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.
Valley couple renews vows in metaverse
By William Pitts | 12 News PHOENIX — The bride wore a hoodie or a dress, depending on where you were. The groom wore either a pink three-piece suit or a grey shirt and jeans. The dog… looked the same no matter where you looked. Ryan and Candice Hurley renewed their vows in person at a law office Friday afternoon …
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. …
Q & A: What is hemp? Omar Abdallah, Rose Law Group attorney handling hemp-related issues, weighs in
By John Gutekunst | Parker Pioneer You’ve probably heard there are plans to build a big hemp processing plant in Parker South. This plant promises to bring close to 100 jobs to our area. There are some misconceptions out there about hemp, what it is, and what it does. With that in mind, we’d like to answer some questions regarding …
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 …