Cryptocurrency

Venezuelan President Claims $735 Million In Petro Presale Investment

February 22, 2018 1:02 AMSome are left with more questions than answers following an announcement about Venezuela's new cryptocurrency, the petro.On February 20, 2018,...

Italian Ministry Of Economy And Finance Establishing Rules For Virtual Currency Companies

February 21, 2018 8:13 PMIn light of anti-money laundering efforts, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance is turning its attention toward virtual currency...

SEC Brings Charges Against BitFunder, Jon Montroll

February 21, 2018 10:57 PMOn Wednesday, the SEC filed civil charges in the federal district court in Manhattan against BitFunder and its operator Jon...

Eight Caribbean Island Economies Could Adopt Central Bank-Issued Cryptocurrency

February 21, 2018 1:15 AMAccording to an MoU signed by the premier of Montserrat, the eight island economies comprising the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union...

Israel Officials Will Consider Cryptocurrencies Property For Tax Purposes

February 21, 2018 12:47 AMInitially issued as a draft in January, the final version of a circular on taxation and cryptocurrencies has been handed...

Cyber Days @ UCLA | Day 2

February 19, 2018 6:15 PMConversation at day two of Cyber Days was tremendously theoretical. The question remains, when will blockchain applications go mainstream?The day...

SEC Crackdown On Three Companies Claiming Cryptocurrency Ties

February 16, 2018 8:49 PMThe SEC is investigating three companies after delinquent filings and uncertainty regarding business relationships.After finding problems with the way some...

Monero Team Mulls Changing PoW Algorithm To Protect The Network’s ASIC Resistance

February 17, 2018 12:44 AMStarting in March, scheduled Monero forks will feature minor changes to the blockchain’s CryptoNight hash algorithm in order to keep...

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IRS to Cut Penalties, Speed Up Crypto Tax Disclosure Program

The IRS is overhauling its voluntary disclosure program, targeting lower penalties and faster resolution of tax violations, including those...

Ruby Patches Critical Regex Flaws After GitLab CVEs

Ruby released versions 4.0.9, 3.4.12, and 3.3.13 to patch four critical vulnerabilities in the Onigmo regular expression engine, two...

Senator demands Tether records on Hines deal

Sen. Richard Blumenthal has demanded Tether hand over records on its dealings with Bo Hines and Nxum by Nov....