By now, most crypto investors know that the United States government has begun to crack down on the crypto industry, and has begun targeting those who have used Bitcoin and other crypto-assets for illicit crime. As part of the efforts, the Internal Revenue Service has also begun targeting crypto-holding American taxpayers, who may not have…
Privacy coin Monero presses on full steam ahead as its daily transaction count reaches all-time highs. Data from bitinfocharts.com shows the daily number of XMR transactions peaked at 20.136k on October 12, 2020. This smashes the previous all-time high of 16.689k daily transactions, achieved less than a month and a half ago. Source: bitinfocharts.com Since…
To soften the critical blow dealt by the coronavirus to the United States economy, the government issued stimulus checks on last month, and according to data, much of these stimulus checks made their way into Bitcoin and other crypto assets.The boost in economic activity and spare cash may be partly responsible for the recent bullish…
Crypto continues to be a controversial asset when it comes to the law and crime. Just this fiscal year alone, the IRS has seized $1.2 billion worth of cryptocurrency. The U.S. government started seizing crypto assets during the Silk Road shutdown of 2013. And so far since, there has been crypto seized from individuals every…
The IRS is hot on the trails of cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens. They see these as fertile grounds for fraud, including tax evasion, market manipulation, and money laundering. Unfortunately, whether it’s a celebrity or not, people are always susceptible to getting into the trap. The popularity of digital assets has created a new challenge for…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. The incoming heads of the newly established Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) have an ambitious plan of slashing federal agencies’ spending by $2 trillion, locking in its crosshairs several agencies for sweeping budget cuts. Related Reading One of the D.O.G.E. leaders, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, said that he…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that's not just a metaphor, it's a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits…