Japanese Regulators Urgently Respond to Zaif’s Hack

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Following the hack of Zaif, one of Japan’s regulated crypto exchanges, the country’s financial regulator immediately responded, launching an emergency inspection of the exchange and a survey of all other crypto exchanges. Finance Minister Taro Aso has also commented on the situation. In addition, the recently established self-regulatory body has asked all exchanges to inspect … Read more

Robinhood Responds to Accusations of Favoring Wall Street over Its Users

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Seeking Alpha has published an exposé by Logan Kane regarding free stock and crypto trading smartphone application Robinhood. Mr. Kane alleges the company “takes from the millennial and gives to the high-frequency trader” by accepting payment for order flow and selling order data for “over ten times as much as other brokers who engage in the … Read more

US Representatives ‘Urge’ the IRS to Clarify Cryptocurrency Tax Guidance

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On Wednesday September 19, a committee of US bureaucrats sent an open letter to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in regard to the way cryptocurrencies are taxed. The representatives’ letter directed towards IRS commissioner David Kautter wants the taxation office to publish provisional guidelines on how digital currency transactions and investments should be handled when US … Read more

NEO Price – 3 Conflicting Predictions for Late 2018

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Most people who are involved in cryptocurrency these days are only in it for the profits, speculation is an integral part of crypto after all. When it comes to the NEO price, the following three predictions highlight some interesting potential outcomes as to what the future may hold for this project. Three NEO Price Predictions: … Read more

A Censorship-Free Version of Bitcointalk? Developer Launches Bitcoincashtalk.org

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Over the past few years, there’s been a big problem with cryptocurrency related forums and censorship. This week an independent and uncensored version of Bitcointalk has launched called Bitcoincashtalk.org. Also read: Critical Bug Found in Bitcoin Core Invokes the Multiple Client Argument Bitcoincashtalk.org: Another Uncensored Forum for Bitcoin Proponents to Freely Discuss and Debate This Innovative … Read more