Bitcoin exchange processor likely to fight IRS
By Dion Rabouin Nov 20 The largest Bitcoin exchange firm in the U.S. is likely to oppose a summons
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The IRS is Seeking Data on Coinbase’s Bitcoin Customers
By Stan Higgins The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking access to user records held by bitcoin and ether exchange Coinbase
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Bitcoin Premium in India Reaches 20%, Price Peaks Beyond $880
By Justin OConnell 60,000 rupees. That’s $881. You’ll need more than that to buy a Bitcoin in India, a country
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Korea, Dubai Move to Regulate Bitcoin
By Olusegun Ogundeji In looking to follow the legal frameworks set by the United States and Japan, Korea is set
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The Price of Bitcoin Just Jumped $30 in One Hour
By Pete Rizzo The price of bitcoin rose nearly $30 over one hour of trading today, spiking to $740 as
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Bitcoin Exchange Gemini Adds APIs for Automated Traders
By Pete Rizzo Gemini has announced a series of API offerings aimed at automated traders. Revealed today, Gemini users are
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CME Group Launches Bitcoin Price Indexes
By Stan Higgins CME Group has officially launched its bitcoin price indexes following months of development. The derivatives giant has
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US Treasury Says IRS Needs to Monitor Bitcoin For Tax Purposes
By Joseph Young The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recently released a paper on taxation of virtual currencies including
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McAfee: Security is Key to a Bitcoin Future
By Olusegun Ogundeji Technology pioneer and founder of the anti-virus product, John McAfee, has claimed that there is a need
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One in Four Bitcoin Nodes Are Now Upgraded for SegWit
By Stan Higgins Bitcoin network data shows that 25% of nodes worldwide are now running code for Segregated Witness. Proposed late
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Alleged Bitcoin Scammer Busted By Dubai Police
By Stan Higgins Police in Dubai have reportedly arrested a man accused stealing bitcoins from several individuals. Local sources report
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Winklevoss Bros’ Bitcoin Exchange Gemini Launches in Japan & South Korea
By Samburaj Das Pressing ahead with its global expansion plan, bitcoin and ether exchange Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss brothers,
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FCA Taps Epiphyte To Explore Regulated Bitcoin Remittance Solutions
By JP Buntinx Bitcoin is starting to make an impact on remittance services all over the world. Epiphyte, a London-based
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Moscow Hosts Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference, Largest Russian State Bank to Participate
By Guest Author On Nov. 10, representatives of IBM, Microsoft, QIWI and Sberbank will gather in Moscow to discuss challenges
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Bitcoin Reaches All Time High Daily Trading Volume at $5 bln
By Joseph Young Bitcoin reached its all time high daily trading volume at $5 bln earlier this week, primarily because
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Venezuelans are turning to bitcoin as the bolívar crumbles
By Joon Ian Wong Venezuela’s currency has lost so much of its value that people have given up on counting
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BTCC Takes Aim at Bitfinex With US Dollar Bitcoin Trading
By Pete Rizzo “It’s both a liabilty and an opportunity.” At least that’s how BTCC CEO Bobby Lee describes his Shanghai-based
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Parliamentary Member in Ukraine Declares Bitcoin Assets
By Gautham The European countries have a mixed reaction towards Bitcoin. The rate of Bitcoin adoption varies among countries in
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Weed Growers Are Racing to Register Their Strains on the Blockchain
By Daniel Oberhaus When you walk into a dispensary in any one of the 25 states where medicinal and/or recreational
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Bitcoin Powers 20 Percent of Remittances From Korea to Philippines
By Joseph Young The Philippines is a home to some of the industry’s most innovative startups including Coins.ph and Rebit.ph,
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AT&T is Seeking a Patent for a Bitcoin-Powered Server
By Stan Higgins US telecom giant AT&T is seeking a patent for a kind of home subscriber server that utilizes
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Bitcoin Price Rolls Past $650 to New Highs Since Bitfinex Hack
By Samburaj Das Bitcoin price has made increasing gains since the beginning of October, scaling back to the ceiling achieved
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Zimbabwean Women Farmers Accelerator Introduces Bitcoin as a Cash Alternative
By Rebecca Campbell Bitcoin startup Bitmari is leading efforts at introducing a Zimbabwe Women Farmers Accelerator program that is aimed
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Bitcoin Jumps to Three-Month High as Yuan Weakness Fuels Buying
By Justina Lee Bitcoin rose to an almost three-month high amid a surge in volume as the yuan extended a
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Cross Border Payments Settled via Bitcoin Increase Almost Tenfold in 2016
By Joseph Young While Bitcoin as a global currency still continues to receive heavy criticisms due to its inability to
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Bitstamp Bitcoin Exchange and Trezor Bitcoin Wallet Forge New Partnership
by Evander Smart The world of Bitcoin can be intimidating, inconvenient and disjointed as the ecosystem still goes through “early
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Winklevoss Brothers Choose State Street to Help Launch Bitcoin ETF
By Paul Vigna Entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss chose State Street Corp. to help them launch a new exchange-traded fund
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