Bank Innovation

AUGUST 12, 2016

Two years ago the IRS issued a brief notice on the status of bitcoin and all its digital cousins stating that for tax purposes these items are property — not currency.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2019

In other news, The Danish Tax Agency (known as the Skattestyrelsen in the Danish language) has received the go ahead in order to access the data of traders in digital currency exchanges, Coindesk reported. million between 2015 and 2017 through the Finnish bitcoin exchange. dollars, The Telegraph reported.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It’s also the start of another football gambling season — one that involves mobile commerce and digital payments, and companies trying to innovate their way to success in this growing field of transactions. These casinos have begun to accept deposits in the form of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and others,” that site reported.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

The filing process only takes about 45 days, but Sberbank is also still debating how Sbercoin will be taxed, according to Cointelegraph, citing news agency Interfax. Russia’s Sberbank could roll out its stablecoin as early as this spring after filing with the Bank of Russia to launch a blockchain platform, Cointelegraph reported.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 25, 2018

The cryptocurrency bitcoin, which shocked everyone by surpassing $17K, further shocked everyone by dropping below $10K. Then of course there are various other events sweeping the financial services space, from new tax laws in the U.S., EXCLUSIVE — It’s not even a month into 2018 and already so much has changed.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

The British tax authority wants cryptocurrency exchanges to share customer names and transaction data in order to track down unpaid taxes. While the HMRC declined to go into detail, saying it could jeopardize the assessment or collection of taxes, it confirmed that the request is within its jurisdiction.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The coins affected included bitcoin, ether, XRP, tezos, algorand and TRON, and the hackers transferred their stolen items into public wallets that have since been emptied, according to CoinDesk. Both companies work to provide tax software for cryptocurrencies, but Blockpit CEO Florian Wimmer said the companies have different strengths.

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PYMNTS

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? They do have a point there.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

Moreover, the cloud services arm of Huawei has fueled the project with blockchain innovations like distributed ledgers. CryptoTrader.Tax lets users put trades into its system from dozens of digital currency exchanges and automatically create tax reports that can be brought into TurboTax, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2016

Stop ISIS, bring peace to the Middle East, clean up the economy, create more jobs, fix the education system, lower taxes, etc., Promoting bitcoin. Of course, when the former commissioner, Bart Chilton, says bitcoin, he’s talking blockchain and all digital currencies. So, why digital currencies? Just like the Internet.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The coins affected included bitcoin, ether, XRP, tezos, algorand and TRON, and the hackers transferred their stolen items into public wallets that have since been emptied, according to CoinDesk. Both companies work to provide tax software for cryptocurrencies, but Blockpit CEO Florian Wimmer said the companies have different strengths.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 2, 2019

In other news, Brazil’s Tax Authority has announced that transactions involving cryptocurrencies must now be reported to the Department of Federal Revenue ( RFB ). Those who do not comply will face penalties ranging from 100 to 500 Brazilian reais or from $25 to $130, according to Cointelegraph.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2019

dollar-backed digital currencies for the payment of government taxes, fees and services. We know that embracing new technology is necessary for the future growth of our economy, and so, in Bermuda, we are making sure that we are leading the world in facilitating innovation. “We In other news, Bermuda will now accept one-to-one U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

The financial center operates with its own legal, regulatory and tax infrastructure and traces its roots back to 2005. But for now, the idea that bitcoin (and its brethren) will displace central banking and traditional financial services (even in the digital age), may be losing steam as more countries opt for outright bans.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

Although blockchain technology and Bitcoin, its best-known inhabitant, have been around for 10 years, the world is just now entering a seismic transition from holding account-based assets to a system that uses token-based digital assets. Hamstringing American Innovation. s ability as a country to effectively innovate.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

Cryptocurrencies , like bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple , are digital assets designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure transactions,” he said. Cryptocurrency, however, is more than just an asset that stores value.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 11, 2018

Reuters reported that two of the country’s largest exchanges Coinone and Bithumb were raided this week by police and tax agencies on allegations of […].

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Bankelele

DECEMBER 24, 2015

On Tuesday, December 15th , the Central Bank of Kenya issued a public notice on bitcoin in the Daily Nation: CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC ON VIRTUAL CURRENCIES SUCH AS BITCOIN – it read. As part of the Bitcoin community here in Kenya, I am a vocal advocate of digital currencies, writing extensively on the subject over the past 2 years.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2016

Blockchain technology is behind bitcoin, the popular digital currency, and enables data to be shared between a network of individual computers. We believe strongly in collaboration with clients, specifically client-led innovation.” It’s gaining in popularity because it is proving to be useful in recording and tracking assets. .

