Cleveland-based entrepreneur Bernie Moreno, whose Mercedes-Benz and Porsche dealerships became the first in North America to accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment options, is expanding his blockchain startup, Ownum, with new hire Randy Cole, a former top Ohio administration official. Cole, who is leaving his state job at the Ohio Turnpike, will become the executive vice president and chief solutions officer for Ownum, according to a report by Crain’s. He’s tasked with leading the company’s national expansion efforts as it looks to hire software engineers, product managers, scrum ... (full story)