to crack down on state-legal pot firms, an industry lawyer warns.
Pot-Friendly Bitcoin Startup Raises $1.5 Million
Jun 29, 2017
POSaBIT, a Seattle-based digital currency payments startup with a focus on serving legal cannabis outlets, has raised $1.5m in funding.
Arizona's fintech program has added a controversial startup using stablecoins to evade federal regulations
A new bill filed in the Washington State Senate seeks to prohibit local marijuana businesses from using digital currency.
The first customer-facing marijuana vending machine to debut in the US will accept bitcoins as a form of payment.
