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Ethereum Blockchain Welcomes Bitcoin-Backed Stablecoin to Ledger for Tokenized BTC with WBTC
Bitcoin is the oldest and original cryptocurrency of the industry, but it now has a significant role on the Ethereum blockchain as well. Though there are plenty of stablecoins attached to the United States Dollar, and there are other countries establishing them as well with their local currencies, Ethereum has something completely different. Now, Wrapped […] дальше »
2019-1-31 18:25 | |
Florida Judge Overturns Ruling That Bitcoin Isn’t ‘Money’
A Florida appeals court has overturned a ruling that acquitted a Localbitcoins trader of money laundering and working as an unlicensed money transmitter. Bitcoin No Longer ‘Poker Chips’? As local news outlet Miami Herald reported January 30, Michell Espinoza, who sold bitcoin worth around $1350 to an undercover police detective in 2014, will now face a jury. дальше »
2019-1-31 18:00 | |
Kazakhstan Leverages Blockchain Technology Kindergarten Administration
Blockchain technology will be used to manage waiting lists for kindergartens in Kazakhstan, reports local Kazakh news outlet Elorda Info, on January 29, 2019. Blockchain Makes its Way into Kindergartens Kazakhstan seems to be implementing blockchain technology from grass root levels quite literally; a report by a local media outlet posits that the nation willRead MoreRead More. дальше »
2019-1-31 22:00 | |
Casino Banking in PayPal and Bitcoin – A Comparison
Making deposits and withdrawing payouts has become easier than ever before. Online gamers have a variety of safe and reliable payment options to choose available in a multiple currencies. Players can conveniently handle banking using a number of international and local methods. дальше »
2019-1-31 21:52 | |
Markets Update: Top Crypto Assets Open 2019 With Slow Month of Trading
The leading cryptocurrency markets have seen a slow start to the year, with the top three markets by capitalization shedding between 10% and 37% since early January’s local highs. January has also seen volatility in market cap rankings, with XRP and ETH competing for the second largest crypto asset capitalization, and EOS, USDT, and BCH […] The post Markets Update: Top Crypto Assets Open 2019 With Slow Month of Trading appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2019-1-30 11:45 | |
Croatia’s City of Zagreb Set to Integrate Blockchain Technology
Several firms including Deloitte, Omega Software, and others have submitted proposals to authorities in the city of Zagreb to enable them to develop distributed ledger technology (DLT) based solutions that would handle the day-to-day processes of the region, reported local news source Vecernji on January 29, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-30 06:00 | |
Charges Filed Against California Nurse for Selling Illegal Narcotics for Bitcoin
In Rancho Cordova of California, a local nurse has been apprehended by authorities, who have charged her with the sale of illegal narcotics, performed through markets on the dark web. The police allege that the nurse’s name was Farmacy41, and she managed to spread the sales through three markets, raking in over 200 BTC. The […] дальше »
2019-1-30 01:39 | |
Premier Belarus Bank to Launch Crypto Exchange Despite Bear Markets
Belarusbank, the largest bank in Belarus, has reportedly revealed plans to launch a cryptocurrency exchange regardless of the ongoing crypto winter that has triggered more than 80 percent drop in the price of bitcoin, this according to local news source, BelTA, January 28, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-29 14:00 | |
Living on Bitcoin Day 7: A Supposedly Fun Thing I’d Definitely Do Again
This is the seventh instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 , on Day 3 , onDay 4, on Day 5 and on Day 6. дальше »
2019-1-29 01:51 | |
Taiwanese Authorities Arrest over a Dozen Suspects for Bitcoin Scam Scheme
Police in Taipei has apprehended 15 suspects involved in a scam initial coin offering (ICO) scheme known as IBCoins, which generated nearly $8. 13 million for the bad actors since September 2018, local news source, Focus Taiwan reported on January 26, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-28 18:00 | |
Report: India Finalizing Crypto Regulatory Framework
The Indian government has reportedly confirmed that the report containing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies by an inter-ministerial committee is being finalized. This confirmation is in response to a Right to Information filing by a local news outlet. дальше »
