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If the governance of new Innovation Zones can develop as fast as emerging technology advances, the governor says, Nevada can create immediate positive e...

If the governance of new Innovation Zones can develop as fast as emerging technology advances, the governor says, Nevada can create immediate positive economic impact and shape the economy of the future.

* 70% of U.S. adults say social media has too much influence By Matthew Lavietes NEW YORK, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nevada this week paused efforts to pass a bill that would allow technology companies to buy land and form quasi-local governments, following criticism that the proposal was part of a troubling trend of “smart cities” run by tech behemoths. In January, Governor Steve Sisolak unveiled a bill to create so-called “Innovation Zones” which would let companies im...

ANALYSIS-Nevada rethinks innovation zones plan to let tech firms run cities Reuters 6 hrs ago * Plan would let tech firms buy "Innovation Zones" for $250 mln Popular Searches * 70% of U.S. adults say social media has too much influence By Matthew Lavietes NEW YORK, April 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nevada this week paused efforts to pass a bill that would allow technology companies to buy land and form quasi-local governments, following criticism that the proposal was part of a troublin...

Local governments look to benefit off Bitcoin boom Kaelan Deese © Provided by Washington Examiner The cryptocurrency boom has led some local governments eager to cash in on the speculative assets boom. While Bitcoin has been around since 2009, the latest Q1 2021 report from cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase posted $1.8 billion in revenue for the year so far, more than it brought for all of 2020. The mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, recently spoke publicly about his interest in B...

Next year, Jeffrey Berns, CEO of Nevada-based Blockchains LLC, hopes to break ground on his proposed "smart city" in Storey County, which eventually would include 15,000 homes, 33 million square feet of commercial/industrial space and use an economy based on blockchain cryptocurrency. His utopian idea has already drawn vocal opposition because Berns proposes to govern the new city with its own government. Conservationists, too, are opposed, because Berns purchased water-rights are 100-miles awa...

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic “smart city” into reality. To do that, he’s asking the state to let companies like his...

CARSON CITY, Nev.—In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic “smart city” ...

In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic “smart city” into reality. To do that, he’s asking the state to let companies like his form local governments on land they own, which would grant them power over everything from schools to law enforcement. Jeffrey Berns, CEO of Nevada-based Blockchains…

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — In the Nevada desert, a cryptocurrency magnate hopes to turn dreams of a futuristic