Ohio Bill Enabling Blockchain Use by Government Moves to State Senate
House Bill 220 would enable Ohio's governmental bodies to use blockchain and DLT in their operations if signed into law. Source
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Ohio Lawmakers Propose Military Voter Blockchain Voting Pilot
Democrats in the Ohio State House of Representatives have proposed launching a blockchain voting pilot for overseas military voters registered in the Buckeye State.Introduced Tuesday as part of the Democrats’ elections law overhaul, the bill calls on Ohio’s Secretary of State Frank LaRose to “establish a pilot program” of blockchain
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Ohio Resident Charged With Laundering $311M in Bitcoin for AlphaBay
Ohio resident Larry Dean Harmon, 36, has been charged with laundering more than $300 million in bitcoin for darknet marketplace AlphaBay.The man from Bath Township, about 30 miles south of Cleveland, was arrested Feb. 6 for conspiracy to commit money laundering, operating an unlicensed money transmitter business and money transmission
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SEC Charges Ohio Man for $33M Crypto Fraud Targeting Physicians
An Ohio man has been charged by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly defrauding 150 investors in a cryptocurrency trading scheme.The SEC’s complaint, filed in federal court in New York on Feb. 11, accuses Michael W. Ackerman of raising at least $33 million in violation of
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Ohio Suspends Bitcoin Tax Payment Services
In a press release issued on October 2, 2019, Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague announced the suspension of the OhioCrypto.com website which allowed businesses to file their taxes with bitcoin (BTC.) A Short-Lived Affair Ohio’s love affair with the premier cryptocurrency didn’t last particularly long as on October 2, 2019, the state’s Treasurer,
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US State of Ohio Suspends Service for Paying Taxes With Bitcoin
Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague announced the immediate suspension of the OhioCrypto.com website that allows businesses to pay taxes with Bitcoin (BTC).In an Oct. 2 press release, Sprague announced that according to an internal review, approval by the Board of Deposit was required before Ohio launched the website that allowed
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