2019-1-28 06:30 | |
Report: Indian Government Finalizing Crypto Regulatory Framework
The Indian government has reportedly confirmed that the report containing a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies by an inter-ministerial committee is being finalized. This confirmation is in response to a Right to Information filing by a local news outlet. дальше »
2019-1-28 06:30 | |
Mobile Bitcoin Wallet BRD Raises $15 Million, Plans for Expansion in Asia
Cryptocurrency mobile wallet provider BRD wants to accelerate its international expansion, and it has secured $15 million to do it. The Series B funding round was raised from SBI Crypto Investment, a subsidiary of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings. дальше »
2019-1-26 20:04 | |
How Distributed Technology Can Help Regional Currencies
Central governments often prohibit the circulation of regional ‘certificates,’ bills or other forms of money, arguing that these can devolve control over national monetary systems. At the same time, authorities are often unaware of the economic effects of introducing local currencies. дальше »
2019-1-25 18:44 | |
CoinZest Airdrop Event Goes Wrong, Customers Receive $5.3 Million Worth of Crypto
CoinZest, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has been left with no choice but to roll back all transactions on its servers after it mistakenly airdropped bitcoin and altcoins amounting to $5. 3 million to its clients, instead of the intended We Game tokens (WGT), according to local news source, CoindeskKorea on January 19, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-23 14:00 | |
Romanian Authorities Now Require Bitcoin Traders to Pay a Ten Percent Tax on Earnings
The Romanian tax authority has amended the country’s tax laws to make it mandatory for cryptocurrency traders to pay a ten percent income tax if they generate more than 600 Romanian ron annually from their trading operations, according to a local newspaper, Ziarul Financiar on January 22, 2019. Romanian Hodlers Now Required To Pay Ten Percent […] дальше »
2019-1-23 06:44 | |
Living on Bitcoin Day 6: An Artist, a Dev and a Moon Boy Walk Into a Bar…
This is the fifth instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him earlier on Day 1 , on Day 2 , on Day 3 , onDay 4 and on Day 5. дальше »
2019-1-23 01:05 | |
Romania Imposes 10% Tax on Cryptocurrency Earnings
Romania has amended its tax laws, allowing it to start taxing gains from bitcoin investments at a rate of 10 percent. The improved fiscal code legislation categorizes earnings generated from buying and selling cryptocurrencies as “income from other sources” and therefore subject to income tax, local media reports. дальше »
2019-1-22 21:22 | |
Swedish Trader Expects to Pay 300% of Crypto Profits to Tax Agency
According to local media, a Swedish cryptocurrency trader is anticipating receiving a tax bill of approximately $1 million after conducting approximately $2. 9 million worth of trades across tens of thousands of transactions made since 2014. дальше »
2019-1-22 17:50 | |
The end of Anonymous Bitcoin Trading in the Netherlands Has Finally Arrived
Authorities in the Netherlands want to force cryptocurrency exchanges and crypto service providers to obtain licenses that would ban anonymous cryptocurrency trading, local news outlet Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (NOS) reported on January 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-22 06:00 | |
Indonesian Ride-Sharing Platform Go-Jek and Coins.ph Bitcoin Wallet Partner to Enter Philippines Market
Go-Jek has been working to enter the Philippines market for the last month but has finally discovered that they cannot be victorious, citing foreign ownership concerns as their barrier. However, the Indonesian ride-sharing platform has decided to move on to other progress, as they establish a partnership between themselves and Coins.ph. Coins.ph is a local […] дальше »
2019-1-21 17:23 | |
Taiwanese Authorities Charge Seven Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Organizers
The Taiwanese authorities have officially pressed charges against the seven fraudsters who were arrested in June last year for allegedly running a bitcoin-powered Ponzi scheme, reported local news source Focus Taiwan on January 18, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-21 16:00 | |
Denmark Investigating Bitcoin Exchanges to Find Tax Defaulters is Troubling
Denmark’s tax agency has received the council’s permission to scrutinize three local crypto exchanges. Skat in its Monday press release confirmed that it would obtain information on traders who were investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin between 2016 and 2018. дальше »
