2022-8-3 11:48 |
CoinAgenda gathers founders from great companies, investors and ideas in Las Vegas right before Money2020, and then six weeks later in Puerto Rico during Puerto Rico Blockchain Week with top-tier speakers on stage. origin »
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To mitigate austerity and resolve debt, Puerto Rico should follow in El Salvador’s footsteps and make bitcoin legal tender.
2022-2-1 02:00 | |
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Bitcoin billionaires are migrating en masse to Puerto Rico for the array of tax benefits that the region offers. Although the numbers are on the rise, the economic benefits for Puerto Rico remain divided.
2022-1-21 23:11 | |
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In recent times, tax breaks and a tropical island lifestyle seem to have lured bitcoiners to Puerto Rico. As the community expands, it draws more people from abroad and within the state. However, not everyone is pleased about this development.
2022-1-17 22:00 | |
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A mayor in Puerto Rico pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe of more than $100,000 in cash last week.
2021-12-9 11:50 | |
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Legislatures from Puerto Rico Island will hold meetings on the use of blockchain technology to cut corruption. The decision could underpin cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The island has been beset by corruption allegations and they believe blockchain technology will help reduce graft cases in the government.
2021-12-8 00:00 | |
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In August 2021, Beacon Pictures plans to begin filming the sitcom “Hold on for Dear Life” in Puerto Rico. A unique feature is that part of the profits from the motion picture will be tokenized on the Ethereum blockchain.
2021-3-25 20:46 | |
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FV Bank, a digital bank based in Puerto Rico, today announced that it has received permission from the Puerto Rico Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) to provide custody services for digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum.
2020-12-24 02:42 | |
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FV Bank says it has received permission from a Puerto Rico banking regulator to provide custody services for bitcoin, ether and more in the U.S.
2020-12-21 15:00 | |
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The level of freedoms that the U.S. has provides an argument for the country as the most crypto-friendly location, although Puerto Rico also has its benefits.
2020-11-23 03:32 | |
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Brock Pierce’s nonprofit and Binance say they are buying $1 million in personal protective equipment to help fight coronavirus in Puerto Rico.
2020-4-30 15:10 | |
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Brock Pierce’s nonprofit and Binance say they are buying $1 million in personal protective equipment to help fight coronavirus in Puerto Rico.
2020-5-1 15:10 | |
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Fourth Annual CoinAgenda Caribbean To Feature Crypto Pioneers and Legal Experts While Spotlighting Up-And-Coming Startup Founders. Speakers include: Brock Pierce, Co-Founder of EOS Alliance, BThe post CoinAgenda Caribbean Returns to Puerto Rico on Feb 26-27! appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-2-20 18:15 | |
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With massive earthquakes and a possible Tsunami warning for Puerto Rico, Bitcoin (BTC) billionaires like Brock Pierce have an opportunity to make good on promises made to transform the Caribbean island.
2020-1-7 18:30 | |
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Binance is making several changes to its list of assets recently. The company decided to delist several trading pairs from its list. Curiously, some of the assets that were removed include some of the tokens that were launched via the Binance Launchpad.
2019-10-1 22:50 | |
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Binance’s U.S. arm, Binance.US, opened account registration for Puerto Rico residents
2019-9-30 13:19 | |
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In a bid to build an “inclusive ecosystem”, US arm of leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced opening account registrations and verification services for Puerto Rico residents on Sunday, 29th September.
2019-9-30 12:00 | |
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Medici Bank is exploring new ways of becoming crypto-friendly, its CEO Ed Boyle has revealed. The bank which is located in Puerto Rico, a territory of the US, has said it is in the process of testing its virtual onboarding procedure that will comprise web portals as well as the application programing interface. The process […]
2019-9-27 00:32 | |
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Some in the crypto community have embraced moving to Puerto Rico for tax reasons. Our tax expert explains whether or not it is worth it
2019-9-22 21:10 | |
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Protests outside the door of Governor Ricardo Rosello continued for weeks, following a scandal from a leaked message with insensitive content.
2019-7-25 15:21 | |
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Brock Pierce remains one of the few entrepreneurs to have etched their name across various disconnected industries, including acting, gaming, and cryptocurrency. Pierce recently featured in an interview and shared his view towards approaching and surviving the crypto ecosystem.
