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A Georgia bill to enable tax payments through cryptocurrencies failed to get out of committee, one of the measure's sponsors said.

Washington State's Chelan County shut down three rogue cryptocurrency mining operations due to the power draw and safety risk.

Lael Brainard, a governor at the U.S. Federal Reserve, has said bitcoin and its peers raise investor protection and money laundering concerns.

The value propositions of blockchain tech are central to the business of public institutions, argues Alec Ross, a candidate for governor of Maryland.

Iran's president has spoken out against aired plans to ban Telegram's messaging app over fears its new token may undermine the national currency.

The Central Bank of Russia may use its ethereum-based Masterchain software to communicate financial messaging across the Eurasian Economic Union.

Cryptocurrency reminds us that tax and other rules need to be fluid, as inaction or inappropriate responses can halt or slow technological advances.

Two of the nation's largest health insurers are looking to blockchain technology to reconcile data in the health care system.

Federal authorities have charged the founders of Centra Tech with securities and wire fraud, shortly after their ICO was shut down by the SEC.

Liechtenstein's government is drafting blockchain legislation, but will not be heavy-handed, Prime Minister Adrian Hasler has told CoinDesk.

If cryptocurrency gains acceptance as a means of exchange, it’s sure to raise the ire of governments hungry for revenue from sales taxes.

Australia’s cryptocurrency exchanges must now follow new rules aimed to counter money laundering and terrorism financing.

Japan-based social messaging platform Line is launching a blockchain-focused subsidiary in South Korea.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has halted the Floyd Mayweather-supported Centra Tech initial coin offering.

The Central Bank of Taiwan is eyeing new rules that would bring bitcoin under the island's existing anti-money laundering regulations.

Companies using cheap electricity to mine cryptocurrencies at industrial complexes in South Korea have reportedly been arrested by police.

Thailand is expected to enact a law soon that will mandate cryptocurrency traders for both value added tax as well as capital gain tax.

Brock Pierce is leading a herd of crypto entrepreneurs and investors to Puerto Rico and the island seems mostly welcoming. Is that the right move?

Calculating tax exposure is always a data-heavy business process. With regular assets, this process is simple. In cryptocurrency, it's anything but.

There's a lot of information to process, but ignoring it can be hazardous. The IRS is going to come after investors who are not reporting their gains.

The chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan told Sputnik News it is seeking an all-encompassing ban on cryptocurrency exchanges and mining.

An Arizonan bitcoin trader has been convicted for using the cryptocurrency to launder the proceeds of drug deals. 

The tax treatment of hard forks in the U.S. is uncertain and the IRS should issue guidance addressing such issues, says a legal expert.

The Malta Gaming Authority has published draft regulations for digital game companies that want to use distributed ledger or blockchain platforms.

The IRS' 2014 tax guidance may encourage cryptocurrency users to use unregulated foreign exchanges and use privacy coins like monero or zcash.