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Airport Gold Seizure in Amsterdam Points to Bitcoin Utility for Private, Borderless Travel

7.3.2020
A 27-year-old Brazilian man was arrested at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam Friday for failing to declare 15 kilograms of gold bars to customs, according to local reports. After failing to provide a convincing explanation as to how he acquired the gold, the traveler flying from Rio de Janeiro to Hong...

Finnish Customs Puzzled on what to do with 15M Euro Seized in Bitcoin

25.2.2020
The Finnish Customs service is puzzling over what to do with seized 1,666 bitcoins as their value has soared almost 2,000% to over $15 million

Indonesian Customs Joins IBM’s Blockchain Supply Chain Platform

20.2.2020
The Indonesian customs department will become the 11th customs authority to join the TradeLens consortium

UK Tax Agency to Pay $100K for Blockchain Surveillance Software

21.1.2020
On January 17, the UK tax agency Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published a job opportunity for a private contractor to design a cryptocurrency blockchain analysis tool. According to the listing, the contract is for one year and HMRC will pay the contractor $100,000 for software...

Britain’s Tax Authority Updates Crypto Guidelines

4.11.2019
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has updated its guidelines on the taxation of transactions involving crypto assets. The United Kingdom’s tax authority clarifies its stance on cryptocurrencies and explains which taxes apply to specific activities carried out by business entities...

Here’s How Belarus Pressures Russia to Legalize Cryptocurrencies

7.10.2019
Relations between Belarus and Russia have always been quite complicated. The union the two close allies created has faced all kinds of challenges over its 20 plus years of existence. Now cryptocurrency is becoming a new apple of discord, as Minsk has taken a relatively friendly approach...

Customs Agents Seize Crypto Mining Units Smuggled out of Mongolia

2.10.2019
Russian customs seizes cryptocurrency mining devices at Mongolian border

IBM-Maersk Logistics Blockchain to Be Used by Thai Customs Department

30.8.2019
The Customs Department of Thailand will begin trialing IBM and Maersk's TradeLens blockchain platform for international shipping

Thai Customs Department Plans to Use IBM’s Tradelens to Track Shipping

30.8.2019
Thailand’s Customs Department plans to use IBM’s Tradelens blockchain solution at ports

deVerge CEO Lauds HM Revenue & Customs Authority’s Move To Gather Crypto Trading Records

15.8.2019
The crypto industry and regulators have a bittersweet affair across the globe, a tussle that seems to be going nowhere yet. However, things have been moving either way in many regions, including the United Kingdom. Recently, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) department sent letters to a few crypto...

Anti-Corruption Group Proves Crypto’s True Power: You Can’t Confiscate Math

14.8.2019
Last week in Russia, state agents tore apart the offices of FBK, a privately funded anti-corruption foundation, freezing group assets and more than 100 bank accounts. Officials are using suspicion of money laundering as justification for targeting the largely bitcoin-funded group, possibly in a...

JP Morgan Chase Ship Busted: Cocaine, Banks and the Failed Drug War

11.7.2019
A ship seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency in June carrying over 15,000 kilos of cocaine has now been tied to JP Morgan Chase’s asset management unit. Officially the company does not exercise any operational control of the vessel, but some serious questions are raised when...