2019-6-4 19:00 | |
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Arival Bank aims to serve crypto firms rejected by traditional banks and is crowdfunding $3 million on Circle's SeedInvest platform.
2019-5-31 11:00 | |
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A descendant of the famed Medici Italian banking family has opened a cryptocurrency-friendly bank in Puerto Rico.
2019-5-9 13:00 | |
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The IBM-backed developers behind Project Owl, winner of 2018’s Call For Code challenge, have successfully tested their rubber duck-based emergency WiFi network in Puerto Rico. And, with hurricane season quickly approaching, not a moment too soon.
2019-5-7 20:46 | |
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Puerto Rican Cryptocurrency Bank Opens For Business A bank that is dedicated to traders of cryptocurrency has now opened for business in Puerto Rico. The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT) has recently announced to have received their first client's deposit.
2019-4-3 01:17 | |
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The San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International (SJMBT), a new bank in Puerto Rico catering to cryptocurrency traders, is now fully operational. SJMBT announced its receipt of all appropriate licensing from Puerto Rican regulatory officials to begin offering “fiat and digital asset custody and settlement services,” which are “to be integrated with the trading platforms offered by its affiliate, the San Juan Mercantile Exchange (SJMX).
2019-4-3 00:47 | |
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Banking subsidiary of San Juan Mercantile Exchange begins operating following license acquisition
2019-4-2 17:27 | |
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A new Puerto Rico-based financial institution catering to traders of cryptocurrency has opened for business.
2019-4-2 12:00 | |
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Remember when Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg tried to show off his company’s clunky Spaces VR tech by taking a virtual tour of hurricane-hit Puerto Rico in 2017? This is nothing like that. The company has quietly been developing a revolutionary system to create virtual avatars of people that closely resemble them in their facial features and mannerisms.
2019-3-14 16:47 | |
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CryptoNinjas The San Juan Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (SJMX) and the San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International Corp. (SJMBT), today announced that SJMBT has received its license to operate from the Puerto Rico Office of the Commission of Financial Institutions (OCIF).
2019-3-12 14:37 | |
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On January 16, 2019, BitWage announced their partnership with Simply Efficient HR, a Texas-based payroll and human resources company to enable the payment of W2 employee and payroll taxes in bitcoin or ether.
2019-1-19 19:00 | |
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International cryptocurrency payroll service provider Bitwage has announced that it has partnered with Texas-based Simply Efficient HR. The move will allow companies to pay W2 employee and payroll taxes in all 50 U.
2019-1-17 18:57 | |
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Cryptocurrency payroll service Bitwage has partnered with Texas-based payroll and Human Relations firm Simply Efficient HR to help companies fund W2 Employees and payroll tax payments using crypto.
2019-1-16 05:22 | |
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Rumors about stablecoin Tether not being fully backed by dollar reserves are looking increasingly thin, according to the latest bank statements, which show that USDT is fully backed by dollar reserves.
2018-12-18 16:00 | |
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Tropizen, a cannabis producer from Puerto Rico, partnered with STO provider InPortal to hold a security token offering event.
2018-11-15 21:05 | |
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CoinText. io, an SMS-based platform that allows users to send and receive cryptocurrencies without a smartphone or internet connection, has added Taiwan, Hungary, Estonia, Puerto Rico, and Slovenia to its growing list of supported regions, according to a press release on October 30, 2018.
2018-10-31 16:00 | |
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Bitfinex Seeks (And Gets) Banking Services From The World’s 7th Largest Bank Earlier this week, as originally reported by Bloomberg, Puerto Rico’s Noble Bank was found to be on the verge of collapse, with sources claiming that the financial institution was looking to be bought out.
2018-10-7 22:55 | |
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Leading stablecoin cryptocurrency Tether and cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex have decided to leave their long term financial services provider, the Puerto Rico based Noble Bank and are considering working with another service provider.
2018-10-3 12:06 | |
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Noble Bank, the “non-fractional reserves” institution which was once the primary reserve bank for Tether (USDT), is facing competition from other banks amid claims it is “no longer profitable. ” Non-Fractional And Non-Profitable? As Bloomberg reports October 1, Noble, registered in Puerto Rico, is now seeking a buyer on the back of the back of lax revenues stemming from 2018’s prolonged cryptocurrency bear market.
