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Spill Your Sats: H&R Block Tells Crypto Customers to Self-Report on Taxes, Even If Imperfectly
27.1.2020
Tax season for United States residents is fast approaching, and the IRS wants to know about everyone’s involvement in the crypto space. Thanks to a recently updated income tax form including a question about crypto activity, tax preparation companies like H&R Block are advising filers...
More Than 77 Crypto Projects Claim to Be Backed by Physical Gold
26.1.2020
The last few years have seen the creation of blockchain projects that claim to have tokens backed by physical gold. In October, Coinshares and Blockchain.com launched a digital gold token (DGLD) backed by physical gold that uses BTC’s security. Tether just announced a new token called tether...
Telegram Attacks Apple, Musk on Crypto, WEF Debrief: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 20–26
26.1.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Telegram’s CEO attacks Apple, Elon Musk reveals what he actually thinks about crypto, and what went down at the World Economic Forum
Indian PM Awards Crypto App Creator as Supreme Court Deliberates on Ban
26.1.2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has awarded a young crypto app creator Harshita Arora, with a prize recognizing her excellence in innovation
Dubai Launching Crypto Valley in Tax-Free Zone
26.1.2020
A Dubai government authority has announced that it is launching a crypto valley in the country’s free zone there is no personal or corporate income tax. With the help of its partners from the Swiss crypto valley, Dubai will offer a variety of services such as incubation for startups...
WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
26.1.2020
The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins
WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
26.1.2020
The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins
WEF Launches Global Consortium for Crypto Governance
26.1.2020
The WEF is creating a global consortium to develop a governance framework for cryptocurrencies, including stablecoins
Indian Prime Minister Modi Awards Young Entrepreneur for Cryptocurrency App
26.1.2020
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has awarded a young entrepreneur for her cryptocurrency price tracking application while the government is still deliberating on the country’s crypto policies. News.Bitcoin.com caught up with the award recipient to find out more about her app....
Crypto and Blockchain Firms Pitch In to Help Coronavirus Victims
26.1.2020
Some cryptocurrency and blockchain firms have pledged money and resources to help victims of the Wuhan coronavirus, which has already claimed over 50 lives
BCH Community Leaders Bitcoin.com and Jonald Fyookball Clarify Positions on Funding Proposal
26.1.2020
Since Btc.top founder Jiang Zhuoer revealed an infrastructure funding proposal from five major mining pools last week, which would fund BCH devs via redirection of 12.5% of BCH coinbase rewards, the Bitcoin Cash community has been understandably bustling with debate, discussion, and suggestions....
How SEBA is Bridging the Gap between Crypto and Traditional Banking
26.1.2020
SEBA Bank is a completely operational bank with a wide range of services; it helps in assisting the gap between crypto and traditional banking. SEBA has been authorized in Switzerland; the bank’s crypto services include trading, asset management, custody, and financing. SEBA’s wallet...
Data Shows $25 Billion Worth of Bitcoin and Ether Held by Seven Crypto Exchanges
26.1.2020
On January 3, 2020, a small group of crypto enthusiasts celebrated the second annual Proof-of-Keys day with hopes to get people to withdraw funds from centralized digital currency exchanges. However, exchanges holding massive amounts of BTC only saw their reserves grow larger and data shows that...
Companies Keep Flocking to Swiss Crypto Valley, Over 1,000 Jobs Added in a Year
26.1.2020
Crypto Valley, a fintech-friendly region centered on the canton of Zug, has been expanding to other parts of Switzerland and neighboring Liechtenstein. Despite all the challenges facing the blockchain industry, favorable regulations and improving access to banking and legal services are attracting...
Tax Agencies Step Up Efforts to Hone in on Crypto Tax Evasion
25.1.2020
Industry commentators speak out over the shrinking anonymity in crypto: “There was no chance that such a growing industry would escape unnoticed”
The Fallout From Onecoin’s Ponzi Scheme Continues to Impact Investors
25.1.2020
In late 2019, the remnants of multi-level Ponzi scheme Onecoin crumbled. However, Onecoin’s founder, dubbed the ‘crypto queen,’ Ruja Ignatova, remains on the run and law enforcement haven’t caught up with her yet. Moreover, police are investigating two churches in...
CV Summit United Blockchain Leaders and Enthusiasts in Davos
25.1.2020
If you wanted to talk crypto at Davos, you mostly needed to attend the World Economic Forum’s unofficial side events
Leading Swiss Stock Exchange Offers 12 Crypto Exchange-Traded Products With One That Shorts Bitcoin
25.1.2020
Switzerland’s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, now has 12 cryptocurrency exchange-traded products listed. The latest addition, the 21shares Short Bitcoin, allows investors to profit from falling prices of the digital currency. Other listed crypto products include those that track...
Iran Issues More Than 1,000 Cryptocurrency Mining Licenses
25.1.2020
The Iranian government has reportedly issued more than 1,000 licenses for cryptocurrency mining since it began regulating the industry. A number of large mining farms have set up in the country, but high electricity tariffs have kept many small investors away. Also read: Regulatory Roundup —...
Transformation, Domination, Evasion, and 20 Crypto Jokes
25.1.2020
This week in crypto, experts at the WEF said that digital finance, crypto and blockchain-powered economics are sweeping through markets in the developing world unchallenged and that digital tokens could transform the world of business and art. While Binance aims to find more merchants for its...