ICO tokens – are they securities or are they something else that does not require strict compliance with SEC regulations, designed to protect investors and force full disclosure before any capital changes hands? In its last annual report, the SEC vowed to step up its activity in this arena, driving fear through the hearts and…
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If the Bitcoin blockchain is anything, it is transparent, but only to a degree. Yes, the history of every transaction since 2009 is present for public inspection at anytime, but only to the extent of endpoint addresses. The owner’s identity is the only thing missing, a fact which government authorities, law enforcement officials, and regulators…
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Crypto Winter is over. Bitcoin and altcoin prices and volumes are soaring. Unfortunately, several crypto exchanges are experiencing hard times. Blockport, an Amsterdam-based cryptocurrency exchange, has declared bankruptcy, while it contemplates a re-launch. Polish cryptocurrency exchange Coinroom appears to have taken a direr path. It ostensibly shut its doors and exited stage left with customer…
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Warren Buffet is known as not a "crypto fan", but this doesn't mean that crypto enthusiasts do not have interest for the Wizard of Omaha. Now, the CEO of BitTorrent and the founder of TRON, Justin Sun, is said to be paying the staggering amount of $4.6 million for a private lunch with Warren Buffet,…
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After experiencing spectacular achievements and solid growth since its foundation in 2011, JFD is now expanding its operations to the Iberian Peninsula and LATAM. The fintech group will also provide its commission-free stock trading services to Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking clients from a brand new office in Madrid. Ever since its foundation in 2011, JFD has…
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Analysts may have come up with a dozen fundamental drivers that have continued to propel Bitcoin forward from February onward, although June is shaping up to be a period of consolidation and reflection. There has been one other factor that has been mentioned occasionally, but no one has ever done the research to back up…
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Bitcoin is finally in a bit of a correction mode, down some $1,500 after attacking the $9,000 level, but a 17% drop is nowhere near the 30%+ correction that analysts have been prophesizing for weeks. In the past, anytime that Bitcoin has failed to deliver on its promise, whether monthly, weekly, or now daily, a…
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Occasionally government officials can surprise us common folks with their detailed understanding of a specific topic requiring a new legislative outlook. The crypto community has been especially on guard with respect to the actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after its continued clampdowns on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and its refusal to grant…
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Bitcoin took it on the chin a second time in a week, plummeting 14% from $8,500 and change to $7,700, perhaps, from a sucker punch from a Whale dumping a large sell order on the market. For a second time, however, Bitcoin demonstrated its newfound resilience and climbed up off the canvas. It now rests…
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Bitcoin technology marches onwards and upwards! Much has been written about a supposed lack of technology progression in the crypto space, although critics have tended to speak far too early in the development process. As long as there are researchers and patents to be had, technology will improve in every aspect of the crypto network…
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