Oregon Campaign Fighting to Legalize Weed Accepting Bitcoin
As usual, the potheads know what’s up: the group working to legalize marijuana in Oregon this fall is now accepting Bitcoin donations, becoming the first political campaign in the state to make the leap to cryptocurrency. New Approach Oregon, the group behind the state’s pro-legalization initiative to regulate and tax marijuana, announced the move in a press release posted on its website last week. Campaign manager Dan Mahr said in the statement: As a state with a thriving Bitcoin community and a reputation for alternative-mindedness, Oregon is expected to join a small but growing club of....
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After Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, stocks such as CBIS and MJNA saw gains as high as 750%. MJNA moved from $0.03 to $0.36 a share, and CBIS rose from $0.032 a share to $0.293. They went through a stagnation period, then decline and now seem to have leveled off. Bitcoin went from around $100 to over $1,100 and since has been settling in the low $600. What do marijuana stocks have to tell us about Bitcoin? First off, the buzz was greater than the implementation. After weed became legalized people expected widespread adopts, for the Federal Government to get on board....
Simplicity is everything. That is what Oregon Scientific, leading provider of useful innovation designed to promote better health and living spaces, believes. Their smart living ideas embrace innovations that help individuals live smarter, providing leading brands of weather radios, clocks and electronics. Best of all - Oregon Scientific will soon accept Bitcoin. The company was founded in Portland, Oregon in 1989 and since then has become the go-to source for all lifestyle improving technologies. The company is backed by 16 marketing and distribution offices with various manufacturing....
The Bitcoin Blockchain is by far the most secure and tested distributed network in the fields of cryptography and digital currencies, mostly due to its prioritization of security over flexibility and functionality. Weed growers have begun to take advantage of Bitcoin’s advanced security measures to create an unalterable repository of cannabis genomes. Over the past few years, the growth of the cannabis industry has rapidly increased as an increasing number of states and countries have begun to legalize the usage of medicinal and recreational marijuana. As such, more cannabis brokers,....
The FTX director of engineering reportedly contributed $500,000 to the Democratic Party of the American state of Oregon. A senior FTX executive has been revealed as the reported mystery donor behind a massive $500,000 contribution to the Democratic Party of the American state of Oregon.According to local reports, the Oregon Democrats initially told state election officials that the $500,000 donation was from Prime Trust, a crypto-focused fintech in Nevada.However, on Nov. 1, the party director revealed the true source behind the donation was FTX Engineering Director Nishad Singh, who has....
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