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Israel’s Bitcoin Investors Unable to Pay Taxes Due to Deposit Refusal by Banks
7.8.2019
The Bitcoin investors in Israel are finding it hard to pay their taxes because Israeli banks are refusing to accept deposits acquired from digital currency investment returns. As reported yesterday by Israel’s local news outlet Haaretz, the banks in Israel are worried that the profits gained from...
Online Sentiment Toward Crypto Market in 2019 — Attitudes Are Positive
7.8.2019
Barring some mainstream media articles, most crypto-oriented content online present the industry in a good light, social media platforms driving sentiment change
PR: Roger Ver Joins OmniSparx as Investor and Advisor With Goal to Boost BCH Community
7.8.2019
OmniSparx.io, – an innovative blockchain community engagement platform, has announced an investment from Roger Ver. As part of the investment, Ver will become an advisor to OmniSparx, and Bitcoin.com will use the OmniSparx platform to grow its community and deepen community collaboration.
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Indian Tax Authority Sends Probing Questions to Crypto Owners – Experts Weigh In
7.8.2019
As the Indian government deliberates on the country’s crypto policy, the tax authority continues to send out letters with lengthy, probing questions to crypto owners. News.Bitcoin.com talked to industry experts to find out the implications of these letters, what people can do when receiving...
How to Shuffle BCH and Keep Your Transactions Private With Cashshuffle
6.8.2019
As blockchain surveillance becomes more prevalent, cryptocurrency advocates have created ways to make digital currency transactions more private. Bitcoin Cash (BCH) has an application called Cashshuffle, which allows users to shuffle their BCH with other fractions of BCH to obfuscate...
Bitcoin and Ether Lender BlockFi Raises $18.3 Million Series A
6.8.2019
Winklevoss Capital, Galaxy Digital, and ConsenSys funded the crypto lender's latest round
Coinbase Considering Addition of 8 New Digital Assets Including ATOM and DASH
6.8.2019
Coinbase, one of the leading crypto exchanges in the world, is considering the inclusion of eight new crypto assets on its platform. This list of new assets includes Dash (DASH), Cosmos (ATOM), Decred (DCR), Algorand (ALGO), Harmony (ONE), Matic Network (MATIC), Waves (WAVES), and Ontology (ONT)....
Market Outlook: Trade Wars and Filthy Fiat Battles Fuel Crypto Prices
5.8.2019
A slew of digital currencies have gathered decent gains over the last 48 hours and the entire market capitalization now stands at around $308 billion. Moreover, cryptocurrency trade volumes have kicked up a notch, capturing $66 billion in swaps over the last day. Overall, speculators think...
Alpha Wallet Receives $1.2 Million Through Pre Series-A Funding
5.8.2019
The digital currency mobile wallet based on Ethereum blockchain popularly known as Alpha wallet has received USD 1.2 million through pre-series funding as per a report published on 5th August. The investors include some of the big names like HashKey, Fenbushi, and LongHash. HashKey Capital...
SEC Commissioner: US Could Draw Crypto Policy From These Countries
5.8.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could learn from other countries when finalizing its own crypto regulation, Commissioner Hester Peirce explains. While highlighting peculiar and notable features of the U.S. system, the commissioner emphasizes cross-border considerations, detailing...
Goldman-Backed Apple Card Restricts Cryptocurrency Purchases
4.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies cannot be purchased with the new Apple credit card according to the American multinational technology company’s recently published customer agreement guidelines. The Apple card’s restrictions indicate that the company’s partner, Goldman Sachs, is leery toward...
Banks Stopped Walmart Bank – Now the Retail Giant Hits Back With Crypto
2.8.2019
On August 1, it was discovered that the giant retail corporation Walmart has patented plans for a stablecoin that’s backed by U.S. dollars. If released into the wild, the USD-based cryptocurrency would be issued to select Walmart retailers and partners while the patent’s description...
UK Judge Strikes Out Craig Wright’s Libel Lawsuit Against Roger Ver
1.8.2019
According to documents from the U.K.’s High Court of Justice published on July 31, a judge has denied Craig Wright’s libel lawsuit against Roger Ver. Wright filed the charge against Ver when the early bitcoin investor told the public he believed Wright was a “liar and...
Collective #537
1.8.2019
The Real Dark Web * A Message to GitHub * Truths about digital accessibility * What I Like About Vue
Collective #537 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Indian Government Updates Parliament on Crypto Plans
1.8.2019
The Indian parliament has repeatedly asked the finance minister about the government’s plans for cryptocurrency. In July alone, the Ministry of Finance answered three sets of questions: two in Rajya Sabha, the upper house, and one in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament. Also read:...
Pre-Register for Bitcoin.com’s New Crypto Exchange to Win Bitcoin Cash Prizes
1.8.2019
Over the last few years, Bitcoin.com has striven to make digital assets more accessible to everyone in the world. In June we launched our peer-to-peer bitcoin cash marketplace Local.Bitcoin.com and this September we’re launching our very own exchange with over 50 trading pairs. Today...
NBA and ‘CryptoKitties’ Creator Team Up to Launch In-Game Collectables
31.7.2019
You can now buy in-season highlights from the NBA's biggest stars via the creators of CryptoKitties
US Lawmakers Begin to Realize that They Cannot Ban Bitcoin
31.7.2019
Ever since its inception, Bitcoin (BTC) has divided the people into its supporters and opponents. In fact, there are many out there who want it to be completely banned, especially the regulators and the critics of the cryptocurrency. But is it practically possible to impose a ban on Bitcoin?...
Securitize Announced Tenth On-Chain Digital Asset Through Its Platform
31.7.2019
The security token start-up based in San Francisco, Securitize backed by Coinbase has announced the launch of the tenth on-chain digital asset. The start-up assists Coinbase and other firms in creating tokens or tokenization of assets and securities. The start-up entered into the digital asset...
Indian Finance Minister Addresses Crypto Proposal – Industry Responds
31.7.2019
India’s finance minister has broken silence and talked about the crypto draft bill and report her department is examining which propose to ban cryptocurrencies. While she views the report as “very futuristic and well-thought-out,” the crypto industry sees it as flawed...