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Buying a property is a tedious, costly venture that involves multiple intermediaries who all want a piece of the pie. Propy aims to digitize title deeds through the blockchain and save customers time and money. What Is Propy? The Propy system consists of three major components. The first is the Propy listing platform. This allows […]

The April 17th tax deadline is approaching, and miners are no exception. This article dispels some of the confusion surrounding cryptocurrency mining and taxes. Taxes on Cryptocurrency Mining Successfully mining cryptocurrency triggers a taxable event. How the IRS treats you, however, depends on whether you mine cryptocurrency as a hobby or a business. Mining as […]

While the global media conglomerate continues to bash the crypto revolution by calling it a “bubble,” there is no denying that high profile entities including government bodies along with influential corporate players are taking note of this widespread digital movement. The latest big-name organization to join this list is Venrock, a venture capital firm that […]

One of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitfinex, has just announced the addition of 12 new tokens to its trading platform. Boasting of a 24-hour trade volume of more than USD $380 million, the online trading giant provides its customer base with a wide array of cutting-edge features that allow for seamless currency exchange. Some […]

So, for all those that haven’t had a chance to follow the NANO (formerly known as RaiBlocks) saga, there apparently has been a new development in the fallout from the BitGrail hack. A Brief Overview of the Hack To backpedal for a second, on February 8, 2018, news of a massive hack of NANO tokens […]

Mild-mannered Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin appears to have undergone a metamorphosis from crypto-savant to crypto-savage over the last week, firing shots over Twitter at TRON’s Justin Sun and roasting long-time nemesis Craig Wright at the Deconomy international blockchain forum in Seoul. Buterin’s all-out offensive began on April Fools, with the Russian programmer publishing a facetious […]

The cryptocurrency Verge promised to bring people quick, efficient, and private transactions. Instead, the coin has been embroiled in a series of controversies. Verge is a privacy-focused coin similar to Zcash and Monero. The Verge project integrates some innovative features through the use of the TOR VPN, free software which enables anonymous data transfer, and I2P, […]

After a year of unparalleled and unbridled expansion, cryptocurrencies are dealing with the implications of governmental oversight and increased regulations. Although global financial leaders set a July timetable for implementing sweeping oversight, there hasn’t been a consensus. Instead, independent nations have enacted regulations to curb cryptocurrencies within their borders. Recently, there have been several regulatory […]

It has certainly been an up-and-down week for cryptocurrencies. Things started out relatively peaceful when allegations arose that the currency had somehow dominated its incoming “death cross,” and that the slump users had been witnessing over the past several days may be coming to end. This seemed to hold true when Bitcoin rose from $6,900 […]

Ripple was denied access to two major U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase and Gemini, due to regulatory concerns. The question as to whether to cryptocurrency is a security seems to underpin the issue. Ripple (XRP) is a cryptocurrency that provides a settlement solution for international bank transfers. Through the use of a centralized blockchain, Ripple has […]