Tag: GEORGIA

  • Glass and Plastic Recycling ‘Suspended’ in Areas

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    One year after China promised to ban certain recyclables from import, North American recycling programs are making changes to what they’ll accept. Glass and certain types of plastics are among the materials that will be sent to the landfill instead. Bethel Park and Erie County, Pennsylvania; Candler County, Georgia; and St. Albert, Canada, are just […]

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  • Bullish on Blockchain: Georgia Universities to Offer Fintech Degree Programs

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    The University System of Georgia (USG) announced the launch of a state-wide fintech academy on on Sept. 11. It is the largest education effort of its kind in the United States. While individual universities have offered blockchain courses, such as Stanford and NYU, Georgia is opening the program to all current students across all colleges in the state’s public university […]

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  • Robinhood Opens Cyptocurrency Trading to Georgia Residents

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    Robinhood, a commission-free stock trading platform, announced that residents in the state of Georgia can now invest in cryptocurrency through the app. Users in Georgia can now trade bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ethereum, litecoin, and dogecoin. Residents should have the option to trade coins in their Robinhood app without changing any settings. Robinhood, which started as an easy, […]

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