Sex businesses find willing partners in cryptos

People walk through a narrow alley in the Red Light district in Amsterdam, Netherlands. A cottage industry of digital-payment mechanisms for sex-focused businesses is emerging. - AP

NEW YORK: Sex-toy entrepreneur Polly Rodriguez is sick of bankers giving her funny looks.

Her online shop, Unbound, sells candy-colored vibrators, bangle handcuffs and other intimate products for women. Despite selling out inventory, Rodriguez said she struggled to find a bank that would extend her a small-business loan.