Technology giant IBM continues to actively explore the possibilities of blockchain technology. The company has filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for patenting a web browser based on distributed registry technology. According to the application, the browser will collect a predefined set of data during web browsing sessions, and then transfer them to peer network nodes for recording and storage on the blockchain. […]
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Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange intends to open a new office in London in the near future. This was stated by the head of the company Changpen Zhao in a conversation with CoinDesk. According to the head of the popular exchange, the decision to open an office in the UK is dictated by regulations recently introduced by the UK Financial Regulatory and Supervisory Authority (FCA), which Zhao called "very good." "I hope, […]
A request from the UK Revenue Service (HMRC) applies solely to residents of the United Kingdom and does not affect customers in other jurisdictions. This was reported to ForkLog magazine by representatives of the crypto exchange CEX.IO, which along with Coinbase and eToro received a corresponding letter. “CEX.IO received a request from HMRC regarding information about tax residents of the United Kingdom who transferred money or crypto assets from 04/06/2017 […]
The UK tax office has demanded that cryptocurrency exchanges provide usernames and a history of their transactions. Coinbase, eToro, and CEX.IO received relevant letters, CoinDesk reports citing informed sources. So, according to sources, the agency is interested in data for the last two to three years. If the rumors are confirmed, this will not affect those who acquired Bitcoin in 2012-2013. In service so far […]
Estonian cryptocurrency service ZANK reduced exchange fees by 15% until the end of August. This was reported in the press release of the project. Using the ZANK bitcoin exchanger, you can purchase MTC for rubles and euros. Depending on the amount of the transaction, the commission of the service is from 4.27% to 16.38%. Until the end of August, commissions on all operations were reduced by 15%. ZANK captures […]
The Verkh-Isetsky District Court of Yekaterinburg appointed a measure of restraint in the form of a subscription on recognizance not to suspect the creation of the supposed Russian Bitcoin-Pyramid – the Pro100business community. According to some estimates, about 60 thousand people were involved in it, and total investments could reach tens of millions of dollars. Reports about it Znak.com. Suspects Artem Yurzin, Yevgeny Lebedev and Ivan Kolnogorov were detained yesterday, […]
Walmart, the largest US retailer, is supposedly developing its own digital currency. It is reported by The Block, referring to the new patent application of the company. For example, in the application posted on the website of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the application states the method of “generating one digital currency by linking it to a traditional currency”. The document also indicates that the new coin is based on […]
Bitfinex Cryptocurrency Exchange and Tether company complained that they had already spent about $ 500,000 on the collection of documents requested by the New York State Attorney General’s Office (NYAG). Nevertheless, the prosecutor's office does not consider their demands too burdensome, reports CoinDesk. Thus, in a letter to the court, the department notes that it requested only the information from the defendants that “should be ready […]
The popular cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex announced technical work, which is why the platform will be unavailable for some time on August 1. Their goal is called increasing the stability and scalability of the matching application engine. It will be possible to improve the safety of the engine. The upgrade will start at 9.30AM UTC and […]
The Federal Customs Service of Russia is investigating a criminal case against the Far Eastern Commercial and Industrial Company (DTPK), which is suspected of evading customs duties in the amount of about $ 1.2 million. According to CoinDesk, from August 2017 to February 2018, the company imported into the Russian Federation 6 012 ASIC miners from Bitmain. The search warrant issued as part of the investigation indicated […]