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Roundup: Cutting Through the South Korea FUD

It's that time again – time to assess the mainstream chatter and cut through the echo chamber on South Korea's potential ban on…

January 11, 2018

Jamie Dimon, Government Regulators and Harvard Professors’ Predictions about Bitcoin

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon is still a believer in the blockchain, despite calling Bitcoin a "fraud" in September 2017…

January 9, 2018

Pay Student Loans or Buy Cryptocurrency?

With high interest rates, a rise in debt levels and an increase in default rates, there are no easy solutions…

December 14, 2017

Will Net Neutrality Doom Cryptocurrencies?

The vote to end net neutrality is just two days away, and could be a major blow to the crypto…

December 12, 2017

Hiding Your Digital Currencies Could Soon Be Crime

A new bill making its way through the U.S. Senate would make it illegal to conceal Bitcoin and other digital currencies.…

December 12, 2017

Coinbase Bends in Defeat as the IRS Eyes More Regulations

Targeting non-compliant Bitcoin holders and traders, the Internal Revenue Service just scored a victory against Coinbase. The world’s largest crypto…

November 30, 2017

Virtual Currencies are Corrupting our Youth, Says South Korean Leader

The Prime Minister of South Korea says Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are causing serious psychological damage to the next generation. His…

November 30, 2017

Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash Holders Beware: The Skittish IRS Carries Club

The IRS continues to probe Coinbase, demanding the names and records of account holders who may have neglected to declare…

November 16, 2017

Can Coinbase Slay the IRS?

Coinbase, one of the largest U.S. exchanges, claims the IRS is impeding on privacy rights with its escalating probe into…

November 10, 2017

Venmo: You blocked me because I’m abroad

Each day there's a new reason to love Bitcoin, the blockchain and the various platforms that are trying to disengage…

November 1, 2017