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The IRS Has Tracked Bitcoin Tax Evaders Since 2015
There’s a common misconception among both legislators and the general public that bitcoin is an untraceable asset used exclusively by drug dealers, terrorists, and...
Bitcoin Skeptic Mark Cuban Invests in New Digital Currency Hedge Fund
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is investing in cryptocurrency hedge fund 1confirmation, which aims to raise $20 mln to be used in funding Blockchaintechnology-based companies. Cuban had previously...
Bitcoin Gets an Official Upgrade with SegWit; Improved Scaling and Security
The Bitcoin Core development team’s scaling solution and transaction malleability fix Segregated Witness (SegWit) is finally live in the Bitcoin network, after years of...
Bernanke, Berners-Lee to Headline Ripple’s ‘Sibos-Killer’ Conference
Distributed ledger startup Ripple is stepping up its attempt to disrupt Swift, the infrastructure provider that today connects over 11,000 banks around the world.
On the same day, in...
Bitcoin Cash: Chinese ‘Big 3’ Exchanges Huobi & OKCoin Launch Trading
Two of China’s ‘big three’ cryptocurrency trading platforms are now officially supporting Bitcoin Cash (BCC) after launching trading today.
In official announcements today, Huobi and OKCoin began supporting...
Ripple’s XRP Price Climbs 40% on Surge in Korean Trading
The price of XRP is up more than 40 percent in the past 24 hours, a move that comes amid a period of heightened...