Oct 10, 20192 min read
US Tax Office publishes new crypto guidance
The IRS has released new guidance to assist American taxpayers apply tax laws to crypto transactions, including guidance on hard forks...
Steven Pettigrove, Partner, Piper Alderman
Michael Bacina, Partner, NXT Law
The IRS has released new guidance to assist American taxpayers apply tax laws to crypto transactions, including guidance on hard forks...
Mark Zuckerberg has been called to testify before the US House Financial Services Committee on Libra on 23 October 2019 to discuss Libra.
Two US congressmen have sent a letter to the US Fed, urging the Fed to consider developing a national digital currency in light of Libra...
The Bank for International Settlement and regulators worldwide recently met in Basel to discuss the regulatory issues posed by stablecoins..
Japan has pushed forward plans to allow digital security offerings as early as April next year.
The recently created Crypto Rating Council has developed a quantitative framework to rate which cryptos might be securities under US law...
The SEC enforcement against Block.one has reached settlement, with an interesting waiver granted, a marked departure from past prosecutions
Messaging service Kik has decided in order to save their business, they have to kill their main product, the Kik Messenger...
Cryptocurrency is not illegal in Ukraine, but moves are being made to regulate it and make grey areas clearer...
H&R Block USA is pushing into the crypto token tax space with an updated consultancy offering to US taxpayers to help deal with the IRS.
HSBC Centre of Sustainable Finance and the Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance have published a report on sustainable blockchain bonds.
The IMF has issue their latest blog last Thursday entitled, 'Digital Currencies: The Rise of Stablecoins'.
Beginning on 28 October 2019, ASX will be conducting a national roadshow in October/November 2019 for listed entities and stakeholders
The Council of Financial Regulators released their quarterly statement on Monday, mentioning digital currencies for the first time.
SIX Digital Exchange trading platform, which planned to be using blockchain technology to run their whole exchange, has delayed launch.
Anti-crime tools for digital currency misuse have a bright future with Elementus raising ~$4 million from Fidelity Investments.
The Liberal Party of Korea has reportedly announced a plan to push regulation and use of Blockchain with a focus on fraud prevention.
Ripple has sought to dismiss a claim brought against it by purchasers of XRP tokens.
