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Ether

The New Last-Ditch Effort to Unfreeze a $260 Million Ethereum Fortune

A new proposal for unfreezing millions in ether is easier to swallow since it's focused specifically on Parity, but it's still causing a stir.

Tech  ·  18 April 2018
Investments

The Seven Pillars of ICO Investing

How to make sense of a fast-changing crypto market? Crypto Asset Management's Tim Enneking provides his seven core tenants for investing.

Markets  ·  17 April 2018
IRS

Crypto Hedge Funds Face Tough Choices on Tax Day

Like elsewhere in crypto taxation, the rules for funds are far from straightforward, and discrepancies may lead to non-intuitive outcomes.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 April 2018
Bitcoin

Bitcoin Merchant Adoption Might Just Be Accelerating In Asia

Luxury brand Bellatorra Skin Care reports hot demand for crypto payments from both wholesale and retail customers as it expands into China and India.

Business  ·  17 April 2018
Bitcoin

Lightning + NFC? The New Plan to Bring Bitcoin to Retail

A new proposal explores the combination of the lightning network and NFC to move the layer-two bitcoin tech forward.

Tech  ·  17 April 2018
IRS

Why the IRS Should Treat Crypto as a New Asset Class

Tax pros in the cryptocurrency space are applying a hodgepodge of rules that historically have been applied to stocks, bonds and various other assets.

Policy & regulation  ·  17 April 2018
IRS

What If You Can’t Pay Taxes on Your Crypto Gains?

Crypto holders willing to take a risk can file an extension, pay their taxes in installments with penalties and interest, and possibly come out ahead.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2018
Ether

Vitalik’s Serious Joke: The Case for Ending Ethereum Inflation

CoinDesk examines the arguments for and against a proposal that would limit the total number of ether that could ever be issued.

Tech  ·  16 April 2018
IRS

Crypto Tax Dodgers Are Tempting Fate

The ways governments tax cryptocurrency users may be unjust and due for reform, but simply ignoring the law for this reason is a dicey proposition. 

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2018
Bitcoin

HODL On: In Defense of Bitcoin’s Best Strategy

HODLers may be getting a bad rap, but they're still following the best, most tested investment strategy for market, argues Medici Ventures' COO.

Markets  ·  16 April 2018
Legal

A Bitcoin Rally After Tax Day? Don’t Bet the Farm On It

There are several reasons to discount the contribution of tax-related selling to the Q1 bear market – and thus the chances of a post-April 17 rebound.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 April 2018
IRS

A Hobbyist Crypto Trader’s Life in Tax Hell

The spreadsheet got more and more complicated, until one day it took two minutes to load.

Policy & regulation  ·  15 April 2018
Bitcoin

Why Leading Crypto Devs Don’t Work In Silicon Valley

A recent back-and-forth between Coinbase and a bitcoin developer shows there's still a big gap between the industry and the open-source community.

Business  ·  15 April 2018
Exchanges

A Tangled Web: Will Coinbase Ventures Lead to Conflicts of Interest?

Coinbase's new VC arm raises thorny questions about the influence the startup wields across the crypto market and potential conflicts of interest.

Business  ·  14 April 2018
Security

IOTA: The $3.7 Billion Crypto Developers Love to Hate

One of the largest crypto assets has been under fire for its technical decisions, with some developers even branding IOTA the coin they love to hate.

Tech  ·  14 April 2018