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Dear Students, Everything In Bitcoin's Way Is Your $1 Billion Opportunity

Blockchain luminaries descended on the University of Pennsylvania's business school in what seemed like a recruiting session for the crypto-ecosystem.

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Making the Most of Crypto Mining Tax Breaks

From depreciation of rig equipment to a second reporting and tax requirement after mined coins are sold, tax rules for miners can get complicated.

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The Anti-Petro? Zcash Throws Venezuelans a Lifeline

The creator of zcash has partnered with a startup called AirTM to help Venezuelans turn their inflated local currency into U.S. dollars, undetected.

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Is XRP a Security? Major Ripple Debates Explained

Ripple has been on a tear this year, but its popularity is bringing back old debates around what its distributed ledger tech is all about.

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5 Steps to Stress-Free Crypto Tax Accounting

The prudent individual or business must keep up with regulation and develop a process to organize data related to trading cryptocurrency. Here's how.

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How to Defend Yourself Against Pump-and-Dumps

Until regulators come up with rules to curb pump-and-dump schemes, investors need to be extra cautious so they don’t get taken for a ride.

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Hating On Craig 'Satoshi' Wright Has United Crypto

A developer who's never been shy about claiming he created bitcoin is facing overwhelming backlash from notable crypto industry leaders.

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How to Mount a Tax Defense for Unreported Crypto Income

Most individuals with unreported cryptocurrency income have options available to mitigate and defend against civil penalties and criminal prosecution.

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Why Bitcoin Lightning Visualizers Aren't Quite What They Seem

People love lightning network visualizers as a way to track the technology's growth, but the images produced might not be as trustworthy as they seem.

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There's A Facebook Alternative, It's Called Self-Sovereign Identity

The answer to Facebook's fiasco isn’t a new platform. It’s an open standards-based infrastructure that centers on people and fosters a new ecosystem.

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