The Internal Revenue Service classifies crypto as property and now wants to know whether or not you acquired any financial interest from cryptocurrency in the last year. When you file your taxes this year, the Internal Revenue Service will ask you a simple question: “At any time during 2019, did you receive, sell, send, exchange […]
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A New Jersey lawmaker files a bill for new regulations in the virtual currency industry. New Jersey just became one of the first states to propose legislation around crypto companies. According to a new bill, cryptocurrency businesses must now obtain a proper license to operate. Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez proposed the Digital Asset and Blockchain Technology […]
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Bitcoin rejected at $10,500 twice in one week, and pro-crypto candidate Andrew Yang pulls out of the race to be the next U.S. President. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and […]
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Nancy Sumption joins SEC Chairman Jay Clayton as his Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity Policy. After naming Kristina Littman as Chief of the Division of Enforcement’s Cyber Unit in December, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission has introduced more fresh blood to its ranks. On Feb. 13, Nancy Sumption was announced as the successor to […]
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The United States Marshals Service, a federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, will auction off 4,040 bitcoins. The United States Marshals Service (USMS), a federal law enforcement agency within the U.S. Department of Justice, will auction more than 4,000 confiscated Bitcoins (BTC). According to the official USMS website, the authority is […]
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The senior adviser to Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht had pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics in a Manhattan Federal Court. A senior adviser to the operator of the Silk Road dark web marketplace has pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute narcotics in a Manhattan federal court. According […]
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French authorities have charged former operator of now-shuttered crypto exchange BTC-e and Russian national Alexander Vinnik. French authorities have charged former operator of now-shuttered crypto exchange BTC-e and Russian national Alexander Vinnik. Bloomberg reported on Jan. 28 that Vinnik’s lawyers said that he will remain in France to face his charges following his recent extradition […]
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We asked prominent crypto and blockchain actors how they would summarize the year 2019 for the industry. Alexander Zaidelson, CEO of Beam I think the year of 2019 was a year of big hopes for wider adoption and some disappointments. The Libra debacle was one of the big events that, in my view, influenced the […]
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As the year comes to a close, it is time to look back at mainstream media’s coverage of cryptocurrencies in 2019. In late 2017, Bitcoin piqued the interest of millions of people hoping to capitalize on the ongoing frenzy and, as a result, drew the attention of various traditional media outlets. The press seemed largely […]
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Alleged $4 billion BTC launderer Alexander Vinnik to be extradited to France despite Russia’s multiple efforts to bring him to the country of his citizenship. Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e, will be extradited to France, according to a new decision from Greece. Following years of disagreement on what jurisdiction […]
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