CEO of alleged pyramid scheme Atlas Quantum flees Brazil in Cointelegraph’s weekly digest of news from the country. The story of Brazil’s crypto scams took a new twist over the past week as CEO of an alleged pyramid scheme reportedly fled the country after rejecting court deadlines. Here is the past week of crypto and…
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Cointelegraph en Español presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking world has seen major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with central bank representatives from all around the world meeting in Argentina, Spain developing various initiatives and projects based on blockchain and the Japan-based crypto exchange Bitpoint offering…
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The U.S. IRS will ask taxpayers whether they received, sold, sent or exchanged any financial interest in cryptocurrencies in 2019. The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has added a question on crypto ownership to the standard 1040 income tax form for the coming tax season. IRS wants to know about your crypto in 2019…
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With government regulations becoming more stringent, crypto businesses are coming together to form self-regulating bodies for the industry. Self-regulation is once again a trending topic in the cryptocurrency landscape as major exchange platforms have announced the creation of self-regulated organizations (SROs) to achieve some standardization in digital currency governance. Government regulators across various jurisdictions continue to…
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The xRapid, xVia and xCurrent services offered by blockchain firm Ripple have been fused into features of its RippleNet network. Ripple, the blockchain firm behind crypto asset XRP, fused three of its services into features of its RippleNet offering. Industry news outlet CryptoNews reported the change in Ripple’s product offering on Oct. 9. Little more…
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Private Telegram Open Network channel TON Board announces a temporary halt and removed all previous posts. Following a recent red flag from United States. regulators, a private Telegram channel for Telegram Open Network (TON) is taking a break. Temporary halt for more clarity On Oct. 12, TON Board channel on Telegram announced a temporary halt…
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In the third installment of the Bitcoin Price Diary, veteran trader Scott Melker revisits some recent successful trades including a sizable position on REN/BTC. In this third installment of my Bitcoin Price Diary, I’ll revisit some open positions which are still in play and review a sizable trade on REN. I also have a position…
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The SEC is suing Telegram over the $1.7 billion ICO, is it the mark a new wave of regulatory scrutiny on the U.S. market? Late Friday, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it is suing two offshore entities, Telegram and its wholly owned subsidiary, TON Issuer, for holding an unregistered token…
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The majority of the top-20 coins by market cap see losses today, while Bitcoin price failed to hold $8,400. Saturday, Oct. 12 — following a minor price rally earlier this week, crypto markets are trading sideways as the top-20 coins by market cap report mixed signals. At press time, 8 out of the top 20…
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This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from the German-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph auf Deutsch. The German-speaking world has experienced another week full of exciting developments in the crypto industry, with Germany investigating the feasibility of a blockchain-based regional power trading platform, Iota Foundation joining forces with Zühlke to solve engineering problems and the…
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