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Russian lawmakers have dropped the term “mining” from a bill to regulate digital assets, following the earlier removal of references to “cryptocurrency.” In addition, the proposed legislation no longer covers the taxation of mining profits, as such matters will fall under the oversight of the Federal Tax Service. Also read: Despite Setbacks Crypto Wages Still … Read more
Digital fiat currency wallet provider Neteller has started allowing its users to buy, sell, and hold cryptocurrencies including BTC, BCH, ETH, ETC, and LTC. The cryptocurrency service is already live in 10 countries and the company “plans to roll it out to more than 50 additional markets.” Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto … Read more
A U.S. federal court has fined a New York firm and its chief executive officer over $2.5 million in the first anti-fraud action involving bitcoin filed by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The Ponzi scheme involved a fake pooled investment strategy and a “fake computer ‘hack’ that supposedly caused the loss of nearly all customer funds,” … Read more
There has been a fair bit of talk regarding Onecoin over the past few years. This notorious MLM scheme is widely considered to be a scam, even though its investors will gladly claim otherwise. To make things even more interesting, there is a Onecoin ICO taking place, even though this does not appear to be … Read more
Trading volumes on exchange-escrowed peer-to-peer (P2P) cryptocurrency trading platforms in India are rising rapidly amid the banking ban by the country’s central bank. “Indians are warming up to P2P in amazing ways,” the CEO of a local crypto exchange told news.Bitcoin.com. Several other exchanges competing in the same space are seeing similar responses from their … Read more
It would appear there is still plenty of stablecoin action on the horizon in the cryptocurrency industry. More specifically, there has been an influx of such currencies over the past few months. Huobi Global is now planning to introduce its own stablecoin, although it is a bit different from what one would expect. The Huobi … Read more
The pass rate for the exam developed by the Maltese government for financial services practitioners seeking to obtain cryptocurrency agent certification is reportedly only 39 percent. The exam is part of the requirements mandated by the country’s newly established Virtual Financial Assets Act. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Low Pass Rate … Read more
It is safe to say the cryptocurrency industry has seen its fair share of stablecoins already. This market is open to competitors, although nearly 10 different offerings exist already. Even so, the Factom team is confident they can add at least one more competitor to the mix. Their unique stablecoin implementation will be presented later … Read more
Darknet activity is attracting a lot of attention these days. Although some people see this as a way to get rich quick, law enforcement agencies have a very different opinion on the matter. In the UK, City of London police officials have arrested one darknet drug vendor and confiscated near $400,000 worth of cocaine. Another … Read more
Venezuela has authorized six cryptocurrency exchanges to start selling its national cryptocurrency, the petro, according to the government’s website. The petro, which recently became a Venezuelan national currency, can now be purchased at the six exchanges, local media report. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Six Websites Authorized to Sell Petro The … Read more