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Bitfinex, an exchange famed for its opaque banking arrangements, has begun ordering its users to submit their tax details. The platform, which is registered in the British Virgin Islands, a known tax haven, will retain this information and may share it with tax authorities in their customers’ jurisdiction. The news has caused quite a stir. […] Bitfinex Starts Sharing Customer Tax Data with Authorities was first published on: JUST BITCOIN NEWS SERVICE

A draft bill aimed at protecting the rights of cryptocurrency owners while also regulating them in line with Russian laws was introduced to parliament in March with the biggest expectation being the legalization of cryptocurrency payments. However, as local media outlets report, the expectation of making digital currencies legal may not come to pass. The […] The post Russian Digital Law Bill Will Not Legalize Cryptocurrencies is available on: https://www.justbitcoinnews.com/

CoinShares says building out the Bitcoin and ICO ecosystem is key to allowing the cryptocurrency to return to previous price highs. UK cryptocurrency investment products and research provider CoinShares believes Bitcoin will hit previous highs after people “build” on the ecosystem, its CEO said May 16. Speaking to CNBC on the network’s Fast Money segment, […] Bitcoin Price Can Hit Previous Highs After ‘Structure’ Improves: CoinShares CEO was originally published on: https://www.justbitcoinnews.com/

Investor voting became a target for Santander’s blockchain experimentation at its March annual general meeting. One of the largest banks in Europe, Spain-headquartered Santander has become the first company to use blockchain technology for investor voting, it announced May 17. The second blockchain-related first for Santander in just over a month, the bank partnered with […] Banco Santander Successfully Completes ‘First Practical’ Blockchain Investor Voting Pilot was originally seen on: https://www.justbitcoinnews.com

Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak has made positive comments about Bitcoin and blockchain at an IT conference in Vienna. Apple’s co-founder Steve “Woz” Wozniak has commented positively about cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology in his opening speech at the WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2018 in Vienna, Austria. According to a report by Cointelegraph auf Deutsch Wednesday, May 16, […] The blog post Steve Wozniak: Bitcoin And Blockchain Will Achieve Full Potential In a Decade was first seen on: https://www.justbitcoinnews.com/

It’s been well over a day since the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network upgraded its protocol, and the consensus rules now come with a 32MB block size. Although the block size increase is quite a feat, BCH developers have also expanded the network’s default data-carrier-size to 220 Bytes and re-enabled some old Satoshi OP_Codes that were […] Bitcoin Cash Community Sees OP_Code Innovation After Upgrade is courtesy of: https://www.justbitcoinnews.com/

In an effort to get ahead of the next round of scams, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) created and published its own version of an initial coin offering (ICO) scam website. It’s a rather innovative way at approaching investor education in the brave new world of cryptocurrency. Also read: Federal Reserve Pres: People […] US Government Launches Scam Crypto Site was first published to: JUST BITCOIN NEWS