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EY Debuts Corporate Crypto Accounting, Tax Solution

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EY announced in a press release this week that its new crypto accounting tool targets the tax preparation process. The company noted the solution was developed in response to a growing number of clients with cryptocurrency. “EY professionals and clients alike are eager to leverage this technology. .

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NY Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force

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A New York State politician announced the creation of what he called the nation’s first cryptocurrency task force, to “study how to properly regulate, define and use” the currency, according to a Facebook post and reports. Cryptocurrency, however, is more than just an asset that stores value.

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Ohio Treasurer Suspends Bitcoin Business Tax Payment Program

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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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Payments Innovation Fuels Rise In Football Gambling

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It’s also the start of another football gambling season — one that involves mobile commerce and digital payments, and companies trying to innovate their way to success in this growing field of transactions. And those payments, at least in general, are following larger consumer trends when it comes to methods and technology.

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Bitcoin Daily: Russia’s Sberbank To Launch Stablecoin This Year; Pornhub Expands Crypto Payment Options

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The filing process only takes about 45 days, but Sberbank is also still debating how Sbercoin will be taxed, according to Cointelegraph, citing news agency Interfax. Popov also noted Sberbank has completed internal testing of the technology and is “ready to work with such a fiat currency,” the report stated. Meanwhile, Nebraska Sen.

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Ripple Writes An Open Letter To Congress Over Crypto

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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and its Executive Chairman Chris Larsen penned an open letter to Congress regarding the regulations of cryptocurrencies. The way Ripple sees it, cryptocurrency c omplements legacy currencies, it doesn’t replace them. Many companies believe they are serving the greater good. You have the world’s attention.

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Bitcoin Daily: Tether’s Parent Co. Hit With $1T Lawsuit; Nearly $10B In Bitcoin Held In Crypto Exchanges

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In other news, $10 billion worth of bitcoin — or almost 7 percent — is currently held in the wallets of eight major cryptocurrency exchanges. And the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced that they have signed an operational agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland.

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