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Blockchain-Enabled Exchange Amercanex Joins Cannabis Platform Helix TCS

Blockchain-Enabled Exchange Amercanex Joins Cannabis Platform Helix TCS

On February 6, 2019, Helix TCS announced that it had purchased Amercanex International Exchange, which operates an electronic trading platform for the legal distribution and purchasing of cannabis.

Blockchain integration

For Helix TCS this purchase was essential, as Amercanex International has a well-developed all-around blockchain functionality included in its’ platform. This platform will also facilitate an easier way to purchase cannabis for Helix’s customers. Zachary L. Venegas, Executive Chairman and CEO of Helix TCS, said:

“Helix TCS now possesses the unique technology suite needed to scale the industry’s first compliant wholesale cannabis exchange worldwide.”

For Amercanex, this merger brings exposure to a large number of well-established cannabis marketplaces, which will all come together on a platform created by the company. 

Helix TCS’s activities focus on providing support and services to licensed cannabis dispensaries and operators. The company develops business strategies, monitors legal paperwork and risk for its clients. Helix TCS offers services and products to more than 2,000 customers spread over 33 states and five countries.

Amercanex focused its activities towards the development and legal compliance of its Blockchain-enabled trading platform ACExchange. The company also introduced an easier and more secure way for cannabis dispensaries and sellers to purchase and track their investments through ACEpay. This system allows customers to deposit and withdraw funds in their accounts to pay bills, taxes, and payroll.

Compliance with Financial Authorities

The blockchain platform, developed by Amercanex in compliance with all SEC and CFTC requirements supports multiple functionalities, which provide customers with a complete service.

Customers have the opportunity to make purchases and transactions in real time, go through detailed reports of their previous purchases, benefit from a Q&A section for results, and also become part of a dispensary loyalty program. Amercanex is a widely popular platform and is available in most regions where the purchase of cannabis is legal including Canada, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Montana, New Mexico, Arizona, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan, Georgia, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, and Maryland.

The terms of the deal included an equity remuneration at closing, provided by Helix TCS, and several milestones that will be paid in the future. The milestones are tied to strict performance targets and will be paid in either cash or Helix TCS equity.

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Big Macs in Caracas, Prawns in Lagos are Cheaper for Bitcoiners

Travel much? Bitcoinist discovered that using bitcoin instead of local currency gives you more Big Macs for your bits, particularly in places like Venezuela and Nigeria.


Attn: Travelers & Digital Nomads

It’s common knowledge that buying bitcoin might make a great investment. It can also save you money when you use it to buy products at Amazon via Purse.io. Less well known is that using bitcoin can slash your travel costs as well particularly in places like Venezuela and Nigeria.

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Both these countries have capital controls on their economies and black markets for hard currency, especially in USD and Euros.

For example, in Nigeria, if you withdraw money at the Bank ATM you get 320 Nigerian Naira per Dollar. But if you sell Dollars on the Black Market you get 500 Naira per Dollar. Getting the black market rate makes your traveling to those countries a lot cheaper.

Economist Big Mac Index for Bitcoiners

Here is how it affects the price of a Big Mac in Lagos, Nigeria:

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In other words, dummies pay $2.99 for a Big Mac in Lagos. bitcoin users pay $1.90 per Big Mac.

Therefore, you have three choices:

  1. Pay for everything with Naira from the bank ATM, which is paid out at the official FX rate. Pay $2.99 for a Big Mac.
  2. Take a large stack of cash Dollars with you to Lagos. Good luck with that! And what are you going to do when (not if) that cash gets stolen from you, most likely on the taxi journey from the Airport to your Hotel in the city?
  3. Buy bitcoin before you travel and sell bitcoin in small sums during your travels. Here’s how you can do that on the LocalBitcoins OTC platform, which is active in Nigeria. Pay $1.90 for a Big Mac.

King Prawns in Lagos

The benefits of using bitcoin when traveling to countries with distressed economies is not restricted to eating unhealthy food at McDonalds, however. (But great for a hangover.)

For example, Ocean Basket is a lovely seafood restaurant with branches all over Africa.

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Beautiful seafood. Look at the Menu at Ocean Basket, Lagos, Nigeria.

Order the whole menu, and Bitcoiners pay $112.46 USD; non-Bitcoiners pay $176.87 USD.

Many people might not wish to travel to Venezuela or Nigeria. (I would!) But bear in mind that the arguments laid out here apply to any economy with FX and capital controls. And as sure as night follows day, there will be more economies behaving that way in the future.

The canary in the coal mine is rapid depreciation of the local currency against the US Dollar. Black markets usually develop as the authorities impose artificial controls on the official FX rate to stem decline of public confidence in the national currency.

So here are the canaries (excl. UK) to look out for if you’re looking to get more Big Macs for your bits:

Would you use bitcoin to save money while traveling? Let us know in the comments below!


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