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At the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas this year, Elon Musk was photographed holding a book on cryptocurrency basics. This has driven increasing speculation as Musk’s brushes with crypto grow more frequent. In November 2017, a former intern at SpaceX named Sahil Gupta wrote a Medium post claiming that Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of bitcoin, […]

A bill that was tabled last February with the aim of exempting cryptocurrencies from existing property laws has recently been passed by the Wyoming Senate. This news comes in the wake of various governments and regulatory authorities imposing restrictions against virtual currencies and ICOs. With this step, Wyoming becomes one of the first US states […]

Taxation is currently a hot topic in the cryptocurrency ecosystem, with market leading cryptocurrency broker Coinbase announcing that it has been legally obligated to turn over information on approximately 13,000 users to the United States Internal Revenue Service. The looming presence of the tax-man has catalyzed a strong fear response in many investors, but has […]

The French financial markets regulator AMF (l’Autorité des marchés financiers) announced it will establish legislation for initial coin offerings. The new legislation for ICOs could be introduced in April, reported French news outlet Les Echos, March 15. Les Echos, a leading business publication in France, published an exclusive report titled “Bercy veut faire de Paris […]

Donald Trump is the first sitting United States President to place a ban on a cryptocurrency. The White House announced on Monday that Trump issued an executive order banning all transactions of any digital currency issued by, or related to, the Venezuelan government. In a televised address on December 3, 2017, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro […]

2017 was the year that digital currencies became popular and profitable. It was an exciting time as each day brought new and extravagant price hikes that brought the crypto market cap from less than $20 billion to more than $800 billion by the end of the year. Disclaimer: This article does not constitute a legal […]

Many of the top blockchains, such as Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash are either hard forks or software branches of the original Bitcoin code and blockchain. However, that is not the case with NEM. It’s built with 100% original code. NEM has done away with Proof-of-Work and Proof-of-Stake – instead, NEM is the first cryptocurrency to […]

Coca-Cola is one of the latest companies who has announced that they are going to be using blockchain technology. However, the way they are using it may surprise some people. They are looking to fight forced labor and have teamed up with the U.S State Department and a trio of crypto organizations (Bitfury Group, Blockchain Trust […]

The U.S. House of Representatives has recently passed the “Regulation A+ Improvement Act” which will allow for a substantial cap increase under which businesses of all sizes will be able to carry out securities offering while still being subject to Reg A+ guidelines. As we speak, one of the primary methods of raising money for smaller […]

The cryptocurrency market has received a much-needed adrenaline shot in the form of positive statements emerging from the upcoming G20 summit on cryptocurrencies that will take place in Buenos Aires on Monday and Tuesday. The G20 Financial Stability Board is set to discuss the potential impact of cryptocurrencies and coordinate international efforts to eliminate data […]