Crypto News
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Not long after blockchain company Ripple announced that it would launch its own stablecoin, pitting it against the likes of Tether (USDT) and Circle, the issuer of USD Coin (USDC), the Tether team made a snarky comment suggesting its competitor had been unsuccessful in its stablecoin endeavors so far. As it happens, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse earlier told ...
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Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former CEO of crypto exchange Binance, heads to a Seattle courtroom on Tuesday to learn whether the crimes he admitted to committing will land him in prison for an extended sentence. In November, Zhao pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering at Binance. As part of his plea deal with the Department of Justice, Zhao agreed ...
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On Saturday, January 3, 2009, Bitcoin was born. With the creation of the very first Bitcoin block—known as the 'Genesis Block'—the first set of 50 BTC was mined into existence. This genesis block is considered the start of the Bitcoin blockchain—and the beginning of the cryptocurrency revolution. Many would argue that the day it was minted represents ...
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We often refer to bitcoin as “digital gold” because, like the metal, it is a potential store of value. Like gold, bitcoin’s characteristics include: Limited supply: Maximum supply of 21 million. This scarcity means that the price could move upward as adoption increases. Increasing adoption: Bitcoin has been gaining traction in terms of the number of ...
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post: Roger Ver Charged With Mail Fraud, Tax Evasion, And Filing False Tax Returns, Wanted For Extradition To the United States: U.S. Department of JusticeEarly Bitcoin Investor Charged with Tax Fraud An indictment was unsealed yesterday charging Roger Ver, an early investor in bitcoins, with mail fraud, tax evasion and filing false tax returns. Ver was arrested this weekend in Spain based on the U.S. criminal charges. The United States will seek Ver’s extradition to stand trial in the United States. According to the indictment, Ver formerly of Santa Clara, California, owned MemoryDealers.com Inc. and Agilestar.com Inc., two companies that sold computer and networking equipment. Starting in 2011, Ver allegedly began acquiring bitcoins for himself and his companies. He also allegedly avidly promoted bitcoins, even obtaining the moniker “Bitcoin Jesus.” On Feb. 4, 2014, Ver allegedly obtained citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis and shortly thereafter renounced his U.S. citizenship in a process known as expatriation. As a result of his expatriation, Ver allegedly was required under U.S. law to file tax returns that reported capital gains from the constructive sale of his world-wide assets, including the bitcoins, and to report the fair market value of his assets. He was also allegedly required to pay a tax – referred to as an “exit tax” – on those capital gains. By Feb. 4, 2014, Ver and his companies allegedly owned approximately 131,000 bitcoins that traded on several large exchanges for around $871 each. MemoryDealers and Agilestar allegedly held approximately 73,000 of those bitcoins. Ver allegedly hired a law firm to assist him with his expatriation and to prepare his expatriation-related tax returns. Ver also allegedly hired an appraiser to value his two comp
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video Following the April 13 decline in Bitcoin, it has been consolidating and testing resistance of the orange 50-Day MA and purple 20-Day MAs. It did so again today, Tuesday, with a high of 64,728 before sellers took back control and dropped it sharply. Prior support around 59,573 looks to be the next target, followed by a test of support at the lower ...
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Faced with stubborn inflation that has raised concerns about where policy is headed, the Federal Reserve has been ensnared in a holding pattern that likely will be reflected when ...
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Federal Reserve officials are poised to keep interest rates steady for a sixth consecutive meeting and signal no plans for cuts in the near future after higher-than-expected ...
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After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year. The big ...
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video Following the April 13 decline in Bitcoin, it has been consolidating and testing resistance of the orange 50-Day MA and purple 20-Day MAs. It did so again today, Tuesday, with a high of 64,728 before sellers took back control and dropped it sharply. Prior support around 59,573 looks to be the next target, followed by a test of support at the lower ...
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Bitcoin price has declined by more than 8% in a week and 12% over the last 30 days after setting a new record high of around $73,835 on March 14. Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView shows that the BTC price fell from a high of $64,727 on April 30, dropping 6.5% to reach an intraday low of $60,505. chart Bitcoin’s price drop coincides with ...
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South Africa's largest cryptocurrency exchange VALR will now offer crypto asset services in Poland and is eyeing other jurisdictions across the globe, in hopes to take on some of world's crypto giants, its CEO told Reuters. VALR is one of 75 crypto asset service providers that were recently granted licences this year by the Financial Sector Conduct ...