Florida has created a “blockchain task force” and a sandbox program suspending normal regulations for trading financial securities on blockchain that businesses can apply to participate in.

  https://fldfs.com/division/COS/docs/Florida-Blockchain-Task-Force-Meeting-Agenda-2-21-20.pdf Companies can apply to be part of the sandbox program. It suspends normal regulations to make innovation easier. This specifically mentions financial securities. Basically, stocks on the blockchain.   h/t foo-bar

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