{"id":42931,"date":"2019-11-13T02:06:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T02:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2019.dash.org\/?p=42931"},"modified":"2021-09-18T11:42:38","modified_gmt":"2021-09-18T11:42:38","slug":"congrats-to-altthirtysix-for-winning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dash.org\/news\/congrats-to-altthirtysix-for-winning\/","title":{"rendered":"Congrats to altthirtysix for winning the Blockchain in Cannabis Use Case Awards &#8211; 2019 Edition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Congrats to <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/altthirtysix\" data-focusable=\"true\">altthirtysix <\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">for winning the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\"><a class=\"css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1n1174f r-1loqt21 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Blockchain?src=hashtag_click\" data-focusable=\"true\">Blockchain<\/a><\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\"> in Cannabis Use Case Awards &#8211; 2019 Edition! To know more about what they do, read the full interview here: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disruptordaily.com\/blockchain-in-cannabis-use-case-alt-thirty-six\/\"><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">https:\/\/www.disruptordaily.com\/blockchain-in-cannabis-use-case-alt-thirty-six\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This interview is part of our new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.disruptordaily.com\/blockchain-startups-cannabis-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blockchain In Cannabis series<\/a>, where we interview the world&#8217;s leading thought leaders on the front lines of the intersections between blockchain and the cannabis industry.<\/p>\n<p>In this interview, we speak with Ken Ramirez, CEO of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alt36.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alt Thirty Six<\/a>, to understand how his company is using blockchain to transform the cannabis business, and what the future of the industry holds.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.disruptordaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ken-Ramirez-e1573588607205.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-105104 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.disruptordaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Ken-Ramirez-e1573588607205.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Ramirez\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>1. What&#8217;s the story behind Alt Thirty Six? Why and how did you begin?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>KR:<\/strong>\u00a0Alt Thirty Six was founded in 2015 with the aim of reinventing traditional payments for cannabis businesses and consumers. Since legalization of cannabis across various US states, merchants have been struggling to gain access to traditional financial and banking services, forced to take risks and costs by accepting high fees and operating in physical cash. 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