Germany Treads Lightly on Bitcoin Taxation

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Germany is taking a lead within European Union established economies, deciding upon slow regulation when it comes to the world’s most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin. It will not tax the digital asset as a form of payment, miner rewards escape the sting as well, and even some exchanges will receive exemptions.   Also read: Bitcoin Futures Regulator … Read more

Bitpay Launches Bitcoin Cash Debit Card Top Ups

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In late 2017 the bitcoin payment processor Bitpay revealed it would add the ability to process payments for multiple blockchains — starting first with the bitcoin cash (BCH) chain. Now on Thursday, the Atlanta-based company announced that BCH transfers can be applied to the firm’s Visa card invoice loads. Also Read: Dutch Bank That Once Called … Read more

How a Single Tweet Wiped $90 Million off Waltonchain’s Market Cap

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Digital marketing guides are filled with cautionary tales of social media faux pas that have caused brand suicide. All it takes is an insensitive tweet from a marketing intern to leave a corporation groveling and its stock in the doldrums. It turns out that the world of cryptocurrency isn’t so different. After sending and hastily … Read more

PR: Multiversum: 4th Generation Relational Blockchain Supporting Biometric Inputs

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You probably remember a strong, purportedly unbreakable padlock being used to secure a safe box to, well, keep it safe! These could be breached, so pin-locks were developed. These, too, were not failsafe. By now, you’ve probably come across safes secured with biometric inputs like fingerprints, eye scan or body heat. Better yet, your latest … Read more

Russian Ministry Offers to Set Up Crypto Exchange for Miners

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Russia’s Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications has put forward the idea to set up a cryptocurrency exchange, where Russian miners can trade their digital coins for fiat money. The ministry has held consultations with representatives of the crypto sector and prepared a comprehensive concept to regulate the mining industry. Also read: Two Russian Regions … Read more

Waltonchain’s Social Media Screw-Up Sends Market into Downward Spiral

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Even though the Waltonchain project is quite popular among cryptocurrency speculators, the company has suffered a major setback. A social media campaign competition was quite successful, but one of the “bounty winners” turned out to be a member of the team itself. This colossal screw-up forced the WTC team to apologize and remove that winner from the … Read more

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