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  • Coinbase Provides 13,000 Account Holder Details for 2013-2015 to the IRS 

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    On February 23rd, 2018, Coinbase notified a group of approximately 13,000 customers concerning a summons from the IRS regarding their Coinbase accounts. Please refer to this document for the court’s judgment. The court ordered Coinbase to provide taxpayer ID, name, birth date, address, and historical transaction records for certain higher-transacting customers during the 2013-2015 period. Source: […]

  • Puerto Rico Governor Bullish on Blockchain 

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    Cryptocurrency aficionados have been flocking to Puerto Rico, attracted by a provision that exempts relative newcomers to the island from paying taxes on their capital gains. But the governor of Puerto Rico is not quite sold on crypto. “Cryptocurrency is sort of an application of that — I am concerned with some of the reports […]

  • SEC Suspends Trading in Three Companies Over Cryptocurrency Claims – WSJ

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    WASHINGTON—Securities regulators on Friday suspended trading in the shares of three microcap companies that made what they said were questionable claims about their control of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related assets. The Securities and Exchange Commission said it ordered a trading halt in shares of Cherubim Interests Inc., PDX Partners Inc., and Victura Construction Group Inc. Source: […]

  • Canada Will Enable Companies to Issue Conventional Equity with Security Token Offerings

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    he Canadian Securities Exchange (“CSE” or “the Exchange”) is pleased to announce that it is introducing an innovative securities clearing and settlement platform that harnesses the unique features of blockchain technology. The platform will enable companies to issue conventional equity and debt through tokenized securities, which would be offered to investors through Security Token Offerings […]

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    The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) today announced its 2018 examination priorities. OCIE publishes its exam priorities annually to improve compliance, prevent fraud, monitor risk, and inform policy. Of particular interest this year will be matters involving critical market infrastructure, duties to retail investors, and developments in cryptocurrency, initial coin offerings, […]

  • SEC and CFTC Talk Virtual Currency at SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE

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    Emerging financial technologies broadly are taking us into a new chapter of economic history. They are impacting trading, markets and the entire financial landscape with far ranging implications for capital formation and risk transfer. They include machine learning and artificial intelligence, algorithm-based trading, data analytics, “smart” contracts valuing themselves and calculating payments in real-time, and […]

  • Blockchain vs Google Amazon Facebook Apple

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    In the eyes of “experts,” when it comes to blockchain, there is often no middle ground — it will either be boom or bust, nothing in between. I for one have become a big proponent of blockchain technology, especially the crypto-economics used to jumpstart powerful network effects. The Cult-Like Religion of ICOs and End of Amazon? As […]

  • Coinbase Sends American Clients IRS Tax Form 1099-K – Bitcoin News

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    San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has issued 1099-K tax forms for a certain segment of its clients in the US on January 31. The company explains that it files 1099-K for customers who have received cash above the required reporting threshold, which is more than 200 receipt transactions or greater than $20,000 during the year. […]

  • SEC and CFTC Chairmen Issue Stark Warning to Cryptocurrency Industry

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    The chairmen of two US regulatory agencies have written a joint statement expressing their concerns over the present state of the cryptocurrency markets. Writing in an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chief Jay Clayton and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) head J. Christopher Giancarlo expressed their disapproval over […]

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Cryptocurrency Portfolio for a 10-year Holding Period

October 22, 2018

HackerNoon  provides a comprehensive exercise involving fundamental and quantitative analysis of twelve leading blockchain-based projects by Zach von Naumann BCH XLM DASH EOS ADA LSK ZEC XMR XVG NEO VET TRX — Which four would you choose? https://hackernoon.com/https-medium-com-zvnowman-building-a-cryptocurrency-portfolio-for-a-10-year-holding-period-e7ed407a9754

  • PwC Commits to Standards for Crypto Community

    PwC has formed a joint business relationship with Cred to help the marketplace understand key considerations in quickly moving towards enhanced standards that build confidence and trust in the crypto ecosystem and usher in the next 100M users of crypto assets. “We are excited to work with Cred to help increase industry awareness regarding how […]

  • Exchanging Cryptocurrencies Tax Issues

    Exchanging cryptocurrencies A common transaction in cryptocurrency investing is exchanging one cryptocurrency for another cryptocurrency. This is especially true because investors frequently dabble in cryptocurrencies that cannot be directly purchased using fiat currency and can be acquired only by exchanging major cryptocurrencies such as BTC or ETH for them. From a basis calculation standpoint, exchanges […]

  • Overwhelming Response to World’s First Blockchain Bond

    The world’s first public bond created and managed using onlyblockchain had support from seven investors, Commonwealth Bank of Australia the sole lead manager of the deal said on Friday, helping raise A$110 million ($80.48 million) for the World Bank. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive general manager James Wall said that the deal, designed to test how […]

  • How You Can Secure Your Data with Blockchain

    Enhancement of data security that it provides is the primary benefit of using blockchain as a technology. Data is by far one of the most important assets in the world. Some of the world’s leading conglomerates like Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, etc. are data-centric companies. Securing data has become the most critical priority for […]

  • How Smart Contracts Create a Competitive Edge

    Blockchain technology is essential for smart contracts to work. To understand why, it’s important to remember that a blockchain is a distributed, digital ledger to which certain computers, or nodes, are granted access. The first blockchain was set up to record transactions of the digital currency bitcoin. When a transaction such as a bitcoin sale […]

  • NYSE-owner ICE to Form Trading Platform for Crypto

    (Reuters) – Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE.N), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, said on Friday it plans to form a company and trading platform for digital assets, such as bitcoin, as well as a physically delivered bitcoin futures contract.   A screen displays the ticker symbol and logo for Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) on […]

  • How Do You Report Cryptocurrencies?

