April 17, 2019 @ 10:43 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Entrepreneurs and politicians in the American state of Ohio have embarked on several initiatives they hope will establish Ohio as a haven for businesses engaging with cryptocurrencies and cryptographic tokens. In December 2018, Ohio Congressman Warren Davidson and Florida Congressman Darren Soto introduced a bill into the… Read More

April 13, 2019 @ 10:15 am By Cali Haan  |  

Two of three Romanian cybercriminals who targeted American citizens and businesses from abroad in elaborate cybercrime schemes initiated in 2007 have been convicted in Ohio. Bogdan Nicolescu, 36, and Radu Miclaus, 37, will be sentenced August 14th after being found guilty of 21 counts of… Read More

February 14, 2019 @ 10:32 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Ohio-based Rambling House Cocktails just surpassed its initial minimum target goal, having raised over $118,270 from more than 207 investors on its live Wefunder raise.  Pre-valued at $2M, the  small-craft soda company first product was a “healthier” craft ginger beer. “In 2017, we pivoted to spirits, bottling a… Read More

January 7, 2019 @ 10:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The state of Ohio approved crowdfunding legislation last month but then it died in the Senate, according to several sources. During an end of the year legislative blitz, the state of Ohio passed a law entitled “OhioInvests offerings” (SB 268) but at the last minute… Read More

December 22, 2018 @ 8:07 am By Cali Haan  |  

Cleveland car dealer Bernie Moreno recently became the first businessperson in the entire US to pay company taxes in Bitcoin, thanks to the Ohio government’s new portal, “OhioCrypto.com,” where businesses can pay 23 different taxes in cryptocurrency, The Detroit Free Press (DFP) reports. “Digital currency and… Read More

November 26, 2018 @ 3:56 pm By JD Alois  |  

Today, Bitcoin is the most widely recognized and accepted crypto on the planet. While you can do a lot of things with BTC, there is one thing you cannot do: pay your taxes. That is until today. Starting this week, OhioCrypto has been launched by… Read More

May 23, 2018 @ 10:12 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Root Insurance, an Ohio-based car insurtech company, announced on Tuesday it is planning to significantly expand its presence in Columbus. This news comes nearly two months after the company secured $51 million in funding through its Series C round, which was led by Redpoint Ventures, with Scale Venture Partners… Read More

January 23, 2018 @ 2:03 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Ohio insurtech Root Insurance announced on Tuesday it kicked off the new year by being available in four additional states. The company revealed it now offers insurance to nearly 30 million more drivers across Pennsylvania, Texas, Kentuc, y and Mississippi. Drivers in ten total states… Read More

November 9, 2017 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just six months after closing its Indiegogo campaign for the DogHouse hotel and sour beer facility, BrewDog announced it has broken ground for the two projects. The funding round secured $324,072 from 2158 backers for the buildings, which will be located at the brewery’s Ohio site…. Read More

June 20, 2017 @ 3:43 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Crowdfunded brewery BrewDog announced on Tuesday an update about its U.S. brewery, which is located near Columbus, Ohio. The Brewery, which is called DogTap, was opened in February. While sharing details about the brewery’s progress, BrewDog stated: “Our BrewDog USA team of brewers now brew several… Read More

June 14, 2017 @ 12:11 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech71, a cross-industry Ohio-based accelerator focused on financial technology, announced on Wednesday it is currently gaining global momentum and its application process is now underway. As previously reported, Ohio-based companies KeyBank, Progressive, The Kroger Co., Grange Insurance, Huntington, FifthThird, First Federal Lakewood, Root Insurance, and… Read More

May 3, 2017 @ 5:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewery, BrewDog, has completed its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo and secured $324,072 from 2158 backers for its DogHouse homeland sour beer facility, which will be located at the brewery’s Ohio site. As previously reported, BrewDog stated the DogHouse is the first crowdfunded craft beer… Read More

April 27, 2017 @ 6:46 am By Erin Hobey  |  

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Security National Automotive Acceptance Company (SNAAC), an auto lender with headquarters in Ohio, specializing in loans to servicemembers, for violating a CFPB consent order. In 2015, the CFPB ordered SNAAC to pay penalties for illegal… Read More

April 25, 2017 @ 3:24 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

On Tuesday, Ohio-based companies KeyBank, Progressive, The Kroger Co., Grange Insurance, Huntington, FifthThird, First Federal Lakewood, Root Insurance, and Safelite announced the launch of their new global fintech accelerator program, Fintech71. JPMorgan Chase will also be lending its thought leadership and industry expertise to the… Read More

April 21, 2017 @ 4:15 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Cheers to BrewDog! The UK-based crowdfunded brewery announced on Thursday that its USA location (in Columbus, Ohio) has officially put its first batch of beer into its system. This news comes just a couple weeks after BrewDog announced it received a £100 million investment from San Francisco-based… Read More

April 17, 2017 @ 3:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Following the devastating murder of 74-year-old Robert Godwin in Cleveland, Ohio, the city’s police chief Calvin Williams warned those wanting to donate funds to the family through crowdfunding platform GoFundMe must be careful when it comes to scams. On Sunday, Godwin was allegedly shot to death… Read More

April 3, 2017 @ 11:15 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based brewery Brewdog announced on Monday it is extending its DogHouse and sour beer facility crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The initiative was launched last month and sought to raise $75,000 for the project, which will be located next to the brewery’s Columbus, Ohio location. As… Read More

March 14, 2017 @ 1:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just a couple weeks after launching its craft hotel, Doghouse, and sour beer facility Indiegogo campaign, UK-based BrewDog’s latest project is nearing $200,000 thanks to more than 1,250 backers. The brewery was originally seeking $75,000 for the upcoming project, which will be added to its U.S…. Read More

March 4, 2017 @ 9:17 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Just days after launching its reward-based crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo for its Doghouse Craft Beer Hotel and Sour Beer Facility at its Columbus, Ohio location, UK-based brewery BrewDog has successfully secured its $75,000 funding target and is nearing $100,000 thanks to more than 575 backers. As… Read More

March 3, 2017 @ 2:23 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Real estate crowdfunding platform RealtyShares announced on Friday it completed its first full stack capital transaction, securing both debt and equity financing totaling $5.9 million, for the acquisition of Courtship Village, a 132-unit garden style apartment complex in Lancaster, Ohio. The property acquisition was led by Hamilton… Read More