In early November, the national parliament of France received proposed changes to a finance bill that was meant to lower the tax charged on crypto gains. However,the proposed changes have been rejected leaving the cryptocurrency traders in France with a tax on their gains of approximately 36.2 percent. If the amendments were to be adopted, the tax on crypto gains would have been reduced by around six percent. The proposed changes sought to have crypto gains taxed under the same rules as securities. Additionally,changes on tax on crypto losses were…
Day: December 19, 2018
Bitcoin.com’s Oracle Aims to Bolster BCH-Powered Smart Contracts
Bitcoin.com is pleased to unveil plans to offer one of the world’s first oracles for smart contracts on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) blockchain. The autonomous feature will allow specialized prediction markets and decision-based transactions for sports scores, political results, and market exchange rates. Also read: How to Spend and Give Bitcoin Cash Over the Holidays Bitcoin.com’s Oracle Section: Verifiable Multi-Sourced Facts Since the Bitcoin Cash network upgrades in May and November, the protocol and its scripting language is now far easier for coding smart contracts, decision-based transactions, and predictive oracles. Aided by…
Chinese Internet Court Uses Blockchain To Combat Online Plagiarism
An Internet Court launched in Eastern Chinese City Hangzhou will now use blockchain to fight plagiarism for online writers, local Chinese news outlet China.org.cn reported. China launched its first internet court in the city of Hangzhou to deal with internet related cases, save time and reduce overhead costs of getting justice out of the system. At the time of the launch, the court was expected to accept court filings and cases electronically and given the mandate to rule online cases via live stream. Plaintiffs may verify their identity with a government-issued…
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Resumes Uptrend, $0.4000 Next?
Key Highlights Ripple price rallied further and traded above the $0.3600 resistance level against the US dollar. There was a break above an ascending channel with resistance at $0.3520 on the hourly chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Kraken). The pair remains supported above $0.3500 and $0.3400, with a bullish angle. Ripple price traded further higher above key resistances against the US Dollar and Bitcoin. XRP/USD is likely to accelerate gains towards the $0.4000 level. Ripple Price Analysis Yesterday, we saw a bullish wave above $0.3200 in ripple…
Irish High Court Ruling ‘Breaks New Legal Ground,’ Reports Local Media
Ireland’s High Court has ruled that 25,000 euro in cryptocurrency held by a man in prison is considered “the proceeds of a crime,” the Irish Times reported on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The court “broke new legal ground”, the Irish Times states, while considering the case of Neil Mannion — a man reportedly serving a six-and-a-half year prison sentence at Wheatfield Prison in Dublin for drugs offences since 2014. Mannion had reportedly admitted to selling drugs on the darknet, specifically on Silk Road and Agora. He was jailed at the Dublin…
Ethereum Price Analysis: ETH Gains Pace Above $100, Could Test $115
Key Highlights ETH price gained pace and broke the $97 and $99 resistance levels against the US Dollar. There is a connecting bullish trend line formed with support at $97 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair remains in an uptrend and it could continue to move higher towards $108 or $115. Ethereum price extended gains against the US Dollar and bitcoin. ETH/USD is placed nicely above the $97 support for more gains towards $108 or $115. Ethereum Price Analysis Yesterday, we saw a nice…
Purported Bitcoin Millionaire Reportedly Arrested After Making It ‘Rain Cash’
A supposed Bitcoin (BTC) millionaire has been arrested in Hong Kong after “making it rain cash” on the streets, local English-language news outlet the Shanghaiist reported on Dec. 17. On Sunday, a swathe of 100-Hong Kong dollar bills were thrown off a roof in Sham Shui Po, one of the poorest Hong Kong neighborhoods. Wong Ching-kit, a local cryptocurrency enthusiast, purported Bitcoin millionaire, and entrepreneur who owns the Epoch Cryptocurrency website, is reportedly believed to be responsible for the stunt. In a video posted on Epoch’s Facebook page, he is…
Blythe Masters Steps Down as CEO of Digital Asset
Blythe Masters, the CEO of Digital Asset, a tech company that builds products on distributed ledger technology (DLT), has stepped down, according to an announcement published Dec. 18. Per the announcement, Masters has requested to leave for personal reasons after three years of serving at the company. Masters will purportedly stay active in Digital Asset’s operations as a board member, strategic advisor, and shareholder. Masters will be replaced by AG Gangadhar, who joined the company’s board of directors last April. Gangadhar has been appointed Board Chairman and will serve as…
Crypto Could Represent New Asset Class in Next Decade, Says BitMEX CEO
Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to become a new asset class in the next ten years, CEO of major crypto derivatives platform BitMEX claimed on the podcast Unchained Dec. 16. Arthur Hayes, CEO and co-founder of BitMEX, the largest crypto exchange by reported daily trade volumes, spoke with host Laura Shin and a group of other industry leaders at CME’s Global Financial Leadership Conference last month. When asked if cryptocurrency represents a new asset class, Hayes expressed skepticism, saying crypto “is sort of a blend” but that it is “still…
Galaxy Digital’s Novogratz Does Not Expect Bitcoin Price to Sink Much More
Mike Novogratz, an ex-Goldman Sachs partner and founder of crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, said that he does not expect the Bitcoin (BTC) price to decline much further in an interview published by Bloomberg on Dec. 18. Speaking on Bloomberg Television, Novogratz opined that there will not be much further decline in the Bitcoin price, despite the recent slump in the market. Novogratz projected that the Bitcoin price will stay between $3,000 and $6,000 in the foreseeable future. Novogratz continued, saying that the macro trading environment has become more interesting…