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Binance Suffers Blow in Bid to Return to Japan as TaoTao Talks Fail
5.10.2020
Crypto exchange Binance has experienced a setback in its bid to return to the Japanese market – after the licensed, Yahoo Japan-backed crypto exchange Taotao said that it had “ended negotiations” with the major trading platform over a proposed return to the Japanese market.
The news comes almost...
Bitcoin May Return to Center Stage After Ethereum’s White-Hot Summer
29.9.2020
With the U.S. elections just five weeks away, the crypto market's focus looks to be shifting back to bitcoin from ether
How to Create an Async Function
24.9.2020
One thing I love about JavaScript is that there are many ways to accomplish the same task, one such example being creating functions. There are several patterns for functions; one of the last you see used is the new Function method: /* new Function(arg1, arg2 (...), body) */ const myFunction =...
Facebook’s Libra Co-Founder Morgan Beller Departs to Return to VC
22.9.2020
Beller, 27, will become a general partner at NFX. She'd worked at a16z before joining Facebook
Crypto Exchange Giant Kraken Completes Japan Return + More News
18.9.2020
Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/krakenfx
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Crypto Exchange Kraken Returns to Japan After Two-Year Hiatus
9.9.2020
Kraken's Japanese subsidiary, Payward Asia Ltd., is expected to launch operations in mid-September
Crypto Exchange Kraken Makes Japan Return After Two-year Absence
9.9.2020
Major American crypto exchange operator Kraken is set to return to Japan after an absence of over two years – under the umbrella of its Tokyo-based Payward Asia subsidiary.
The San Francisco-based firm was forced to exit Japan back in April 2018, citing rising business maintenance costs. However...
US Man Pleads Guilty in $722 Million Bitclub Network Ponzi Scheme Case
7.9.2020
A Bitclub Network Ponzi scheme promoter has admitted to charges of selling unregistered securities and to subscribing to a false tax return in connection with his role in the $722 million fraud scam. The man, Joseph Frank Abel, pleaded guilty by video conference before U.S. District Judge Claire...
Crypto Question Placement on New Tax Return 'Signals IRS Action'
24.8.2020
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a new draft for filing the 2020 tax returns, with several significant changes - primarily placing the crypto transaction question on the first page of the return.
Form 1040, US Individual Income Tax Return, will ask citizens filing...
Bitcoin Has Lost Its Way: Here’s How to Return to Crypto’s Subversive Roots
21.8.2020
Bitcoin has traded its radical potential for the prospect of mainstream adoption. It's not worth it, writes Rachel-Rose O'Leary
US Regulator Charges Tech Firm, CEO in $5 Million ICO Fraud Case
16.8.2020
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) jointly charged Virginia-based Boontech and CEO, Rajesh Pavithran for fraud and registration violations. The charges stem from an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised $5 million from 1,500 investors around the world in exchange for Boon...
Bitcoin Closes on Yearly High With Return to $12K
10.8.2020
Bitcoin is on the hunt for a new yearly high, having crossed above $12,000 early Monday
How Miners Can Hedge Their Inventory to Increase Return on Investment
10.8.2020
Strategies from the world of traditional finance could offer promise for miners who want to lower the risk associated with holding inventory
Investors Dollar-Cost Averaging Bitcoin Since 2017 Made a 61.8% Return
7.8.2020
Data shows investors who dollar-cost averaged into Bitcoin even since the $20,000 peak are profitable
How Bitcoin Allows Cloudbet to Offer the Fairest Odds in Soccer
20.7.2020
One crypto sportsbook is using the English Premier League’s return to demonstrate how blockchain technology helps it to offer customers fairer prices to maximise their winnings. Cloudbet, the pioneering bitcoin operator, recently announced that for each remaining game in the EPL season, it would...
Develop, Preview, Test
17.7.2020
Guillermo:
I want to make the case that prioritizing end-to-end (E2E) testing for the critical parts of your app will reduce risk and give you the best return. Further, I’ll show how you can adopt this methodology in mere minutes.
His test is:
Spin up Puppeteer (Headless Chrome)...
Islanders Demand Return of ‘.IO’ Domain From Colonizers
10.7.2020
The ‘.io’ domain name has become part of a complaint against the U.K. for alleged human rights violations tied to its continuing administration of territories in the Indian Ocean
Russian Court: Bitcoin Theft Not a Crime
3.7.2020
A Russian district court has dismissed bitcoin theft as a crime since cryptocurrency is not regulated in Russia and there is no legal status for bitcoin. The accused were found guilty, sentenced to prison, and ordered to return only the fiat money stolen — not cryptocurrencies....
First Mover: The Return of the Bitcoin Retail Investor (And Why That’s a Good Thing)
29.6.2020
It's been assumed for years that well-heeled financial institutions would become the main driving force and primary investor class in crypto. That narrative may underestimate the power of the retail investor
‘Casino Jack’ Abramoff Charged in AML Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Fraud Case, Could Return to Prison
27.6.2020
Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist behind one of the biggest Washington lobbying scandals as portrayed in the feature film Casino Jack, has been charged in connection with AML bitcoin cryptocurrency. He faces returning to jail after previously serving three and a half years in prison. Jack Abramoff...