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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. “We really want to roll out the red carpet, and welcome all sorts of blockchain companies to Ohio — not just in the cryptocurrency space, but in a variety of different use cases,” he said. . However, the adoption curve is undoubtedly driven by consumers.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

China Construction Bank ’s vice president has revealed that the bank has added new abilities to its trade finance blockchain platform, including cross-chain and inter-bank transactions. The project will work to build a digital end-to-end trade finance and supply chain finance solution on a blockchain platform. “We

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MAY 28, 2020

Earlier in the month, they had hit a high of around 201 BTC on May 21, reports from blockchain intelligence firm Glassnode say. Users pay fees to miners for transactions on the blockchain, and miners also receive a fixed amount of BTC for each block mined, which halves every four years.

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JULY 13, 2020

South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. ” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. Abra, which works by letting users bet on price movements of listed U.S.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Venezuela may be going forward with a plan to allow the use of the Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency to pay taxes, according to Cointelegraph. Because of the new campaign, Petro’s usage has seen a surge in recent days, according to the report.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

The state of Ohio has decided to end its support for bitcoin tax payments, state Treasurer Robert Sprague announced this week. In a statement published on Sprague’s official website this week, the treasurer said “OhioCrypto.com,” the website that allows businesses to pay their taxes in cryptocurrency, would be suspended immediately. “It

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AUGUST 29, 2019

New data from Coinbase has found that 56 percent of the world’s top 50 universities now offer at least one course on crypto or blockchain — up from 42 percent last year. And students are showing interest, with twice as many students taking a crypto or blockchain course this year than they did in 2018.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

New Zealand is considering changes to its treatment of cryptocurrencies, including dropping a tax on goods and services that many people are unhappy with, according to CoinDesk. The goods and services tax (GST) is unpopular with some. That means a “double tax” could later be applied with income tax, after the coin has changed hands.

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

billion) in blockchain-based bonds for small- and micro-sized businesses using its own blockchain platforms. We have used our own blockchain-based bond issuance system in the process,” the bank said in the statement, according to CoinDesk. “We Bank of China announced that it has issued 20 billion yuan ($2.8

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APRIL 18, 2019

A new technology protocol announced by corporate accounting and auditing firm Ernst & Young (EY) aims to secure transactions made over public Ethereum blockchain. The solution aims to help enterprises and investors to conduct private, secure transactions on a public blockchain.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Huawei has created a technology based on the blockchain to help the Beijing government more effectively monitor and supervise citizen information, CoinDesk reported. Moreover, the cloud services arm of Huawei has fueled the project with blockchain innovations like distributed ledgers.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Interestingly, blockchain did not emerge as a top focus for corporate finance chiefs, yet other recent analysis suggests CFOs might want to have the technology on their radar, too. The World Trade Organization’s latest analysis on the technology found blockchain could add $3 trillion to the world’s global trade markets by 2030.

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JUNE 2, 2020

In separate news, IBM and Chainyard, the blockchain consultancy, unveiled a supply chain management blockchain network called Trust Your Supplier, which aims to bolster supplier validation, life cycle data management and onboarding. Gartner Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s People’s Party is preparing legislation including possible tax breaks to attract companies using blockchain technology.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

China Merchants Bank ( CMB ) announced that it has become the first bank in the country to issue blockchain electronic invoices. According to China Knowledge , the news comes just one month after the bank revealed its intention to launch a blockchain eInvoice. This isn’t the first blockchain-based project for CMB.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

s tax authority has released cryptocurrency tax guidance for businesses, revealing that crypto assets will still be defined as commodities. That means that companies that participate in trading exchange tokens must make tax payments.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Blockchain company DMG Blockchain Solutions is rolling out a new supply chain management solution designed for the legal cannabis market. “The emerging cannabis industry demands product management solutions and blockchain is the most logical choice,” said DMG CEO Dan Reitzik in a statement.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Atiku Abubakar, a 2019 presidential candidate in Nigeria, said he will support cryptocurrency and blockchain if he becomes the country’s next leader, according to the Daily Post. Other countries have also looked into formalizing cryptocurrency and blockchain into their respective economies.

