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Crypto payment gateway CoinsPaid suspects Lazarus Group in $37M hack
27.7.2023
CoinsPaid said it is now working with Estonian law enforcement and several blockchain security firms are assisting to minimize the impact of the July 22 exploit
Charting Bitcoin’s Predictable Course: A Comprehensive Review of the Next 29 Reward Halvings
22.7.2023
In under 280 days, Bitcoin’s blockchain will undergo its fourth reward halving event, slicing the block subsidy from 6.25 BTC to 3.125 BTC. The crypto community is abuzz with chatter, contemplating how these substantial decreases in block rewards will transpire over the ensuing two decades...
Bitcoin miners hedging with recent sell-offs - Bitfinex report
19.7.2023
All-time high hashrates and mining difficulty indicates that miners are bullish on Bitcoin, while recent sell-offs could be a means to hedge positions
Stock-to-Flow Analyst Plan B Predicts Bitcoin’s Price to Reach $40K-$50K at Halving
18.7.2023
In about nine months, expected near April 24, 2024, Bitcoin is set to experience its fourth block reward halving. Many supporters and market observers anticipate a price increase prior to the event. According to an anonymous market analyst known as Plan B, bitcoin’s price could ascend...
US Authorities Accuse Former Security Engineer of Siphoning $9 Million From Defi Platform
13.7.2023
Authorities in the United States recently revealed that law enforcement has arrested Shakeeb Ahmed for “wire fraud and money laundering in connection with his attack on a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange.” The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York suggested that...
Bitcoin’s 2024 Halving Presents New Challenges: A Deep Dive Into the Future of Mining Rewards
7.7.2023
As we wrap up the initial six months of 2023, the Bitcoin network inches closer to a significant milestone — the impending block reward halving, which lies just under 300 days ahead. Projections indicate that this event is slated to take place between April 21 and 27, 2024, leading to...
June 2023 Mining Stats: Bitcoin Hashrate and Difficulty Reach New Peaks While Revenue Lags
2.7.2023
Over the past 30 days, bitcoin miners discovered 4,324 block rewards during the month of June, with approximately 37 mining pools dedicating hashrate to the blockchain. The blockchain achieved two milestones in June, as the network reached an all-time high in hashrate on June 11, and three days...
US Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Supports Plan to Eliminate IRS and ‘Break the Swamp’
30.6.2023
In an interview this week, Ron DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida and a presidential candidate, revealed his support to eliminate several federal agencies should he win the general election. Among the entities he mentioned were the U.S. departments of Education, Commerce and Energy,...
2024 US Presidential Candidate Ron DeSantis Says IRS Is ‘Corrupt,’ Insisting America Needs ‘Something Totally Different’
28.5.2023
Florida’s 46th Governor, Ron DeSantis, recently declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency in 2024 and has since participated in several interviews. While conversing with Dana Loesch on The Dana Show, DeSantis criticized the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a “corrupt...
IRS, Chainalysis and Ukraine Targeting Russian Crypto Sanctions Evaders Jointly
11.5.2023
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service and crypto investigations company Chainalysis are working with Ukraine to target Russian oligarchs using crypto to evade sanctions
8 smart strategies for effectively explaining a blockchain scaling solution
11.5.2023
Non-experts are much more likely to grasp the value of a scaling solution if it’s related to something they already understand
How the IRS seized $10B worth of crypto using blockchain analytics
11.5.2023
A public-private partnership with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis has played a key role in helping the Internal Revenue Service solve cryptocurrency-related crimes
Robinhood's Q1 crypto revenue drops 30% from the previous year
11.5.2023
The money coming in for the trading app's crypto business reached $38 million over the first quarter of 2023, down from $54 million in Q1 2022
What is profit and loss (PnL) and how to calculate it
5.5.2023
PnL refers to the financial gain or loss from buying and selling cryptocurrencies. To calculate it, use various method like the FIFO, LIFO, YTD, and more!
Coinbase remains '100% committed' to US market: Armstrong
5.5.2023
The Coinbase CEO has a lot of faith in Congress in making a “clear rule book” for crypto firms to follow. But the SEC? Not so much
Coinbase share price spikes 7.9% as Q1 results beat expectations
5.5.2023
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called the quarter a "turning point" for the company as it worked towards a more "financially disciplined" firm
Report: Kenya to Start Levying Tax on Revenue Earned by Crypto Exchanges
29.4.2023
According to regulations published by the country’s treasury secretary, global crypto exchanges used by Kenya’s estimated 4 million users will start paying a 1.5% tax on revenues earned. Tax-Avoiding Digital Asset Platforms The Kenyan Treasury has said it will start levying taxes...
UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending
28.4.2023
The proposed regulatory changes seek to simplify how DeFi returns are taxed and reduce the “administrative burden” for taxpayers
Report: US Revenue Collector IRS to Send Four Crypto Crime Investigation Agents Abroad
24.4.2023
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is planning to send investigators to four countries where they are expected to tackle the use of crypto and decentralized finance products in global financial and tax crimes. According to the tax collector’s spokesperson, the IRS will be able to determine...
March Bitcoin Mining Stats Show Climbing Revenue and Hashrate Highs
1.4.2023
According to statistics, 4,498 blocks have been mined in the last 30 days, creating 28,112 new bitcoins over the past month. Bitcoin’s network hashrate has been around 341 exahash per second (EH/s) during the last 2,016 blocks or the last two weeks. This month, the mining pools Foundry...