Arizona couple celebrate wedding anniversary by tying the knot on the metaverse

By Yahoo Finance Two Arizonans celebrated their wedding anniversary by holding a wedding ceremony for their digital selves on the metaverse, thanks to Rose Law Group. FOX 10’s Irene Snyder reports. Check out the story on Yahoo Finance. Candice and Ryan’s Decentraland Colorado themed wedding venue designed by Rose Law Group Director of Metaverse Planning and Design Eduardo Dávalos.

Inside the history-making metaverse marriage of a Phoenix couple

By Andy Blye | Phoenix Business Journal Ryan and Candice Hurley had a “terrestrial” wedding 14 years ago. On Feb. 4 they got married again, but this time it was their digital identities tying the knot in the metaverse. The Hurleys live in Phoenix, but their virtual avatars decamped to Decentraland, a computerized world, or metaverse, for their virtual wedding. Naturally, …

Ethereum has a gas problem; Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney advising on Web 3.0 issues, explains

By Ashwin Rodrigues | Morning Brew In the world of cryptocurrency, and Web3 more broadly, imperfect metaphors abound. Ethereum is a “dark forest,” and the right-click button on a computer mouse is now a stand-in for an entire mindset. Add “gas” to the growing list. Gas fees don’t denote actual liquid fuel consumption or environmental impact, they’re more like a …

EXCLUSIVE: Forgivable PPP loans in your accounting — guidance from AICPA, by RLG attorney Omar Abdallah

By Omar Abdallah | Attorney at Rose Law Group You’ve received a forgivable loan under the Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). How do you now recognize these funds in your accounting? Even though PPP loans are technically debt, many would say that the loan is essentially a government grant. Fortunately, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) just issued guidance …

PV embarks on virtual governing; RLG land use attorney Omar Abdallah participates, impressed

By Josh Martinez | Paradise Valley Independent As the March 26 Paradise Valley Town Council meeting got underway, the room looked starkly different than it did almost two weeks earlier. Rather than councilmembers surrounding the table in the Town Hall boardroom, empty chairs lay dormant around a cleared table. Amid the empty room sat Town Clerk Duncan Miller, who was …

The download on industrial hemp in Arizona; ‘good news for growers,’ says Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney handling hemp-related issues

By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter The state of Arizona issued 359 industrial hemp licenses for a new production program that started in June and 84.6 percent of the hemp grown was compliant with state mandated THC levels. That is according to a Year-End Report on the state’s industrial hemp program issued by the Arizona Department of Agriculture. …

Hemp processing added to Coolidge’s city code; Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney handling hemp-related issues, is upbeat about the updates

By Rofida Khairalla | Pinal Central As Pinal County farmers expect to see a cut to the amount of Central Arizona Project water coming into the county, some cotton farmers are turning to crops that require less water, like hemp. The shift in the agricultural industry is also encouraging municipalities like Coolidge to update city codes to accommodate the changes …