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Progress of Bitcoin in North Carolina

The Startup Magazine

And last year, the first Bitcoin ATM was installed in Charlotte. Cryptocurrency has helped to attract businesses and entrepreneurs to the state and has also helped to boost the state’s economy. Blockstack was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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Telstra Sets Up Startup Accelerator muru-D In Singapore

YoungUpstarts

“With its fast-developing startup ecosystem, pro-business policies and access to local capital, Singapore offers entrepreneurs a tremendous launch pad into Southeast Asia, which has a burgeoning population of more than 600 million people and GDP in excess of S$2.4 trillion,” says Annie Parker, co-founder at muru - D.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

No matter the tale, the background behind each and every business is what fuels each entrepreneur and brand. I sought out the skills I was lacking in corporate America so I could have the freedom I was looking for as an entrepreneur running my own business. My journey as an entrepreneur began at N.C. Tell Your Business Story! .