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State-by-State: How Crypto Kiosk Regulation Is Reshaping the Virtual Currency Industry – Duane Morris Government Strategies

Photo credit: iStock.com/Jarvell Jardey Virtual currency kiosks — the ATM-like machines found in gas stations, convenience stores, and grocery stores that allow customers to buy and sell cryptocurrency with cash — have drawn the attention of state legislatures across the country. Lawmakers in nearly 30 states have introduced or passed crypto kiosk regulations in recent years. The emerging framework across most states centers on a common set of requirements: mandatory fraud warning disclosures, daily transaction limits, refund rights for fraud victims, blockchain analytics to screen for known bad actors, licensing under...
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$6.2M for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton airport is a smart investment in NEPA’s future

The fact that the largest chunk of $10 million of state funding dedicated to infrastructure improvements at transportation hubs is earmarked for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is not just a likely boon the area economically, but the latest in a longer line of signs of its potential for growth. Airport officials announced the investment last week, and that the $6.2 million funded by the Aviation Transportation Assistance Program that is coming the region’s way will be put toward a project to expand the Pittston Twp. airport’s terminal and upgrade its...