Op Ed: Cryptocurrency Capital Gains Taxes — Breaking Down the Problem

Capital gains on crypto transactions are easy to track, one at a time. What about when there are thousands? Cryptocurrency capital gains taxes are becoming a point of interest for governments. In 2017, which will likely come to be known as the year crypto went mainstream, the combined market cap for all cryptocurrencies rocketed up […]

How Blockchain Promotes International Trade, Identity and Financial Inclusion

International trade, people without identity and financial exclusion are global development areas that stand to be radically improved with blockchain technology, according to Michelle Chivunga, regional advisor for the British Blockchain Association. “I’m quite keen to help people in understanding what the potential of blockchain is,” said Chivunga in an interview with Bitcoin Magazine. “And […]

Bitcoin News Summary – July 30, 2018

The post Bitcoin News Summary – July 30, 2018 appeared first on 99 Bitcoins. Español Русский Here’s what happened this week in Bitcoin in 99 seconds. The price upswing of Bitcoin this week was attributed to bullishness over a possible Bitcoin ETF and also Chinese inflows following the devaluation of the Yuan as a response […]

Opinions: What Experts Think about a Possible Bitcoin ETF

Since 2017, SEC has turned down at least three bitcoin ETF applications (including the Winklevoss twins on two occasions) from different groups citing specific reasons for such denials. This has not stopped the surfacing of new applications. Just last month three groups that have been turned down before (CBOE, VanEcK and SolidX) returned with revised […]

Secret Plots, Google Bans, and Augur Assassination Markets: This Week in Crypto

Make sure you check out our previous edition here, now let’s go over what happened in crypto this week. Also, make sure you subscribe for this week’s edition of The CCN Podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. Price Watch: Bitcoin increased nearly 9% this week after a non-trivial gain of 18% last week. The price was all over the place this […]

TravelBlock.io Launches BETA Test Today: Offers Free Vacations to Testers/Token Holders

On July 28th, TravelBlock.io, the first major blockchain project to offer heavily discounted travel deals that are purchasable with cryptocurrencies, is opening access to its beta software for all TRVL token holders. The platform comes with resort, hotel, airfare, & cruise search capabilities as well as an all-new, fully operable discount engine. TravelBlock introduces the […]

Blockchain May Add $5 Billion to Indian Economy In The Next Five Years, Expert Says

Distributed ledger technology may add $5 billion to Indian economy in the next five years, according to NASSCOM’s VP Industry Initiatives. The non-profit trade association, which represents the sector of software and services companies in the country, has backed blockchain technology for many years. NASSCOM Promotes Blockchain In India for Its Potential for Economic Growth […]

ICOBox Heads the List of Best ICO Marketing Agencies

ICOBox has been named the best company offering ICO marketing services, according to a rating recently published by Hackernoon. The project came ahead of major players such as Applicature, Official Startups, Argon Group and AmaZix, which are considered top five in the industry. “Naturally, the team at ICOBox is very pleased to make the top […]