    1. How do I report cryptocurrencies? While government regulation surrounding bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is still in flux, it’s clear that users hoping to use crypto to skirt regulations entirely are no longer able to operate in the shadows. A November decision by a federal district court in California forced popular crypto-trading site Coinbase to […]

  • Barclays Helps Coinbase Enter UK Market

    Barclays BCS -1.02% PLC has become a rare global bank to embrace the cryptocurrency sector by signing exchange operator Coinbase as a customer. Deposits from Coinbase users in the U.K. will be held in a new customer account at Barclays, Coinbase UK Chief Executive Zeeshan Feroz said Wednesday, amid what he called “a huge surge of interest” in […]

  • Sorry, America, You Have to Pay Taxes on Your Bitcoin

    Because bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are seen as property by the U.S. government, capital-gains taxes apply to every transaction made. Even if you were just buying a cup of coffee with bitcoin you have to report every transaction using bitcoin. Each sale or purchase technically constitutes two transactions: (1.) selling property (bitcoin) and (2.) using […]

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Cryptocurrency Portfolio for a 10-year Holding Period

October 22, 2018

HackerNoon  provides a comprehensive exercise involving fundamental and quantitative analysis of twelve leading blockchain-based projects by Zach von Naumann BCH XLM DASH EOS ADA LSK ZEC XMR XVG NEO VET TRX — Which four would you choose? https://hackernoon.com/https-medium-com-zvnowman-building-a-cryptocurrency-portfolio-for-a-10-year-holding-period-e7ed407a9754

  • Exchanging Cryptocurrencies Tax Issues

    Exchanging cryptocurrencies A common transaction in cryptocurrency investing is exchanging one cryptocurrency for another cryptocurrency. This is especially true because investors frequently dabble in cryptocurrencies that cannot be directly purchased using fiat currency and can be acquired only by exchanging major cryptocurrencies such as BTC or ETH for them. From a basis calculation standpoint, exchanges […]

  • Overwhelming Response to World’s First Blockchain Bond

    The world’s first public bond created and managed using onlyblockchain had support from seven investors, Commonwealth Bank of Australia the sole lead manager of the deal said on Friday, helping raise A$110 million ($80.48 million) for the World Bank. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) executive general manager James Wall said that the deal, designed to test how […]

  • How You Can Secure Your Data with Blockchain

    Enhancement of data security that it provides is the primary benefit of using blockchain as a technology. Data is by far one of the most important assets in the world. Some of the world’s leading conglomerates like Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, etc. are data-centric companies. Securing data has become the most critical priority for […]

  • How Smart Contracts Create a Competitive Edge

    Blockchain technology is essential for smart contracts to work. To understand why, it’s important to remember that a blockchain is a distributed, digital ledger to which certain computers, or nodes, are granted access. The first blockchain was set up to record transactions of the digital currency bitcoin. When a transaction such as a bitcoin sale […]

  • NYSE-owner ICE to Form Trading Platform for Crypto

    (Reuters) – Intercontinental Exchange Inc (ICE.N), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, said on Friday it plans to form a company and trading platform for digital assets, such as bitcoin, as well as a physically delivered bitcoin futures contract.   A screen displays the ticker symbol and logo for Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE) on […]

  • Barclays Helps Coinbase Enter UK Market

    Barclays BCS -1.02% PLC has become a rare global bank to embrace the cryptocurrency sector by signing exchange operator Coinbase as a customer. Deposits from Coinbase users in the U.K. will be held in a new customer account at Barclays, Coinbase UK Chief Executive Zeeshan Feroz said Wednesday, amid what he called “a huge surge of interest” in […]

  • Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Makes Monster Bet on Bitcoin – WSJ

    One of the biggest names in Silicon Valley is placing a moonshot bet on bitcoin. Founders Fund, the venture-capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, has amassed hundreds of millions of dollars of the volatile cryptocurrency, people familiar with the matter said. The bet has been spread across several of the firm’s most recent funds, the […]

  • How to Not Pay COINBASE fees (USD to BTC/ETH/LTC) — Steemit

    Buying any coin using your credit card will bring a whopping 4% fee. Sold bitcoin after a spike and want to cashout? Another 4% if you are planning on using the PayPal option! Even the cheapest option being the Bank Account Transfer will run you 1.5% selling and buying! Now that may not seem like […]

  • Unlocking Blockchain’s Potential 

    Although blockchain is inextricably linked to bitcoin in many people’s minds, federal leaders have begun extolling its virtues for a wide range of government activities. Each block in a cryptographically secured chain of records contains transaction data, creating an open, distributed ledger that is resistant to modification. As a result, the technology has the potential […]

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