Month: May 2021

IRS Will Seize Cryptocurrencies From Investors to Settle Tax Debts, Official Warns

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An official of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has clarified that the agency is prepared to seize cryptocurrencies and sell them to satisfy tax collection if taxpayers fail to meet their tax obligations. Robert Wearing, IRS’ deputy associate chief counsel for Procedure & Administration, explained Wednesday that the agency can seize cryptocurrencies from taxpayers, … Read more

Square Declares It Won’t Buy More Bitcoin, Cites Network’s Carbon Footprint

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Square, a fintech and digital payments company, has declared earlier today it doesn’t have plans to purchase more bitcoin in the near future. The company also referred to the carbon footprint of the Bitcoin network and how it is a real issue that needs to be tackled in the future. Square Doesn’t Plan to Purchase … Read more

Bitcoin Whale Count Shrinks- Speculators Assume Trickle Distribution or Possible Address Reorganizations

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The price of bitcoin has seen better days, as the coin’s value hit $59,600 four days ago and then saw the exchange rate tumble to a low of $45,700 per unit on May 12. There have been talks of whales selling coins and data shows that there’s been some large wallet inflows. However, onchain data … Read more

Investment Bank Cowen to Help Institutions Seamlessly Put Cryptocurrencies in Their Portfolios

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Investment bank Cowan, founded in 1918, is launching a cryptocurrency service in partnership with Standard Custody & Trust Co. to help institutional clients “seamlessly secure, access and leverage cryptocurrencies and digital assets in their portfolios.” Cowan’s CEO said: “The demand is clearly here. We’re going to be able to help a lot of our institutional … Read more

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