2018-10-2 19:00 | |
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The days of the pump and dump ICO may be numbered: the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) is on the warpath, taking action against potentially dodgy cryptocurrency schemes.
2018-8-29 17:29 | |
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Puerto Rico has been in the news for all the wrong reasons recently. From the mayor being arrested on fraud charges, to theport, you’re met with bright colors, wide smiles, and vibrant energy which characterize the “Island of Enchantment” and its friendly, optimistic people.
2018-8-18 20:36 | |
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The Solareum team was present at the just concluded restart week in Rincon where the team is primed to turn Puerto Rico into an eco-friendly solar island for good. The Solareum team have also reached another remarkable milestone by getting their Solareum coin listed on four new exchanges.
2018-8-2 01:03 | |
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Bitcoin Press Release: Solareum attended Restart Week in Rincon. Solareum takes on philanthropic mission to turn Puerto Rico into an eco-friendly solar island. All while reaching a major milestone and being listed on 4 new exchanges.
2018-7-30 10:30 | |
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Child-actor, serial-entrepreneur, pre-YouTube content creator, MMORPG milker, early bitcoin adopter, and co-creator of two of the top ten cryptocurrencies — number-9 on Forbes’ Richest People in Crypto is donating his entire $1 billion fortune to rebuild Puerto Rico into Cryptopia.
2018-7-28 20:00 | |
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According to ABC, cryptocurrency billionaire Brock Pierce believes that he can help contribute to Puerto Rico’s economic development through investments in blockchain technology. Not only can blockchain technology help with immediate disaster relief for local Puerto Ricans, it can also contribute to their struggling economy and help the country to become an international hub of […]
2018-7-27 16:25 | |
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According to ABC, cryptocurrency billionaire Brock Pierce believes that he can help contribute to Puerto Rico’s economic development through investments in blockchain technology. Not only can blockchain technology help with immediate disaster relief for local Puerto Ricans, it can also contribute to their struggling economy and help the country to become an international hub of… The post Cryptocurrency Billionaire Brock Pierce Believes Blockchain Can Save Puerto Rico appeared first on UNHASHED.
2018-7-26 20:59 | |
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There is substantial controversy surrounding Tether, a cryptocurrency that claims to be pegged to the U. S. dollar. According to Tether, each Tether token is backed by one U.
2018-6-14 22:01 | |
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Hours before Spotify announced its 2025 Wrapped results, the odds on The Weeknd finishing third on Polymarket’s contract surged from 40% to 99%. Polymarket shared the news on X, framing it as proof that prediction markets work.
A new on-chain report from Lookonchain has reignited debate around Pump. fun’s treasury activity. But the team behind the memecoin launchpad is openly rejecting the claims, calling the circulating numbers “misinformation” and insisting the large transfers reflect internal treasury management, not cash-outs.
Democratic Senators pressed Mike Selig, President Trump’s nomination as the next head of the Commodity Future Trading Commission, about sports event contracts during a hearing before the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee today.
Unless it’s repealed, a new tax provision capping the losses gamblers can deduct at 90% takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026. Meanwhile, prediction markets are rising in prominence. A potential result of this dynamic: A migration of big gamblers — professionals and whales, alike — from regulated sportsbooks to prediction markets in the new year.
Just days after announcing a deal with Polymarket, PrizePicks has launched prediction markets through a partnership with Kalshi, Polymarket’s main adversary. Kalshi prediction markets are now available on the PrizePicks app.
Massachusetts has become the latest to state to warn sports betting licensees about getting too deep into the prediction markets business. In a letter to operators, Massachusetts Gaming Commission executive director Dean Serpa writes, “Please accept this letter as notice that you are prohibited from offering sports-related event contracts in Massachusetts, directly or via an […] The post Massachusetts Issues Stern Warning To Sportsbooks About Prediction Market Plans appeared first on DeFi Rate.
Polymarket has relaunched in a limited beta in the U. S. , announcing that it is letting a small number of American users trade contracts on outcomes for sports, politics, pop culture, and more. Founder Shayne Coplan confirmed the news at Cantor Fitzgerald’s Crypto and AI Infrastructure Conference in Miami, calling the U.