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DIGIT The Finnish government has revealed the number of taxpayers who owe taxes from bitcoin-related income. The country’s Tax Administration claims to have “different ways to combine information and identify people” who owe taxes from crypto profits, which are now “well over ten times higher than last year.” Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law to Restrict Crypto … Read more
Gary Gensler, a former Wall Street exec and gov’t regulator, sees a “strong case” for naming ETH and XRP “noncompliant securities”. #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
No one will be surprised to learn Amazon has taken a more than keen interest in blockchain technology and associated projects. In a recent blog post, the company announced AWS blockchain templates for both Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric. It’s an interesting choice of projects to support, albeit one that also makes a lot of sense. Amazon Doubles Down … Read more
An important Ethereum improvement proposal is being considered right now. Although EIP 999 is somewhat controversial among community members, it seems the majority of the network is in favor of seeing this solution move ahead. There is still a long way to go until we know the final outcome, though. The EIP 999 Vote is in Progress For … Read more
Iran’s central bank has issued a statement banning the country’s banks and financial institutions from dealing with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, citing money laundering and terrorism financing risks. However, the local crypto community in Iran believes that the ban will not affect them and some exchanges continue to operate normally. Also read: Russian Regulators Draft Law … Read more
Dark clouds have hovered over the cryptocurrency universe for most of this year. Having risen to record highs in the last few weeks of last year, it was widely expected that cryptocurrencies would maintain their market values and even rise higher. Many analysts went on TV shows and predicted that Bitcoin’s price would approach $50,000 by the end … Read more
Iran’s central bank bans domestic banks from crypto dealings, as it apparently attempts to halt a national currency crisis #NEWS Go to Source Powered by WPeMatico
No one likes missing the train. Of course, jumping on the wrong one is sure to delay the arrival even more. In today’s Bitcoin in Brief, we cover the latest attempts by big corporations to stay close to the crypto waters without really wetting their feet. Also, do you want to know how Cryptokitties have … Read more
Even though some of the cryptocurrency markets are dipping in the red right now, the overall uptrend is still intact. Over the past 24 hours, we have seen the Bitcoin Private price going up even further, despite a very solid uptrend for most of last week. Right now, one BTCP is valued at just over … Read more
After a Russian court enacted an immediate ban on the popular encrypted messaging service Telegram, the feisty company began to resist. Founder Pavel Durov insisted there were ways around the prohibition, including proxies and VPNs. It appears to have had some success even though millions of IP addresses have been blocked by the government. In … Read more