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  VERDAD is the Most Dangerous Crypto Bill to Face Congress Yet
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  The U.S. Congress is considering more than 20 bills on cryptocurrency. One deserves special attention: S.1025, the Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance and Development Act (VERDAD). “Verdad” is Spanish for “truth.” If VERDAD passes, it will be the first time a specific crypto has been deemed illegal for Americans at home or abroad to use. […] The post VERDAD is the Most Dangerous Crypto Bill to Face Congress Yet appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/verdad-is-the-most-dangerous-crypto-bill-to-face-congress-yet/
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  North Korea Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency to Bypass Economic Sanctions
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  A North Korean official claims that a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cryptocurrency is on the horizon. According to a delegate for the Committee for Cultural Relations, Alejandro Cao de Benós, the country plans to forge a token backed by a physical commodity like gold and the digital asset’s main purpose will be used […] The post North Korea Plans to Launch Cryptocurrency to Bypass Economic Sanctions appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/north-korea-plans-to-launch-a-cryptocurrency-to-bypass-economic-sanctions/
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  Changes Afoot for Philippine Crypto-Friendly Economic Zone
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  The special economic zone in the Philippines known for its crypto friendliness is undergoing some changes. Government-owned Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (Ceza) is investigating a case involving one of its licensed crypto exchanges after a tip from the Chinese government. The authority has also issued new directives to all of its licensees, including 40 crypto […] The post Changes Afoot for Philippine Crypto-Friendly Economic Zone appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/changes-afoot-for-philippine-crypto-friendly-economic-zone/
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  The Changing Shape of Crypto Funding in 2019
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  2019 was meant to be the year of the IEO. Or was it the STO? Whatever the case, it’s had its share of both, with mixed results. While the number of successfully completed token sales and the number of IEO launchpads has increased significantly, secondary market demand has been underwhelming. As emerging projects study the […] The post The Changing Shape of Crypto Funding in 2019 appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/the-changing-shape-of-crypto-funding-in-2019/
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  Tiny Block Advocates Speak Up After Veriblock ‘Abuses’ Bitcoin’s Block Size
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  The BTC community recently celebrated the fact that Segregated Witness (Segwit) transactions accounted for 50% of transactions and bech32 transactions doubled as well. However, the celebration quickly came to an end when a few Bitcoin Core developers found out where the transactions derived from and got upset at the Veriblock project for using scarce block […] The post Tiny Block Advocates Speak Up After Veriblock ‘Abuses’ Bitcoin’s Block Size appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/tiny-block-advocates-speak-up-after-veriblock-abuses-bitcoins-block-size/
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  Taxation Isn’t Just Theft – It’s Bad for Crypto Adoption
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  Crypto awareness is reaching levels almost unimaginable just years ago, with telecommunications giants, big banks, mainstream media, and even professional sports teams now discussing and flouting digital assets. AT&T now allows customers to pay their phone bills in bitcoin, Japanese SMS giant Line is adding an FSA-approved crypto exchange to its hugely popular chat app, […] The post Taxation Isn’t Just Theft – It’s Bad for Crypto Adoption appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/taxation-isnt-just-theft-its-bad-for-crypto-adoption/
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  Bitcoin Cash Futures Expected to Open up US Market by Q1 2020
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  Futures contracts on bitcoin cash can be available at a CFTC-regulated exchange by the end of this year or the first quarter of 2020. This will allow institutional U.S. investors to trade on a derivative of the cryptocurrency and bring in more trading volume for BCH overall. Also Read: HTC Adds Native Bitcoin Cash Support […] The post Bitcoin Cash Futures Expected to Open up US Market by Q1 2020 appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-cash-futures-expected-to-open-up-us-market-by-q1-2020/
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  Snowden: US Seizing My Book Revenue is ‘Good for Bitcoin’
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  Former U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) subcontractor Edward Snowden is being sued by the Department of Justice (DoJ) for his latest memoir. The agency won’t stop Metropolitan Books from publishing Snowden’s new book but the government will take the revenue he earns from the memoir instead. Following the book publishing fiasco, Snowden said that the […] The post Snowden: US Seizing My Book Revenue is ‘Good for Bitcoin’ appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/snowden-us-seizing-my-book-revenue-is-good-for-bitcoin/
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  10 Tax Tools to Help Crypto Owners
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  While tax laws on cryptocurrency vary by jurisdiction, there are many useful tools to help you calculate crypto taxes, lower your tax liabilities, and simplify your filing — no matter where you are. Many of them work globally, supporting tax forms of multiple countries, and can import data directly from all major crypto exchanges. Also […] The post 10 Tax Tools to Help Crypto Owners appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/10-tax-tools-to-help-crypto-owners/
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  Meet Nimbus, a Concept for Enhancing BCH Smart Contracts
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  On Monday, software developer Tobias Ruck introduced a new transaction version for the BCH chain called Nimbus in a demonstration video. The introduction is a longer version of the presentation Ruck had shown at the Bitcoin Cash City conference. According to the developer, the transaction version could unleash sophisticated smart contract potential on the BCH […] The post Meet Nimbus, a Concept for Enhancing BCH Smart Contracts appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/meet-nimbus-a-concept-for-enhancing-bch-smart-contracts/
