Alta has become the seventh startup to enter the state's experimental arena and is hoping to address the banking needs of the state's $350 million marijuana industry, as federal law prohibits banks from servicing pot companies. "State regulators believe Alta’s dollar-pegged-stablecoin and payment network provide such an alternative in addition to a healthy candidate for fintech development," the article notes.
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