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The United States’ Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking information and tools to help it trace transactions using privacy coins, layer two protocols such as Lightning Network and side chains like Plasma and OmiseGo (OMG). A June 30 request for information published by the U.S. Department Of The Treasury reveals the

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it would be streamlining the application process for investment companies, potentially resulting in expedited crypto and blockchain firms operating in a “more efficient and less costly manner.” In a July 6 announcement on the SEC website, the Commission said it had voted

Sohrab Sharma, one of the co-founders of cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech facing charges related to a $25 million initial coin offering scam, is reportedly planning to plead guilty.  According to a July 13 report from Bloomberg, Sharma may avoid a November trial date as his lawyers told a federal judge he

The Japanese government is expected to include consideration of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its official economic plan. The news comes 10 days after the Bank of Japan’s announcement that it will start experimenting with the digital yen to check its feasibility from a technical perspective. According to Nikkei,

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he considers China ahead of the U.S. as both countries wade the regulatory waters of the burgeoning crypto space. As part of the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s Parallel Summit on July 17, Garlinghouse expressed admiration for China’s approach to the crypto space. “In some ways I’m

U.S. residents who invested their first stimulus checks in Bitcoin have seen a 45.5% return, from $1,200 in April to roughly $1,746 at the time of writing, when the cryptocurrency is surging past $10,200. In a July 26 interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow confirmed Americans

The federal case against Ripple Labs has taken an unexpected turn, as the legal team representing the firm and CEO Brad Garlinghouse have argued any statements they made overstating the utility of the XRP token can’t be proven false. According to court filings obtained by Law360, lawyers for Ripple and Garlinghouse

Bitcoin has pushed considerably higher since falling to $10,400 this week on news that BitMEX was being charged by the CFTC. The cryptocurrency wicked as high as $10,760 just a day ago as buyers re-enter the market. The cryptocurrency may be “losing some steam” on an extremely short-term basis, though. Bitcoin May

Bitcoin’s price action has been slow over recent weeks. This has allowed crucial technical support levels to catch up with the current price. Analysts say that Bitcoin is on the verge of falling below two support levels of macro importance. BTC doing so could trigger a move to the low-$9,000s, then potentially even

Bitcoin has dropped slightly since establishing highs of $11,730 on Monday. The leading cryptocurrency currently trades for just over $11,400. Bitcoin is expected to see some volatility as announcements are expected from China about blockchain or its digital currency. From a technical standpoint, BTC is expected to retrace in the coming days as

The New York Department of Financial Services, or NYDFS, has released a lengthy report analyzing the impact of July’s high-profile Twitter hack, which resulted in the theft of over $118,000 worth of Bitcoin (BTC).  Far beyond the immediate material impact, the NYDFS states that the incident exposed deep cybersecurity weaknesses of a publicly-traded

Bitcoin has undergone a strong rally over the past day, gaining $300 as it pushes to $11,750. It topped out at $11,820 today as the dollar underwent a slight rally higher. TradingView.com data indicates that Bitcoin is outpacing a swath of other assets over the past day’s trading session. It is outperforming the