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U.S. Congressional Probe Identifies Possible Gaps in Deutsche Bank’s Money Laundering Controls
6.9.2019
A decade or so ago, German banking giant Deutsche Bank AG was counted among the biggest banks in the world, but the financial crisis of 2008 hit the bank hard. Since the financial crisis, the bank has struggled to put its business into top gear again, and now it is faced with a legal issue...
Bitcoin ETF: How SEC Exemptions Help Firms Offer Interim Products
6.9.2019
There are several exemptions the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) offers that allow companies to launch their bitcoin investment products without registration. While waiting for the SEC to approve their bitcoin ETF, some firms have taken advantage of these exemptions to offer...
Crypto Traders Mull Binance Alternatives As U.S. Ban Looms
3.9.2019
Less than 10 days left until major crypto exchange Binance closes its main trading platform for U.S. residents, while the exact date when the American branch of the company, Binance.US will launch is unknown. As the exchange remains tight-lipped about the possible transitional period, local traders...
‘We’re Going to Find You’ – How Undercover Agents Trade Prison Time for Bitcoins
2.9.2019
An Australian national living in Boulder, Colorado was slammed with a one year and a day prison sentence last month for trading bitcoins. An August 23 statement from the Colorado U.S. District Attorney’s Office states that Emilio Testa, 32, was charged with money laundering, and claims Testa...
Why the Birth of Bitcoin Can Be Traced Back to 1971
1.9.2019
The world economy is a complex system that has undergone many different phases in the past century. As strange as it may sound today, there have been times when banking crises were rare, pay was rising alongside productivity, and the U.S. dollar would buy a certain amount of pure gold. Despite...
Crypto Salaries Gain Regulatory Recognition Around the World
29.8.2019
Salaries paid in decentralized digital coins have become a norm across the crypto industry, but there’s really no reason why cryptocurrencies can’t be used for remuneration by businesses in other sectors as well. In many jurisdictions that should be legal even in the absence...
Reformed BTC Maximalist Erik Finman Proves the Value of Unschooling
28.8.2019
A 12-year-old, future unschooling advocate at an Occupy Wall Street protest learns about Bitcoin while running from the cops. He invests. Later, the independent Erik Finman will become the supposed “world’s youngest bitcoin millionaire” at age 18. That’s not where the story...
U.S. Air Force Partners with SIMBA Chain for Security Initiatives
28.8.2019
Recently, the United States Air Force initiated two blockchain-focused deals. As per the latest announcement, SIMBA Chain will now be used in one of their manufacturing traceability projects. SIMBA Chain, the premier US-based cloud-based, blockchain as a service (BaaS) solution provider, has been...
Cryptocurrency Exchange and Brokerage ShortHop, is now Operating in Seven U.S. States
27.8.2019
ShortHop, Cryptocurrency brokerage and exchange is currently operating in further seven U.S. states enabling its clients to work with order books of many trading platforms by utilizing a single window. ShortHop is presently open in Massachusetts, Indiana, New Jersey, Nevada, Arizona, Rhode Island...
The White House Just Blamed Bitcoin for America’s Opiate Crisis
24.8.2019
The opioid epidemic is the new devil Bitcoin is being blamed for inflaming, to be added to the already long list of heinous crimes crypto is supposedly responsible for, like terrorism, money laundering, and trafficking. While it’s painfully clear that the U.S. dollar is a much more common...
US Treasury Blacklists Bitcoin, Litecoin Addresses of Chinese ‘Drug Kingpins’
21.8.2019
The U.S. Treasury's OFAC has put bitcoin and litecoin addresses of three Chinese nationals on its sanctions list, the second time the agency has blacklisted crypto wallets
As US Expands Subprime Mortgage Program, Is a New Crisis Looming?
19.8.2019
The Federal Housing Administration, a division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has recently adopted new guidelines widening the scope of condo purchases eligible for lower down payment loans insured by the government. While that could lead to more members of certain social...
Bitcoin History Part 15: Silk Road Is Born
18.8.2019
Silk Road launched in February 2011 as the darknet’s first bitcoin-based marketplace. Within four months, it would be the darknet’s most notorious site whose reputation extended all the way to the U.S. Senate. The origins of the drugs marketplace can be traced back further, however,...
IRS Revoking Passports Shows How Government Erodes Everything We Hold Dear
17.8.2019
If you have outstanding tax debt, the IRS may now want to take your passport. For U.S. crypto holders still waiting on promised IRS guidelines for filing — especially those overseas who may have missed these warning memos — the over 400,000 agency notifications issued since February...
U.S. division of Binance Crypto Exchange could go Live before November, According to Its CEO, CZ
17.8.2019
The leading crypto Exchange, Binance’s U.S. division could go live ahead in November as indicated by its CEO, Changpeng Zhao. Moreover, the managed fiat to crypto exchange will provide its service to its American clients, who are progressively getting avoided from different exchanges. Currently...
Ron Paul Slams Fednow Payment System and Encourages Crypto Competition
15.8.2019
Ron Paul, the muckraking former congressman from Texas, is stirring things up once again, this time taking aim at the new real-time digital payment system proposed last week by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Presented as an innovative solution by government and media voices, the cryptosphere received...
Disgruntled Investor Appeals to U.S. SEC Guidelines in Class Action Suit Against Ripple
13.8.2019
A class action suit has appealed to SEC guidelines to make its case that Ripple sold XRP as an unregistered security
Why do Crypto-Related Surveys in the U.S. Paint Different Pictures?
9.8.2019
Several different surveys, the results of which have come out since last year, have shown mixed feelings when it comes to how American’s view cryptocurrency – while some surveys suggest more positive results, others paint a bleak picture. Where does the discrepancy come from? As various surveys...
North Carolina Congressman Reintroduces Crypto Tax Bill
7.8.2019
Reintroduced cryptocurrency tax legislation is taking aim at the IRS's current code
Currency War Erupts as US and China Bring Out the Big Guns
6.8.2019
What started out as a trade dispute between the world’s two largest economies is now a full-blown currency war as the U.S. and China bring their big guns to the battlefield. The impact on the global financial markets was immediate and severe, driving up safe-haven assets as ordinary people...