No Plans for National Cryptocurrency, Bank of Japan Official Says
The Bank of Japan said it has no plan to issue a central bank digital currency due to concerns over financial stability.
The Bank of Japan said it has no plan to issue a central bank digital currency due to concerns over financial stability.
A new proposal explores the combination of the lightning network and NFC to move the layer-two bitcoin tech forward.
Tax pros in the cryptocurrency space are applying a hodgepodge of rules that historically have been applied to stocks, bonds and various other assets.
There is little guidance from the IRS on how to treat a token offering or SAFT for tax purposes. Determining how to do so is a fact-intensive process.
A person with knowledge of the situation said all major banks are likely to be weighing the same decision.
Global insurance company Marsh is piloting a proof of insurance platform on a blockchain with IBM's help.
Victims of the $3 million theft at bitcoin exchange Coinsecure will receive a refund on their stolen funds, but it may not be in BTC.
Decentralized protocol 0x has raised $775,000 through a SAFT sale last year.
A flood of misplaced Twitter love has pushed the #FUDBuster to set the record straight.
U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has confirmed the acquisition of Earn.com, one of bitcoin's best-funded startups.
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.
Ripple's XRP is now outperforming its peers and could continue scaling key levels against bitcoin, the technical charts suggest.
Electronics giant Samsung is developing a blockchain platform to manage its global supply chains, according to a report.
CoinDesk examines the arguments for and against a proposal that would limit the total number of ether that could ever be issued.
Malta is moving closer to introducing a test that would clearly define when assets derived from initial coin offerings are securities.
Bitcoin needs to take out resistance at $8,500 to confirm a long-term bearish-to-bullish trend change, the price charts indicate.
The deputy head of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission has taken a skeptical tone in statements on initial coin offerings.
Toughened bitcoin trading rules in mainland China may have led to a Taiwanese bitcoin miner being shot by gangland investors, a report suggests.
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.
HODLers may be getting a bad rap, but they're still following the best, most tested investment strategy for market, argues Medici Ventures' COO.
New patent filings from Mastercard explore a blockchain-based identity data storage system.
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.
The spreadsheet got more and more complicated, until one day it took two minutes to load.
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.
Coinbase's new VC arm raises thorny questions about the influence the startup wields across the crypto market and potential conflicts of interest.
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.
A Washington state county has agreed to allow Bitmain subsidiary Ant Creek LLC to lease 10 acres of land with an option to buy.
BitGo co-founder and CTO Ben Davenport will step down from his position next week, he announced Friday.
Tax firm Credit Karma reported that less than 1 in 250 users reported cryptocurrency gains or losses on their tax forms.
Yahoo Japan confirmed that it has invested in Japanese crypto exchange BitArg through a subsidiary.
