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MARCH 22, 2019

Intercontinental Exchange ( ICE )’s plans to launch bitcoin futures in November of last year have been delayed because of regulators. According to the paper, what’s holding up approval is a disagreement about how Bakkt (the name for the bitcoin futures) should be regulated. Back then it was trading near $20,000.

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Crypto exchange ShapeShift is suing former engineer Azamat Mukhiddinov for allegedly stealing $900,000 in bitcoin via programs he installed on their servers, CoinDesk reported. On another note, Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecom regulator, blocked Russia's top crypto exchange aggregator, BestChange.ru, on Wednesday (Aug.

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Compliance with market standards and regulations allows us to provide our clients with legal security and convenience of using the exchange, with the participation of a friendly banking system and the availability of payment operators,” BitBay said. Bitcoin is the perfect gift for family and friends this holiday season.

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Growth of crypto-assets threatens financial stability and could increase risks faced by banks, they warn Global regulators have said cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin should come with the toughest bank capital rules to avoid putting the wider financial system at risk should their value collapse suddenly. Continue reading.

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30), it will serve as detailed regulation for cryptocurrency firms — for activities ranging from digital payments to the trading of coins like bitcoin and ether. Last year, about 40 percent of bitcoin exchanges stemmed from that area, according to data from Chainalysis.

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APRIL 7, 2017

A beacon of hope has emerged for bitcoin just in time for spring — and it’s brought up prices with it. In a major move toward bitcoin legitimacy, Japan recognized bitcoin as a legal payment method on April 1. At the time of writing, one bitcoin was worth $1,176.70, up $42.82 And no, it wasn’t an April Fool’s joke.).

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regulators say that a Nevada company and two involved individuals allegedly defrauded more than $6 million from customers seeking to buy a virtual currency called My Big Coin, Reuters reported. Should 50 Cent change his name to … 50 bitcoin? His bitcoin holdings are now worth more than $7.5 million, according to NPR.

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Investors in the venture include TTV Capital, Dragonfly Capital Partners, Collaborative Fund, Winklevoss Capital, Valar Ventures, Global Founders Capital, Table Management, Album VC and more. . TaxBit was founded by software developers, tax attorneys and CPAs to automate and simplify tax compliance for crypto users.

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APRIL 28, 2017

In the last few weeks, three separate bitcoin exchanges have reported a halt on processing transactions in dollars — the result of global banks pulling out of high-risk areas. Global banks have long been wary of even indirect interactions with bitcoin exchanges — particularly in the case they could be held liable if something goes wrong.

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MARCH 17, 2017

It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason? billion.

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MAY 28, 2020

Bitcoin transaction fees are simmering back down to ordinary levels after a heavy wave of them in early May, reports suggest. The Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a simple statement that it would be “considering capital gains tax or other income tax on profits made by domestic and foreign investors in the transfer of virtual assets.”.

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The list includes former board member of the Bitcoin Foundation and a partner of Ribbit Capital, Micky Malka. Finally, court documents show that some big-name investors have participated in Telegram’s token sale, according to a report by Coindesk.

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And enough IQ points, wealth and wealth of experience to give even the most cheerful of bitcoin boosters pause. About the mechanics: Turns out the bitcoin machine is anything but a smooth one — perhaps more Rube Goldberg than anything else. And bitcoin has this anti-government, anti-regulation feel. Food for thought.

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APRIL 18, 2018

And the price of bitcoin plummeted by greater than 2 percent within minutes on Tuesday (April 17), Business Insider reported. Overall, bitcoin has dropped 41 percent since the beginning of 2018. And Ripple is calling for more cryptocurrency regulation, Business Insider reported.

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MARCH 31, 2017

This past week proved once again that it’s tough to be a bitcoin fan. In another blow to bitcoin legitimacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied the second bitcoin-based ETF bid up for consideration in the month of March — the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Well, as long-term as bitcoin value can be.

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JUNE 23, 2019

Byrne predicted that security tokens will reduce friction in capital markets while also improving price discovery. and those security tokens are going to need a regulated exchange. The regulated exchange will disrupt Wall Street itself.”. The killer app of blockchain is security tokens,” Byrne said.

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Square , the payments company founded by Jack Dorsey, has received a license to enable residents in New York state to buy and sell bitcoin via its Cash App. DFS is pleased to approve Square’s application and welcomes them to New York’s expanding and well-regulated virtual currency market,” said Superintendent Vullo. Didn’t see much.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Bitcoin saw its price drop by as much as 25 percent. Bitcoin losses, however, were probably felt a bit more acutely — by close of business in New York, bitcoin was trading for $10,370, a 48 percent fall-off from the peak price of $19,783 that it hit in mid-December 2017. The fall was brought on by a variety of factors.

