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Bitcoin Daily: China Construction Bank Grows Blockchain Platform; IRS Tax Forms Now Ask About Crypto

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We launched our first distributed ledger technology in trade finance as early as 2017. Our decision to take part in the pilot project was prompted by our intention to optimize the process of interaction with partners based on blockchain technology.

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Bitcoin Daily: France Votes To Include Crypto In Insurance Contracts; VC Draper Could Team With Facebook For Crypto Venture

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With these two provisions, it is written in black and white that SPFs can invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin,” said Simmons & Simmons attorney Emilien Bernard-Alzias, according to CCN. In fact, residents use the products for their investment and retirement savings for the tax benefits. I am interested to hear the story.

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Bitcoin Daily: Brazil Debuts Blockchain Solution For Gov’t Bids; BitFunder CEO Gets 14 Months For Crypto Fraud

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Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the blockchain. And the operator of BitFunder, a defunct trading platform that was denominated in bitcoin, and WeExchange was sentenced for obstruction of justice as well as securities fraud, CoinDesk reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Investor Sues IRS; Crypto Advocates Eye US Senate Bills That Target Encryption

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The user received a now-infamous crypto letter from the IRS last August, which informed him and others that the IRS had “information” on their crypto accounts and that the government agency believed taxes had not been paid on the crypto, according to CoinDesk. bills on the table, industry officials say, according to CoinDesk.

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Five At Five: Amazon Opens Alexa Voice To iOS

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Coverage includes Amazon opening up voice applications for iOS users, Overstock’s blockchain unit nabbing a huge investment, Intuit securing a bitcoin processing patent, Facebook and L’Oréal using augmented reality for makeup tests and Dish accepting Bitcoin Cash as payment. Intuit Secures Patent for Bitcoin Payment Processing.

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Bitcoin Daily: South Korean Crypto Startup Steals $2.7M In Exit Scam; Venezuela Wants World’s Oil Market To Use Petro

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According to The Next Web , hours after moving all raised funds out of its wallet, the company shut down its website, deleted its social media accounts and kicked all users off its chat group. This time, South Korean blockchain company Pure Bit has reportedly stolen $2.7

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It

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Visa also announced that it had extended the real-time, ubiquitous capability to other disbursement types as well including insurance claims, contractor payments, tax refunds and even merchant account real-time funds settlement. The culprit is said to be the use of the BitGo wallet and the structure of the bitcoin accounts itself.

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