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Bitcoin Daily: Investors Reimbursed For $2M Hacker Losses By IOTA Exec; Australia To Focus On Crypto Holders For Audits; France Wants Testing Ground For EU Security Tokens; ICOBox Fined $16M For Selling Unlicensed Securities

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Meanwhile, as the tax authority in Australia puts digital currency traders in its sights, many people in the country will get a warning in the following weeks from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), news.com.au Digital currencies, for their part, are seen as a property type and an asset when it comes to capital gains tax.

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Experts: US House Examines Legislative Actions To Combat Cybercriminals

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Cybercriminals are capitalizing on COVID-19, and they are doing so in tandem with the news cycle,” he said during the virtual hearing. Additionally, Kellerman called for a tax credit to encourage firms in the financial vertical to set aside 10 percent of their information technology (IT) budgets at a minimum toward cybersecurity.

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Bitcoin Regulatory Roundup: SEC Swoops In On The Crypto Company After Surge

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Malibu, California-based Crypto calls itself “one of the first publicly traded technology companies” providing investors with “responsible access” to digital currencies and blockchain. Investors in cryptocurrencies should be aware that they run the risk of losing all their capital.”. The company has a valuation of $11.9

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Africa FinTech Leads This Week’s B2B Investments, Breaks Record

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Find out who raised the money, and other winners of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, below. Endeavour Catalyst and Satya Capital also participated. California’s Plastiq provides small businesses with a commercial card solution to facilitate bill and expense payments. Small Business Banking. InsightSquared.

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Tech Center: Orlando Dips Its Toes Into Tech Startup Water

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When thinking about Orlando’s tech industry, some say the city’s access to capital, accelerator programs and tech clusters are what sets it apart. ND: People always ask me why I don’t move Crunch to California/Silicon Valley. There have been 52 new startups founded in 2017. I always respond with “Why would I do that?”

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The Rippling Debate Over “Security” Whipsaws XRP Token

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In just one of the latest, a suit filed earlier this month in California has said the token was born to fund Ripple operations, and the token sales have had “all the traditional hallmarks” of securities – all except the registration as such. Ripple calls it an “independent digital asset.”

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Food for Thought: A Policy on Credit Exceptions

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Path to removal – Sometimes an exception is like the Hotel California – you can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave. and property tax payments. Generally speaking (subject to Regulation B), business loans should be guaranteed by the principals of the borrower. It just stays on forever.

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