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Trading for bitcoin and Ether will be enabled on the platform at first, with support for other tokens introduced after its initial coin offering (ICO) platform goes live. California-based hedge fund Pantera Capital has revealed that it might have to issue refunds to its backers after the U.S.

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Amid rising interest and investment in digital currencies like bitcoin, some countries are issuing new warnings about the volatility involved in cryptocurrency trade. In today’s bitcoin roundup, regulatory bodies in the U.S. In today’s bitcoin roundup, regulatory bodies in the U.S. According to Tuesday (Dec.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Bitcoin has far more traders these days — particularly in China — than it has true believers. It’s the golden age to be in the bitcoin market, because it’s imperfect,” said Zhou Shuoji , a former IBM technology consultant whose firm, Fintech Blockchain Group, runs a bitcoin hedge fund and venture capital fund.

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While Chinese traders are limited to the purchase of up to $50,000 of foreign currency annually, the volume suggests stablecoins could be being used to circumvent the regulation, according to Chainalysis , the New York-based provider of regulatory compliance software. Cryptocurrency has not been without controversy.

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It’s been a varied week for bitcoin. First, some positive news: Bitcoin’s upward pricing trend continues, more or less. It opened this morning with a value of $742 and peaked at $744 (about as close as bitcoin has come to its year high since it hit $768 back in June). The reputation of bitcoin precedes it.

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Promoting bitcoin. Which is why Obama and his team probably aren’t enthusiastic about an op-ed for CNBC from a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner suggesting that the White House should “heed the call” on bitcoin. One thing that’s probably not higher on that rapidly growing list?

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 Thus, bitcoin traded below $10,000, and cryptos traded down in sympathy. And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Another key risk stems from the fact that, depending on how they are structured, ICOs may fall outside of the scope of EU laws and regulations, in which case investors cannot benefit from the protection that these laws and regulations provide. Earlier this year, China banned ICOs altogether, as well as bitcoin exchanges.

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Bitcoin was hit with an $18 billion market loss in just three days. Other cryptocurrencies had an even worse week: Ether, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, dropped 12 percent, while the third largest, XRP, is down 18 percent in seven days. and Canadian securities regulators.

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APRIL 26, 2019

That revelation sent shares of bitcoin down close to 6 percent. The court filing also shows messages that an executive at Bitfinex sent last August to get capital from a payment processor in Panama that Bitfinex had transferred funds to. It’s also raising worries that Tether isn’t a viable stablecoin, noted the report.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

When it comes to Bitcoin and other digital currencies, Morgan Stanley chief executive officer James Gorman sees potential, something with which his counterpart at JPMorgan does not agree. If banks behave badly, the government says, ‘Raise more capital.’ Speaking during a Wall Street Journal event on Wednesday (Sept.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

Bitcoin’s value dropped farther today (Jan. It turns out bitcoin investors were right to be suspicious last week. Current regulations limit foreign exchange to $50,000 each year, but some believe that people are using bitcoin and other digital currencies to circumvent this maximum.

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financial regulators represent the interests and needs of the nation and its financial services stakeholders,” according to a statement. “By promoting knowledge-sharing on innovation in financial services, U.S. Participation in international organizations such as this helps U.S.

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JANUARY 23, 2017

It looks like Chinese regulators’ long speculated-upon uptick in interest in bitcoin has started to happen. The nations’ three largest bitcoin exchanges will now begin charging a trading fee, effective this week. BTCC, Huobi and OkCoin have all separately stated that going forward they will charge traders a flat fee of 0.2

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APRIL 10, 2017

Wells Fargo found yet more fraud problems in its organization; Amazon announced some hi-tech staffing expansions and bitcoin finally found a government with the will to recognize it as a currency. Japan Gives Bitcoin a Big Thumbs Up. at the hands of the SEC, bitcoin world was looking for some good news. Ready to make the leap?

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MARCH 28, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $8,000 level on Tuesday (March 27), CCN reported – and the cryptocurrency market as a whole could fall below a market cap of $300 million. Bitcoin was trading at $7,770.44 August Capital led the round, with other firms also participating. as of 10:41 p.m., according to CoinDesk. SparkCo, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

12) that the federal government would be rolling out new regulations regarding cryptocurrency at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FCEN). The firm has about $650 million in assets and said other backers aside from Valar included Morgan Creek Digital, Avon Ventures and Winklevoss Capital.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

JPMorgan Chase CEO and Chairman Jamie Dimon is not a huge fan of bitcoin and offered a comment on the cryptocurrency’s 10th anniversary, Financial News reported. MarketWatch said “the gist of his response” was “I didn’t want to be the spokesman against bitcoin. ” The executive has long been a skeptic of bitcoin.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Who knew that Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, known for their early involvement in Facebook, were in love with bitcoin? You might, when you find out that they were the first to file for a bitcoin Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). And do you care?

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