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IRS Considering Tax Guidance for Hard Fork “Hodlers”

September 1, 2018 by Jefferson Nunn at Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Finance, Investment, News, Regulation

Over the past two years, there have been many airdrops, hard forks, scam coins and other events. As investors scramble to participate in these events, CPA’s and tax professionals are struggling to keep up with the rules and regulations. The tax man always needs their due, and the failure to...

Vitalik Buterin’s 7 Deadly Crypto Sins: Part 5. “Pow Is Burning Billions of Dollars per Year, Even More Than All Scams and Thefts Combined”

September 1, 2018 by Jefferson Nunn at Altcoins, Blockchain, Ethereum, News, Regulation

It’s hard to believe that in a remote town in rural Texas is transforming itself from the dirty coal mines of the 19th and 20th century to the clean digital mines of the 21st century. Bitmain is investing heavily into the town of Rockdale, Texas creating more than 300 jobs...

Korean Lawmaker Stresses the Importance of a Cryptocurrency Special Zone for ICOs

August 31, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Altcoins, Bitcoin, ICO/IEO, Investment, News, Regulation, Tech

It’s almost been a year since the South Korean Government enacted their blanket ban on initial coin offerings (ICOs). Business Korea reported that during 2017 to 2018, there had been many conflicting policies concerning the promotion of blockchain technology and the banning of ICOs. Jung Byung-guk, a leader of South Korea's...

NASAA Investigating 200 ICOs for Fraud in “Operation Cryptosweep”

August 30, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, Crime, Finance, News, Regulation

According to an August 28, 2018, report by NASAA, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has taken its anti-fraud drive to the next level within the ICO space. Operation Cryptosweep and the ICO Market Since beginning a crackdown on fraudulent ICO’s with “Operation Cryptosweep” in May 2018, the body...

Another Indian Bitcoin Scam Mastermind Arrested after Swindling Investors

August 30, 2018 by Cindy Huynh at Bitcoin, Crime, Finance, News, Regulation

According to The Indian Express, Amit Bhardwaj, the Bitcoin scam mastermind, threw expensive parties and investor summits in Dubai and Macau only to deceive his investors of their funds. Bitcoin Scammer Tricks Investors by Throwing Lavish Parties Three of the 16 investors who lodged a complaint with the Chandigarh Police...

Venezuelan Authorities Mandate Local Banks to Integrate Oil-backed Petro Cryptocurrency

August 30, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Adoption, Altcoins, Finance, News, Regulation

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his cabinet are determined to liberate the nation from the age-long economic crisis that has plagued the region, with its native digital currency the Petro. Per a France 24 report on August 28, 2018, authorities have ordered local banks present in the region to adopt...

Asian Investors Challenge U.S. Funds in Global Blockchain Supremacy Battle

August 29, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Business, Investment, News, Regulation

The U.S. was once the undisputed outlier leading global blockchain development and investment, but this is no longer the case. A TechCrunch story from August 26, 2018, reveals that since 2017, Asian funds have become actively interested in early-stage funding for blockchain startups around the world. A growing number of...

North Korea Moving to Crypto Exchanges and Mining

August 29, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Crime, Exchange, Mining, News, Regulation

While South Korea is fast becoming a formidable force to reckon with in the global cryptospace, it’s North Korean brother has been more interested in using its distributed ledger technology expertise to wreak havoc on the world. In similar, more law-abiding news, a report from Yonhap on August 27, 2018,...

World’s First “Blockchain University” Seeks Accreditation from Malta

August 29, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Adoption, Blockchain, News, Regulation

The world's first university powered by blockchain could soon set up shop in Malta, and academics from some of the world's best universities have already signed up according to an August 24, 2018, report from Medium. World's First Blockchain-Powered University Woolf University, the brainchild of an Oxford research fellow Joshua...

Busted: Indian Police Raids CoinX Trading Office, Unearth $1.43 Million MLM Scam

August 29, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Bitcoin, Crime, News, Regulation

Yet another cryptocurrency-based Ponzi MLM scheme surfaced on August 25, 2018, as the police caught five fraudsters in the city of Hyderabad, India. While raiding a local real estate firm, GRM Estates Pvt. Ltd, cops caught imposters, including the brain behind the fraud company CoinX Trading, Gardas Ramesh. The company...

Reserve Bank of India Quietly Forms an “Experimental” Blockchain and AI Unit

August 28, 2018 by Priyeshu Garg at Blockchain, Business, News, Regulation, Tech

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has formed a new unit to focus exclusively on emerging technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and cryptocurrencies. While the central bank is yet to make an official statement confirming the move, it seems the new unit is aimed at boosting its intellectual...

What is Ulex and What are “Free Private Cities”?

August 28, 2018 by Aisshwarya Tiwari at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Development, News, Regulation, Tech

In the age of decentralization and open-source community participation, every industry around the world has put its steps forth to embrace the change. However, due to its nature, the legal sector has not yet openly advocated (no pun) the new turn as the very essence of a legal system is...

Ghost Guns and Crypto-Anarchy, an Emerging Philosophy

August 27, 2018 by Eric Czuleger at Altcoins, Bitcoin, News, Regulation, Tech

In August 2018, Defense Distributed, a 3D printed firearm company, poised itself to re-release the blueprints for a handgun. This unleashed a political firestorm between gun rights activists and firearm control enthusiasts. Eventually, a federal judge stopped the distribution. While this was a distribution of information, it was a distribution...

Mt. Gox is preparing to return $1B in stolen Bitcoin to Affected Users

August 26, 2018 by Nuno Menezes at Bitcoin, Crime, Exchange, Finance, News, Regulation

On August 21, 2018, Mt. Gox announced it was preparing to give back around $1 billion in bitcoin to the victims of the exchange rampage. Mt. Gox Retrospective It seems that Mt. Gox is going to finally refund bitcoin to the affected users following the exchange saga. The MT. Gox...

OTC Cryptocurrency Traders in Trouble as Alipay Starts Monitoring Crypto-linked Payments in China

August 25, 2018 by Ogwu Osaemezu Emmanuel at Altcoins, Bitcoin, Development, Exchange, Finance, Investment, News, Regulation

According to a Beijing News report on August 24, 2018, regulators have pledged to start scrutinizing and restricting all virtual currency-related payments on the Alipay mobile app. Even with the blanket ban on cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs), Chinese investors still engage in over-the-counter bitcoin trading facilitated by...

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