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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand

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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. And, the U.S. Abra, which works by letting users bet on price movements of listed U.S.

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US Treasury Secretary Sees Libra As National Security Threat

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes that Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency could pose as a national security threat. In a press conference on Monday (July 15), Mnuchin warned that Libra “could be misused by money launderers and terrorist financiers” and that it was a “national security issue.”.

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Instagram Invites Security Experts To Hack Its Checkout Feature

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Instagram is inviting a group of security researchers known as white hat hackers to stress-test its Checkout feature before it launches outside the United States. Instagram is a place for people to treat themselves with inspiration, not a place to tax themselves with errands. The rewards can go up to $40,000 per case.

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

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In other news, the Marco Polo Network has announced that it has secured its first Russian-German import-export operations financing project. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now has a question on crypto ownership on its 1040 income tax form.

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IRS Has Rocky Start With Stimulus Funds As Money Misrouted

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People took to social media to express their anger, some stating that they’ve had the same bank account for a dozen years and others complaining that their tax payments got deducted but they can’t get a deposit. If you filed last year’s or this year’s taxes we have your information.”. The funds are part of the $2.2

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Deep Dive: Striking A Balance In Digital ID Security

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billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data. The Drawbacks of Complex Security. AI Solutions for Balancing Security and Convenience. More than 4.5

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Zuckerberg Talks Guidelines For How To Regulate Facebook

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Speaking before a conference of government and security officials at an annual security conference in Munich, Zuckerberg made the case that his website is different from a traditional news outlet where the content would be more heavily scrutinized and he’d be held accountable.