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TheGuardian

AUGUST 6, 2020

Coronavirus has accelerated the shift away from banknotes – central banks must act fast to catch up As the Covid-19 crisis accelerates the long-term shift away from cash (at least in tax-compliant, legal transactions), official discussions about digital currencies are heating up. This is where a lot of the innovation is taking place.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Reports in CNBC said Davidson described the existing legislative framework in the cryptocurrency market as “sloppy,” and invited industry stakeholders to participate in the roundtable in an effort to “preempt a heavy-handed regulatory approach that could stall innovation and kill the U.S. ICO market.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2018

On the global stage, bitcoin fell below $7,000 to just above $6,800, and Ripple slipped to its lowest price since the end of 2017. Here in the United States, tax season looms, of course, which may put additional pressure on cryptos. International Innovation, With a UK Focus. Same alarms, different week.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Alternative lending, eProcurement and cross-border payments innovators all saw impressive activity (though several funding values remained private), and one single startup raised $165 million — more than the rest of the eight other funding rounds this week combined. It was one of the biggest weeks for B2B FinTech investment in months.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Governments may not be too keen on bitcoin, but blockchain is another story. Singapore stepped onto the global stage as a world leader in blockchain innovation in recent months. As regulators begin to consider blockchain regulations, many have signaled a desire not to hamper innovation while doing so.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

We recently spoke with Ernst & Young (EY) Global Innovation, Blockchain Leader Paul Brody to gain some deeper insight into this issue. So far, we’ve published an overview, as well as deep dives in health care, legal and tax. PYMNTS: On a global scale, how does blockchain technology impact transactions?

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Banking 2020

DECEMBER 3, 2015

Non-bank payment providers are typically governed by consumer protection rules that are less stringent than banks’ financial regulations, so are often able to bring innovative offerings to market faster and more easily. The final key driver of hidden payments is virtual currencies, with Bitcoin the most famous of these.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JANUARY 20, 2016

In his report, Sir Mark focuses on a particular kind of distributed ledger, the bitcoin blockchain, and attempts to explain it to the general reader and then explore some of the potential uses. From Report Urges UK Government to Test Blockchain Tech – CoinDesk ]. Sir Mark says that permissioned ledgers (i.e.,

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Payments for goods between suppliers, wholesalers and retail distributors are in cash; payments to employees are in cash; tax payments are in cash; even paying the power company and water bill are contingent on cash.

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NCR

DECEMBER 19, 2016

We’ve been hearing for some time that cash and checks are on the way out, to be replaced by cards, contactless payments, mobile wallets and other exciting innovations. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, many consumers moved back to cash after the government launched a plan to tackle tax evasion by tracking all credit card transactions.

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Lex Sokolin

MAY 13, 2019

I wonder how many of them will buy Bitcoin! The Real Innovation behind the Value A second issue worth considering is the role of Uber in the smartphone. GPS is a magnificent human achievement, built by the US government and provided as a public good (for free, other than taxes) to the entire US personal and commercial sector.

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Lex Sokolin

MAY 13, 2019

I wonder how many of them will buy Bitcoin! The Real Innovation behind the Value A second issue worth considering is the role of Uber in the smartphone. GPS is a magnificent human achievement, built by the US government and provided as a public good (for free, other than taxes) to the entire US personal and commercial sector.

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Tomorrow's Transactions

JULY 19, 2016

I simply do not see the efficiency of “a digital form of legal tender” as being evidence that the government might issue a UK cryptocurrency as some in the Bitcoin world have said. a Bitcoin-like Britcoin) then I think he must have been inadequately briefed. Would the Bank of England get behind a Sterling-backed Bitcoin?

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CB Insights

MARCH 21, 2018

In NY, utility charges include several fees — property and sales taxes, the maintenance of wires and substations, covering costs that your provider may have paid for the electricity in wholesale markets. It can be converted into Bitcoin as well as fiat cash like dollars. P2P energy sales have a few advantages.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

This openness to banking alternatives presents opportunities for fintech startups looking to innovate in financial services from the outside. But incumbent banks are also at the forefront of the most promising innovations in personal finance today, such as virtual credit cards. From big banks to big tech.

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Vitalik Buterin

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Problem: create a blockchain design that maintains Bitcoin-like security guarantees, but where the maximum size of the most powerful node that needs to exist for the network to keep functioning is substantially sublinear in the number of transactions. One of the main problems with Bitcoin is the issue of price volatility.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 5, 2019

They point to Fintechs and Crypto, the innovative parts of our economy, and accuse it of poor practices. And yet, only 2% of all Bitcoin transactions have anything to do with illicit activity?—?no take for example the fact that we still do not have Donald Trump’s tax returns. Similarly, Google has a lot of sacred data.

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Lex Sokolin

AUGUST 5, 2019

They point to Fintechs and Crypto, the innovative parts of our economy, and accuse it of poor practices. And yet, only 2% of all Bitcoin transactions have anything to do with illicit activity?—?no take for example the fact that we still do not have Donald Trump’s tax returns. Similarly, Google has a lot of sacred data.

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