Don’t Forget the ‘Other’ Cryptocurrency Tax If cryptocurrency gains acceptance as a means of exchange, it’s sure to raise the ire of governments hungry for revenue from sales taxes.… Read More
Messaging Giant Line to Launch South Korean Blockchain Subsidiary Japan-based social messaging platform Line is launching a blockchain-focused subsidiary in South Korea.… Read More
Report: Russia’s Gazprombank to Test Cryptocurrency Service Russia’s state-owned Gazprombank is reportedly looking into facilitating cryptocurrency transactions through a Swiss subsidiary. … Read More
TD Bank Considers Public Blockchain for Asset Tracking A newly published patent application indicates that TD Bank may be considering the use of a public blockchain for certain kinds of transactions.… Read More
AirAsia Planning Cryptocurrency-Based Rewards Program The Malaysian discount airline plans to use its proprietary BigCoin token to facilitate transactions and act as a frequent-flyer rewards program.… Read More
Taxing Every Bitcoin Purchase Will Backfire for the IRS The IRS’ 2014 tax guidance may encourage cryptocurrency users to use unregulated foreign exchanges and use privacy coins like monero or zcash.… Read More
Newegg to Accept Bitcoin Payments from Canadian Customers Newegg Inc., the online e-commerce site that is rivaling Amazon for sales in technical equipment and electronics, is expanding its payment options to include bitcoin for its customers in Canada.Apparently unfazed…… Read More
Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Is Live, But Can It Keep from Going Corporate? As startups developing bitcoin’s Lightning Network start pushing the tech forward, some wonder whether it’ll be taken over by corporate interests. … Read More
Uphold Adds Buy and Sell Options for Ripple’s XRP Digital payments startup Uphold announced Wednesday that it has added support for Ripple’s XRP cryptocurrency.… Read More
Luxury Car Dealer Teams with BitFlyer for Big Bitcoin Payments A Japanese car dealership is adding bitcoin as a payment option with support from cryptocurrency exchange bitFlyer… Read More