2019-1-21 16:00 | |
Moonday Mornings: Dark Web Bitcoin transactions doubled in 2018
If you didn’t notice, today is Monday, January 21, which means two things. One, it’s time for another Moonday Mornings; and two, it’s the most depressing day of the year – apparently. Goodthing we have a wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain news for you. дальше »
2019-1-21 11:35 | |
Indonesian Unicorn Go-Jek Acquires Majority Stake in Filipino Crypto Wallet
Indonesian unicorn Go-Jek has announced a partnership between the company’s payments platform, Go-Pay, and Filipino cryptocurrency wallet Coins. ph. Local media has reported that the deal will see Coins. дальше »
2019-1-21 21:30 | |
Chile to Start Taxing Cryptocurrency Earnings in Second Quarter of 2019
Chile is to start taxing cryptocurrencies in April, when taxpayers pay their yearly income taxes, but it’s unclear at what rate. According to local media reports, the country’s revenue authority has included crypto assets in the Annual Income Tax Returns form, which will be declared as “other own income and/or third-party income from companies that […] The post Chile to Start Taxing Cryptocurrency Earnings in Second Quarter of 2019 appeared first on Bitcoin News. дальше »
2019-1-20 00:58 | |
Venezuela: First Bitcoin ATM Opens ‘In 2 Weeks’ Amid Localbitcoins Shutdown Reports
Venezuela, the country seeing new Bitcoin trade volume records on an almost weekly basis, is to get its first ever Bitcoin ATM. Cryptobuyer: ATM Already In Caracas In an interview with local radio and news media network Union Radio, Jorge Farias, CEO of Panama-based Cryptobuyer, said the machine had already arrived in the country’s capital Caracas. дальше »
2019-1-19 23:00 | |
Taiwan Indicts Seven Allegedly Fraudulent Bitcoin Investment Managers
Taiwan: local media reports that seven people who allegedly managed a fraudulent crypto investment scheme have been indicted
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Taiwanese Crypto Con Artists Arrested for $51 Million Bitcoin Investment Scam, Violated Country’s MLM Policies
A Group of Bitcoin con artists in Taipei, Taiwan, have recently been charged by the police for creating a crypto scam that took millions of dollars from investors. Both foreign and local investors were fooled according to The Next’s Web’s Hard Fork, which has also reported on this story. The scam began on October 2016 […] дальше »
2019-1-18 23:03 | |
Crypto Cards Are Legal in Russia, According to the Finance Ministry
Using cryptocurrency debit cards to pay for goods and services does not contradict Russian law, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev was quoted as saying by local media. He believes these transactions are legal as the seller receives the money in Russian rubles. дальше »
2019-1-18 22:01 | |
Bitcoin con artists charged with $51M investment scam
In Taipei, a group of Bitcoin con artists have been charged with running an elaborate cryptocurrency scam that defrauded local and foreign investors out of millions of dollars. Authorities formally charged a 47-year-old man surnamed Lin, along with six accomplices, with violating Taiwan‘s Banking and Multi-Level Marketing Supervision acts with a fake Bitcoin investment scam, reports FocusTaiwan. дальше »
2019-1-18 16:03 | |
Coinstar Kiosk Maker Partners with Coinme Bitcoin ATM Startup to Bring Crypto to Grocery Stores
Coinstar, a company that establishes kiosks for changing loose change to gift cards and Coinme, a crypto ATM company, have teamed up to bring the ease of buying cryptocurrency to local supermarkets. As a result of this partnership, bitcoin will be available for purchase from a number of Coinstar outlets in Safeway and Albertsons stores […] дальше »
2019-1-17 21:16 | |
Bitwage Service Adds Payroll Tax Payment Funding Options for U.S. Businesses
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. дальше »
2019-1-16 05:22 | |
Living On Bitcoin Day 2: Being “Unbanked” Has Been Easy … But Also Hard
This is the second instalment of reporter Colin Harper's "Living on Bitcoin" experience in San Francisco. Find out what happened to him on Day 1 here. I woke up on Christian’s couch stiff-necked and cotton-mouthed. дальше »
2019-1-16 22:54 | |
Denmark’s Tax Agency to Collect Information About Bitcoin Traders
Danish tax authorities will soon be going after cryptocurrency traders in the country and beyond. The plan is to collect data from local bitcoin exchanges in order to verify if citizens who have traded digital assets have paid the right taxes. дальше »
2019-1-15 03:50 | |
IOTA Launches Iri 1.6.0 with Local Snapshots for Network Nodes
Network node operators in IOTA previously had to store the full transaction history, swelling the size of their operations. The IOTA Foundation has addressed these problems with the IRI 1. 6. 0 which will introduce local snapshots to the network. дальше »
2019-1-15 00:34 | |
Only 7 out of 21 Crypto Exchanges Pass South Korean Government Audit
The South Korean Government recently conducted a security audit on 21 Cryptocurrency exchanges and according to a local news story published on January 10, 2019, only seven of them passed the audit. The audit took place between September and December 2018 and out of the 21 surveyed, Bithumb, Coinone, and Korbit, along with four others, made the grade. дальше »
2019-1-13 10:00 | |
Mongolia Will See At Least 1000 New Bitcoin Miners In 2019
Participants in Mongolia’s Bitcoin mining industry plan to significantly expand the scope of their operations, local media report January 11. Japan’s Ginco Doubles Down On Mongolia The East Asian country, known for its cheap electricity and being home to the world’s northernmost desert, will see one of its miners almost treble in size this year alone, despite the ongoing Bitcoin bear market. дальше »
2019-1-12 05:00 | |
Canada’s First All-Crypto Legal Firm Opens Its Doors to Global Clientele
Technology lawyer Addison Cameron-Huff launched his new, Toronto-based, all-crypto legal firm on January 3, 2019, Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, as a statement of his commitment to working for and promoting Bitcoin and cryptocurrency-based businesses. дальше »
2019-1-11 21:17 | |
French Tobacco Shops Start Selling Bitcoin Despite Regulatory Uncertainty
Despite the regulatory uncertainty, several tobacco shops in Paris start selling Bitcoin following a November partnership with local crypto startup
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Ukraine’s Central Bank Official Says “Too Much regulation” Stagnates Cryptocurrency Growth in the State
Vidyakin, the Director of the Department of Strategy and reforms at the National bank of Ukraine (NBU) has reportedly opined that too many regulators are being given the authority to regulate cryptos and fintech; he believes the situation is adversely affecting the industry, as per local news source LetKnow on January 8, 2018. дальше »
2019-1-10 14:00 | |
Bitcoin [BTC] Easier to be Accessed for the French: 6500 Tobacco Shops to Sell
Led by Keplerk fintech French group – Adil Zakhar together with the other co-founder’s have commenced the project of making Bitcoin [BTC] buying available in Tobacco Shops in France. “Some people find it complicated to get bitcoins on-line,” Zakhar said . дальше »
2019-1-10 23:46 | |
Kidnappers Ask for 9 Million Euros in Monero [XMR] as Ransom for Norwegian Billionaire’s Wife
Local news outlet Vg. com reported that 68-year-old Anne-Elisabeth, the wife of a Norwegian billionaire went missing from her home at Fjellhamar on October 31. The police suspect that she has been kidnapped after the alleged kidnappers asked for a 9-million-euro ransom. дальше »
2019-1-9 20:58 | |
Tobacco Shops in Paris Start Selling Bitcoin for Cash
According to Reuters, French fintech company Keplerk is backing six tobacco shops in Paris and nearby regions, that are now selling Bitcoin. The company hopes to enroll 6,500 more Tabacs by February, potentially fueling a new wave of crypto adoption in the country. дальше »
2019-1-9 19:59 | |
Australian Authorities Take Action against Local BitConnect Figurehead
As the BitConnect saga slowly unravels, an Australian BitConnect promoter received a travel ban and had its assets frozen following a request made to Federal Court by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on January 5, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-9 18:30 | |
Despite Bitcoin Futures Being Barred In Japan, Local Regulators Start To Explore Crypto ETFs
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan have recently been contemplating Bitcoin futures and derivatives trading, but they set back investors when they decided to bar these types of instruments. дальше »
2019-1-9 13:54 | |
Indian Police Arrest the Fourth Accused Person in the Cryptocurrency Project Worth over $70K
Exactly a year after Thane security operatives crushed a scam cryptocurrency project worth five billion rupees, Delhi police have reportedly arrested another associate of the head of the scheme according to local media, The Indian Express on January 7, 2018. дальше »
2019-1-9 08:00 | |