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  18,000 Traders and Growing – Bitcoin.com’s Crypto Exchange Shines Brightly
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  Since exchange.Bitcoin.com launched, our premier trading platform has seen a significant influx of users from Asia and Europe. So far, the grand opening of Bitcoin.com’s exchange has led to more than 18,000 registered traders. Moreover, exchange.Bitcoin.com’s Chief Operating Officer, Danish Chaudhry, explained that the exchange launch and the last two weeks of trading have been […] The post 18,000 Traders and Growing – Bitcoin.com’s Crypto Exchange Shines Brightly appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/18000-traders-and-growing-bitcoin-coms-crypto-exchange-shines-brightly/
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  Indian Parliament Member Helping Crypto Community Influence Regulation
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  The Indian crypto community has made progress towards influencing the government’s crypto policies. Some industry leaders have met with an influential lawmaker who has agreed to help bring about positive crypto regulation in the country. Also read: India’s Popular ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Show Gives Crypto a Boost Parliament Member Agrees to Help […] The post Indian Parliament Member Helping Crypto Community Influence Regulation appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/indian-parliament-member-helping-crypto-community-influence-regulation/
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  FATF-Driven Delistings Capture the Criminalization of Privacy
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  The delisting of privacy coins like monero, zcash, and dash is becoming something of a trend in Asia, and could soon expand elsewhere. In the wake of the intra-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issuing new global standards, Korean exchanges Okex and Upbit have announced they will delist and put warnings on several privacy coins […] The post FATF-Driven Delistings Capture the Criminalization of Privacy appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/state-of-the-privacy-coin-fatf-pushes-delisting-and-exclusion/
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  Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates
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  Low and negative interest rates have been a burden for account holders across Europe for some time. And it’s only getting worse, as the European Central Bank just announced a new rate cut to a record low of -0.5%. Private and corporate customers in many countries on the continent don’t have a lot of options […] The post Here’s How Europeans Can Deal With Negative Interest Rates appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/heres-how-europeans-can-deal-with-negative-interest-rates/
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  BCH Microblog ‘Member’ Shows the Future of Reddit-Like Forums
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  Since the Bitcoin Cash upgrade in May 2018, software developers have unleashed a slew of microblogging protocols that utilize OP_return transactions. One application called Member is a BCH-based browser that makes use of these types of transactions and the extra space added to the data carrier size. While still in its infancy, the Member platform […] The post BCH Microblog ‘Member’ Shows the Future of Reddit-Like Forums appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/bch-microblog-member-shows-the-future-of-reddit-like-forums/
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  PR: Liven Announces Strategic Partnership with Bitcoin.com
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  Liven, the lifestyle rewards app that lets users spend and earn cryptocurrency rewards in over 1,000 restaurants across Australia, is introducing Bitcoin Cash into the LivenPay ecosystem. Meanwhile, Liven’s native token, LVN, gets listed on ZB.com after a successful completion of its oversubscribed ZB UP Launch. The post PR: Liven Announces Strategic Partnership with Bitcoin.com appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/pr-liven-announces-strategic-partnership-with-bitcoin-com/
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  How Crypto Became a Gambler’s Paradise
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  Comparing cryptocurrency trading to gambling is like comparing crypto tribalism to religion: the analogy is correct, but it’s also tired. What bears emphasizing, then, isn’t that crypto trading and crypto gambling are often indistinguishable, but the extent to which the two disciplines permeate the cryptosphere. From the most popular dapps to the leading hacks, everything […] The post How Crypto Became a Gambler’s Paradise appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/how-crypto-became-a-gamblers-paradise/
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  European Countries Step Up Response to Facebook’s Libra
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  The European Central Bank (ECB) and a number of countries in the region have stepped up their efforts in response to Facebook’s Libra, which has revived a competing ECB project for instant payments. As Facebook engages Switzerland’s financial regulator, the ECB clarifies how Libra can be regulated under EU laws. Also read: India’s Popular ‘Who […] The post European Countries Step Up Response to Facebook’s Libra appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/european-countries-step-up-response-to-facebooks-libra/
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  PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Partnership With Telecommunications Manufacturer HTC
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  Bitcoin.com, one of the world’s oldest and most established cryptocurrency innovators with over 4.5 million wallet holders worldwide, and leading telecommunications manufacturer HTC have announced the beginning of a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership to drive innovation and adoption of crypto technologies. The post PR: Bitcoin.com Announces Partnership With Telecommunications Manufacturer HTC appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/pr-bitcoin-com-announces-partnership-with-telecommunications-manufacturer-htc/
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  HTC Adds Native Bitcoin Cash Support to Its Flagship Smartphone
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  The bitcoin cash community now has a new way to secure and transact its digital money, as HTC adds native BCH support to its Exodus 1 smartphone. A key reason the technology manufacturer has chosen to do so is that many consumers are using BCH as a payment method and HTC wants to see a […] The post HTC Adds Native Bitcoin Cash Support to Its Flagship Smartphone appeared first on Bitcoin News. https://news.bitcoin.com/htc-adds-native-bitcoin-cash-support-to-its-flagship-smartphone/