Venezuela to accept taxes in Petro
The National Tax Harmonization Agreement will implement an information exchange and monitoring system for companies that will allow them to pay taxes in Petro.
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South Korea’s largest bank to store and manage digital assets
Kookmin Bank’s move into digital currency custody comes at a time when regulators have progressively taken a positive approach towards the sector.
Australian XRP hacker sentenced to 2 years in jail
An Australian court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison over charges of stealing 100,000 XRP tokens in January 2018.
Libra co-founder spearheads Facebook’s ‘all things payments’ group
Facebook Financial—to be known internally as F2—aims at making the social media giant a big player in the payments industry.
Binance bid to save Liechtenstein private bank junked by regulator
The Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority has rejected Binance’s application to become a shareholder of Union Bank.
New bank charter for digital assets lodged in US
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has proposed a new national bank charter for payment companies handling digital assets.
Craig Wright: Private keys don’t equal identity
“Keys ≠ Identity” explores the legalese around being in possession of a private key and what that means in terms of ownership.
German police seize $30M in BTC, BCH connected to pirated movie website
The site's two chief operators allegedly distributed over 880,000 pirated copies of films and TV series between 2008 and 2013.
Wirecard execs allegedly looted $1 billion before collapse: report
Top ranking executives at the Munich-based company allegedly funneled millions of euros to suspicious companies in Asia, according to reports.
Digital currency scammers pose as Polish watchdog to defraud investors
The Polish Financial Supervision Authority has issued a warning recently, urging the public to be cautious of the rising instances of digital currency fraud.
Japan new financial regulator chief calls for digital yen
Ryozo Himino, incoming head of the Financial Services Agency, has voiced his concern over calls to relax the current digital currency laws.
Fundstrat: Bitcoin SV ‘unique vision’ focuses on diverse business applications
Fundstrat’s latest report presents profiles for 11 companies in the space, noting Bitcoin SV's "laser focus" on enterprise-tier data processing, and creating an internet of value.
Bittrex and Poloniex seek summary judgment in market manipulation case
The suit points to a University of Texas study, which claims that Bitfinex may have used its Tether to buy large amounts of BTC.
Binance BTC futures spike and price volatility: This can’t go on
A flash spike on Binance's BTCUSD quarterly futures platform that saw BTC rise suddenly to around US$100,000, then fall back.
Theory of Bitcoin Part 7: Computer security, game theory, and personal responsibility
The Theory of Bitcoin series with Dr. Craig Wright and Ryan X. Charles manages to teach much about Bitcoin—often without actually talking about Bitcoin.
Cyprus adds 6 digital currency firms to blacklist
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a warning against six firms it believes have been operating illegally.
Incentivizing human curation with Bitcoin
A new Twetch feature will auto-twetch a post replied to on Twitter, and its feed on Twetch is a list of curated tweets from humans archived on the ledger.
P2P trading thriving in Russia despite regulatory uncertainty
Paxful founder and CEO Ray Youssef believes the new law will go a long way in boosting the growth of Russia’s digital currency market.
Goldman Sachs optimistic about blockchain and digital currency
The Bitcoin ecosystem is flourishing, and with institutional interest from Goldman Sachs, you can expect Bitcoin to continue to thrive.
Over $1M double-spent in latest Ethereum Classic 51% attack
ETC Labs has teamed up with law firm Kobre & Kim as well as blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to trace the origin of the attack.