Tag: Cryptocurrency
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CRS Compliant ICO Operational Trading Platform
The one CRS and FATCA compliant ICO operational trading platform, exempt from SEC registration, is overseas retirement [box type=”note”]Regulatory focus on ICO’s: 2017 saw an enormous increase in the number of “Initial Coin Offerings” (ICOs) that have been arranged.[/box] [box type=”tick”]Over US$5.68 billion was said to have been raised in 2017, with over 1.4 billion in December 2017…
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Bitcoin, The New World Currency or A Passing Fad
BitCoin is all over the news. People are making – and losing – fortunes with the currency, all while traditional channels suss out how it actually works. There’s a question of whether one is watching a real revolution in economics or whether this is a digital version of the Dutch Tulip Craze. The truth is,…
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ETF Industry Veteran Matt Hougan Joins Cryptocurrency Index Fund Manager Bitwise
The Bitwise HOLD 10 Index Fund substantially outperforms Bitcoin in First Two Months Since Launch SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Bitwise Asset Management, manager of the first cryptocurrency index fund, the Bitwise HOLD 10 Private Index Fund, announced today that ETF industry veteran Matt Hougan is joining the firm as Vice President of Research & Development. Hougan was…
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Total Cryptocurrency Market Capitalization Holds Above $400 Billion
According to data from CoinMarketCap, the total market capitalizations of cryptocurrency market held steady above $400 billion. The sector has rebounded over 50 percent from its low of about $280 billion earlier this month. The price of Major cryptocurrency also bounced back on Monday. According to CoinDesk, bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap, rose 7.46 percent…
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Early Coinbase And Ripple Investor Injects $57.5M Into Uphold To Advance Crypto Protection
Uphold Partners with Greg Kidd to Increase Loss Assurance and Crypto Protection to Industry-Leading Levels SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Uphold, the digital money platform, today announced that it has entered into a $57.5 million partnership with Greg Kidd, investor in Ripple, Square, Coinbase and others, to increase its loss assurance for consumers to around 20% of total current crypto…
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Asset Protection for Cryptocurrency Offshore
Structure Cryptocurrency Offshore – The Only Tax Rules Compliant and Double Tax Agreements Non-Reporting and Excluded Account The pension regime is very important internationally and one thing the OECD organization has done amazingly well is Double Tax Agreements. They have come out with an amendment to the OECD model double tax agreement that introduces a…
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BCX Mainnet Launches: Delivering the Future for the Bitcoin Community
NEW YORK, Jan. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — BCX, operated by BitcoinX Foundation, is a promising fork of Bitcoin, today announced that it’s Mainnet launched successfully on January 15, 2018. This indicates BCX is able to offer unlimited possibilities for the Bitcoin community. With its successfully Mainnet launch, BCX now supports SegWit, Lightning Network, Replay Protection, Unique Address Format, DAA difficulty Adjustment and blake2b GPU mining. Slow transaction…
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Bitcoin Price Holds Near the $14,000 Mark
Bitcoin price holds at about $14,000 on thursday after rebounding from a sell-off last week. According to data from Coinbase, the leading U.S. cryptocurrency trading platform, bitcoin price was trading near 14,204 on Thursday evening. Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap, rebounded over 40 percent from a low of $10,400 it hit on Friday. The price rose…