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DISCUSSION: US Crypto Taxes Are a Nightmare. Could These Proposals Help?
9.2.2020
This week, the Let's Talk Bitcoin! Show gathered to discuss the US tax treatment of "Virtual Currencies" and how scams find a home wherever opportunity exists, at least for a while
London-Based Cryptocurrency Exchange LBX Faces Compulsory Liquidation
9.2.2020
London-based cryptocurrency exchange LBX is the latest digital asset trading venue to face critical difficulties and is now being liquidated. Despite rising crypto prices, which typically lead to an influx of new traders, some regulated exchanges have struggled to survive amidst rising legal fees...
”Decentralized Networks a Powerful Phenomenon” – Why the SEC Commissioner Proposes Time-Limited Grace Period for Tokens
9.2.2020
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce has formally proposed a grace period of three years for tokens. Project developers would be exempt from the federal securities laws during that time, provided that they meet certain conditions. After that, they must determine...
Crypto Derivatives Exchange Adds ‘BERNIE’ Futures Following ‘TRUMP’
9.2.2020
After its TRUMP launch last week, FTX plans to release the 2020 presidential election futures trading on five more candidates, including BERNIE
Cryptocurrency Futures and Prediction Markets Show Trump Wins the US 2020 Election
8.2.2020
In less than 270 days the United States will have its 2020 election and millions of people worldwide will be betting on whether Donald Trump is reelected. Cryptocurrency participants are currently wagering their digital assets on the election outcome, where the odds on prediction markets...
Conflicts, Interests, Emojis and 20 Crypto Jokes
8.2.2020
Let's recap what happened in this crypto week. Total value locked in DeFi hit 1 billion! The public war-of-words between the co-founders of the IOTA Foundation took a fresh turn, Bitspark will close due to internal issues despite reporting positive results, but the first phase of Ethereum 2.0...
Watch BitBull Capital’s Joe DiPasquale and FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Talk Crypto
8.2.2020
We got two seasoned crypto business leaders to sit down and chat crypto together
Swiss Financial Watchdog Proposes $1,000 Client Identification Threshold for Crypto Transactions
8.2.2020
Famous for its favorable business climate that has attracted hundreds of crypto companies, Switzerland is now expanding its financial regulatory framework. Some of the upcoming rules will increase oversight in the blockchain industry in compliance with new international standards regarding...
Truth About Crypto Price Correlation: How Closely Does ETH Follow BTC?
8.2.2020
As the latest reports show that ETH is the highest correlated cryptocurrency to BTC, analysts have different views on whether it’s possible and correct to evaluate this correlation
New Regency Television Wins Screen Rights to Onecoin Story – The Missing Cryptoqueen
8.2.2020
The story of Onecoin and cofounder Ruja Ignatova might be seen on television sets in the near future. Reports detail that New Regency Television International participated in a bid for the rights to the BBC Sounds podcast “The Missing Cryptoqueen.” Also read: The Fallout From...
Continuing Its Crypto Market Takeover, Binance Fires Up BNB Futures
7.2.2020
Binance adds 50x leverage BNB to its futures trading platform as the coin enjoys its altseason rally
Crypto Users Can Bet on the 2020 Election with a Futures Trading Product Called TRUMP
7.2.2020
Crypto traders can now trade a TRUMP crypto derivative product on the FTX exchange, betting on the outcome of the 2020 elections
Bitcoin’s New 2020 High, US Marshals Bitcoin Auction and More on the Bad Crypto Podcast
7.2.2020
You can also get your crypto news in audio format via the Bad Crypto Podcast. Here’s what happened on the latest episode
Crypto News Roundup for Feb. 7, 2020
7.2.2020
With bitcoin meeting new resistance at $9850, Markets Daily is back with our daily news roundup
Asian Crypto Conferences Are Being Delayed For Coronavirus Reasons
7.2.2020
Crypto conferences in Asia are delaying events for coronavirus reasons, including TOKEN2049 and Binance Blockchain Week Vietnam
Bitcoin ETFs in Japan: FSA Explains New Rules for Funds Investing in Cryptos
7.2.2020
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has explained to news.Bitcoin.com its recently adopted rules regarding the creation and sale of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Japan now has a crypto index, launched by major Japanese companies....
Tax Agents ‘Confiscate’ Bitcoin From Criminal but Keep the Coins in His Wallet
7.2.2020
The State Revenue Service of Latvia (SRS) has seized some bitcoins for the first time. The cryptocurrency, allegedly acquired through illegal means, is still being stored in the wallet set up by a criminal. Experts have expressed concerns about the risk of the money disappearing as officials...
Rewards-to-Crypto Plan May See Billions of USD Converted Into Bitcoin
7.2.2020
If the Cryptoverse is lucky, a new app could see billions of American rewards points converted into cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoin (BTC).
“The legacy payments infrastructure is ripe for disintermediation,” Jeff Sprecher, founder and CEO of Bakkt operator Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) told...
Switzerland to Require ID for Crypto Exchange Transactions Over $1K
7.2.2020
Switzerland lowers limit for unidentified crypto exchange transactions
Don't Get Too Excited About Crypto Mom's ICO Plan, Lawyer Warns
7.2.2020
Hester Peirce. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Blockland Solutions
An audacious proposal from the American Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC)’s so-called “crypto mom” Hester Peirce to end the nation’s initial coin offering (ICO) impasse could come to naught, warns a crypto...