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India’s Income Tax Department Is Secretly Training Its Officials to Investigate Cryptocurrencies

Here’s everything you wanted to know about how the Indian government addresses cryptocurrency. The Income Tax Department of India is secretly training its officials to investigate cryptocurrencies. An internal guidebook circulated by the department explains cryptocurrencies, their characteristics, the “dark side of Bitcoin” and the best investigation practices for tax officials. The Indian government doesn’t…
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Crypto Regulation Is Coming To Europe: Are Exchanges Ready for New Rules?

New legislation called 5AMLD places crypto firmly under the EU’s regulatory umbrella. The deadline is rapidly approaching.  5AMLD — the Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive —  is a piece of legislation that brings fiat-to-crypto exchanges and custodial wallets across the European Union under a new first-of-its-kind regulatory framework. Exchanges must achieve compliance with the rules by…
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BitGo to Users: Swap Bitcoin SV for BTC Before Hard Fork Stuns Wallet

Fresh correspondence from BitGo warns that Bitcoin SV’s February hard fork will make its wallets unable to receive any transactions. Digital currency management company BitGo has told users to move or convert funds they hold in altcoin Bitcoin SV (BSV) due to a compatibility problem. In a blog post on Dec. 18, BitGo said BSV’s…
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Crypto Remains Unregulated in Russia — Lots of Talk but No Action

Russian authorities are poised to introduce several prohibitive measures, yet feasibility and enforcement mechanisms raise questions. At the end of November, news surfaced that Russian cryptocurrency users, who have been operating in a regulatory gray zone, could soon be at risk as the nation’s financial authorities reportedly join forces to outlaw the use of digital assets…
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HitBTC Scammers Face Two Years in Jail for $140K Bitcoin Twitter Fraud

Two Canadian brothers hacked the account of a HitBTC user to steal 23 BTC in July 2018, but will now face sentencing for wire fraud. Two Canadian men who defrauded a Bitcoin (BTC) investor out of $140,000 by impersonating exchange HitBTC may serve two years in prison. According to court records on Dec. 16, brothers…
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Stanford Funds Blockchain Startup Touted as ‘the Microsoft for Blockchain’

Blockchain startup Alchemy gathers funding from several large investors, including Stanford and Charles Schwab. Blockchain infrastructure startup Alchemy has garnered investments from multiple notable mainstream entities, including Stanford University, as well as leaders from other top businesses. Alchemy, a startup focused on providing blockchain infrastructure, as well as other tools for developers, has amassed $15…
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4 Reasons Why Bitcoin Is Now Retesting November Lows — $6.4K Next?

Bitcoin price has slid further below $6,700 and is now retesting November lows for several technical reasons as the year draws to a close. On Monday Bitcoin price (BTC) abruptly fell below the $7,040 support and dropped to $6,800. As recent as Nov. 22 and Nov. 27, $6,800 served as support so a number of…
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Circle Sells OTC Desk to Kraken to Focus On Stablecoin

San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it has acquired Circle’s over-the-counter desk, Circle Trading. San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that it has acquired Circle’s over-the-counter (OTC) desk. In a Dec. 17 blog post, Kraken said that the company has bought “one of the most recognized OTC desks in crypto.” Circle co-founders Sean Neville…
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Christmas Cash-In For Bears As Bitcoin Dips Below $6,600

Bitcoin is crashing below the $6,600 price mark, dropping $350 over the past few hours. Tuesday Dec. 17 – Bitcoin (BTC) is retracing rapidly from around the $6,950 price mark to below $6,600 in the past few hours. Cryptocurrency market daily overview. Source: Coin360 Bitcoin price is taking a painful nosedive, dropping close to $350 in…
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Coinfloor’s CEO Explains Decision to Delist All Crypto but Bitcoin to Cointelegraph

London-based exchange Coinfloor will delist all cryptocurrencies but Bitcoin to focus on Bitcoin only services from Jan. 3, 2020. London-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinfloor will delist all cryptocurrencies but Bitcoin (BTC) to focus on Bitcoin only services in January. The United Kingdom’s oldest crypto exchange will delist all cryptos including the second-biggest altcoin Ether (ETH) and…
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