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MAY 13, 2020

The IRS is seeking to have contractors assist in auditing digital currency tax returns, according to a post on CryptoTrader.Tax ‘s website. CryptoTrader.Tax is a tax software platform and is used by bitcoin as well as digital currency investors to manage their reporting.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Two years after legislators in New Hampshire decided that they would not allow their citizens pay their taxes with bitcoin, the Arizona state legislature is mulling a bill that would pave the way for people to pay their Arizona taxes with cryptocurrencies, Coindesk reported.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Royal Dutch Shell is boosting its position in the world of blockchain through an investment in distributed ledger startup Applied Blockchain. startup, which develops blockchain apps with a focus on smart contracts. Shell also chose Applied Blockchain as the winner of its startup development competition.

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

China’s Tencent will take the lead in helping the global blockchain industry standardize invoices sent on distributed ledger technology (DLT), China’s Global Times reported on Tuesday (Oct. According to the report, the standards would be the first in the world.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) and blockchain consultancy Chainyard have announced a new blockchain network for supply chain management designed to improve supplier validation, onboarding and life cycle information management, IBM said in a press release on Aug. The new blockchain network is called Trust Your Supplier.

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MARCH 14, 2018

.” Oliver was discussing cryptocurrencies and blockchain on his show, highlighting the massive potential the world of FinTech has touted for the last year or so. This balance of optimism and realism is taking over the blockchain space as of late. But the segment also warned to temper the hype with healthy skepticism.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Blockchain technology keeps a high level of detail in its records of all financial transactions made. One of the arguably best parts about public blockchain technology is that it’s usually not controlled by one particular entity. PYMNTS: Please share your own definition of hybrid, private and public blockchain technologies.

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JULY 14, 2019

The Brazilian state of Bahia has rolled out a blockchain application to monitor the public bidding process of contracts with the government, Cointelegraph reported. Design and Cayenne Technology reportedly created the Online Bid Solution (SOL), which is said to be a technology based on the blockchain. at the World Bank. ”

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AUGUST 13, 2018

WeChat , an online messaging service operated by Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent, is looking to enhance its ability to facilitate employee expense reimbursements, and reports said the firm is exploring blockchain as part of the effort. CoinDesk reported Friday (Aug. CoinDesk reported Friday (Aug.

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APRIL 4, 2018

Blockchain is also being viewed as a potential solution for introducing smarter payment capabilities, with several companies filing patents for their own solutions. Similarly, American Express recently filed its own patent for a blockchain solution that can receive payment requests and offer a risk-based analysis.

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APRIL 6, 2018

The company makes intelligence software that traces transactions on the blockchain — and helped get to the bottom of Mt. One of its new products – dubbed KYT for “Know Your Transaction” – reportedly offers real-time feedback on the purpose of blockchain transactions and works with the transaction processing engines of exchanges.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

17) as a result of the company’s investment in blockchain, CNBC reports. Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne has spent three years developing a blockchain-focused effort called Medici Ventures. Pre-tax, Overstock disclosed the subsidiary posted losses of $3.3 Overstock isn’t the only company to embrace ventures involving blockchain.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

Blockchain technology is making ever-more inroads into various verticals to convey data and payments, according to a recent report from audit, assurance, consulting and tax services provider PwC, and appears to be moving away from cryptocurrencies in the process. Companies have dabbled in the lab,” the company wrote.

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APRIL 17, 2018

Mastercard has filed a patent that reveals it might utilize blockchain as a way to protect identity data. Patent and Trademark Office last week, describes how a semi-private or private blockchain could be used to receive and store identity data, including a “name, a street address, tax identification number” and more.

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JULY 25, 2018

The move to bring blockchain beyond cryptocurrency confines — and toward more commercial use cases — continues, with far-flung projects making headlines. In the telecom world, South Korean firm KT said it has applied blockchain to its commercial network. In this case, cryptos will be used for tax returns and municipal payments.

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DECEMBER 27, 2019

We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . A ‘Diaper’ By Any Other Tax Code: The Complexities Of Selling Across State Tax Laws. Did Blockchain Peak In 2019? And this year was no exception.

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JULY 12, 2018

He cited “Zug’s high quality of life, openness, pro-business mindset and favorable tax structure” as factors that make the city attractive to people from around the world. Organizations such as CVA endeavor to welcome crypto firms by “creating a soft landing ground for blockchain companies in Zug,” Bussmann said.

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OCTOBER 18, 2019

Samsung SDS will reportedly launch a blockchain-based medical claims processing system this month. dollar-backed digital currencies for the payment of government taxes, fees and services. Despite the SEC knowing for 18 months that if the TON Blockchain did not launch by Oct. In other news, Bermuda will now accept one-to-one U.S.

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