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Malaysia Starts Regulating Cryptocurrencies Today

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Malaysia Starts Regulating Cryptocurrencies Today

Malaysia’s finance minister has announced that the order to regulate cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings as securities has come into force. Crypto service providers and exchanges are required to obtain authorization from the country’s Securities Commission, which will work with the central bank to ensure compliance.

Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations

Regulating as Securities

Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said on Monday that his country “will regulate initial coin offerings (ICOs) and the trade of cryptocurrencies,” Reuters reported, adding:  Read more...

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Venezuela Decrees Crypto Operators Must Pay Taxes in Cryptocurrencies

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Venezuela Decrees Crypto Operators to Pay Taxes in Cryptocurrencies

The Venezuelan government has published a decree requiring taxpayers with crypto operations in the country to pay their taxes in cryptocurrencies. Similarly, operators of foreign currencies must pay their taxes in those currencies. The decree states that the change is necessary for the “strengthening of the current fiscal regime.”

Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations

Paying Taxes in Cryptocurrencies

The Venezuelan government published the official gazette No. 6,420 dated Dec. 28 on Monday, local media reported. It contains Decree No. 3,719 which outlines new tax payment rules for cryptocurrency operators. Dinero publication explained:  Read more...

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Cryptocurrencies a ‘Load of Nonsense’, Claims ECB Council Member

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Bitcoin and other top cryptocurrencies have just started recovering from their 16-month low. But a reputable member of the European Central Bank’s governing council believes that there is more room for collapse. Ardo Hansson, the governor of Bank of Estonia, has claimed that cryptocurrencies would die as a complete load of nonsense while speaking at “5

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Indian Central Bank’s Report Shows Cryptocurrencies Are Not Currently a Threat

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Indian Central Bank's Report Says Cryptocurrencies Are Not Currently a Threat

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has published a report indicating that cryptocurrencies are not a threat currently. However, the central bank says, with rapid growth and adoption of cryptocurrencies, this assessment could change, adding that constant monitoring of cryptocurrencies is needed.

Also read: Indian Supreme Court Moves Crypto Hearing, Community Calls for Positive Regulations

No Threat Currently

Indian Central Bank's Report Says Cryptocurrencies Are Not Currently a ThreatThe RBI published its “Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2017-18” on Dec. 28. The report cites an analysis by the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body which monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system.  Read more...

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2018’s Top Cryptocurrencies Ranked by Github Activity

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Over the past 12 months, digital asset values have dropped considerably, but behind the scenes cryptocurrency development has increased. Research from data collection websites that track the amount of Github activity taking place in cryptocurrency repositories shows blockchain development is continuing to grow.

Also Read: The Cashaccount.info Platform Tethers Names to Bitcoin Cash Addresses

Cryptocurrency Github Activity in 2018

2018's Top Cryptocurrencies Ranked by Github ActivityEven though crypto markets saw prices slashed by more than two thirds last year, project development did not follow the same trend. Many projects that have lost more than 90 percent of value since their all-time highs in 2017 still see considerable development. Last January, news.Bitcoin.com reported on the website Cryptomiso, which measures Github activity so cryptocurrency supporters can rank and observe their favorite project’s development.  Read more...

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European Exchange to Offer Investing in Stocks With Cryptocurrencies

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European Exchange to Offer Investing in Stocks With Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency holders who look for ways to diversify their portfolios into other markets are about to get a new option for doing so. A regulated European platform, DX Exchange, is set to offer investing in stocks using popular cryptocurrencies.

Also Read: Bakkt Completes First Round of Funding With $ 182.5 Million

Trade Tokenized Stocks With Crypto

European Exchange to Offer Investing in Stocks With CryptocurrenciesEstonia-based venue DX Exchange is set to launch trading on the tokenized stocks of some of the biggest public companies in the world, such as Google, Facebook and Amazon, on Jan. 7, 2019. And it accepts deposits in BCH, BTC, ETH, USDT, DASH, LTC, XRP and a few other cryptocurrencies as well as traditional fiat payment options.  Read more...

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Dow Jones Makes a Comeback After Opening Bell Selloff; Cryptocurrencies Immune from the Chaos

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U.S. stocks opened the year firmly on Wednesday, as fears of a slowing Chinese economy rippled across the financial markets. The major indexes have since recovered the bulk of their declines with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounding more than 300 points from the intraday low. Cryptocurrencies were largely immune from the chaos in traditional markets,

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Russians See Growing Number of Options to Buy Cryptocurrencies

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Russians See Growing Number of Options to Buy Cryptocurrencies

Interest towards cryptocurrencies in Russia remained relatively stable throughout 2018, despite the significant drop in their prices. Ruble-denominated trade on Localbitcoins, for example, has shown a generally positive trend since last spring. In the past year, Russians also saw a growing number of other options to purchase digital coins.

Also read: Abkhazia Temporarily Shuts Down 15 Mining Farms  Read more...

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The Top 10 Cryptocurrencies Aren’t The Most Actively Developed

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CoinCodeCap.com keeps track of the development activity of dozens of cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin is the 52nd most active cryptocurrency in terms of development, though it is the most active in terms of daily trading volume. It also has the largest market capitalization by far, and arguably more liquidity than several national currencies around the world. The

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The 10 Best and Worst Performing Cryptocurrencies of 2018

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2018 has officially come to an end, capping off one of the most difficult and frustrating years for cryptocurrency bulls to date. After hitting a peak market cap of $ 812 billion in the first month of the year, the crypto market has plunged more than 84% to finish the year around $ 125 billion. With the […]
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No Investment Strategies Are Worse Than Cryptocurrencies – Professor of Finance

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Hopeful about the recent surge in bitcoin price? Expectant about the entrance of Bakkt and the possibility of 2019 being the year of (real) institutional investment? Then don’t read this article. According to these experts, economists, finance professors, miners, and developers, Bitcoin is on its way out – and will soon be as redundant as

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63% Of Chinese Respondents Think Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies Are Unnecessary

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A recent survey conducted by Chinese blockchain news site PANews made some interesting conclusions. Namely, overall 63% of 4,200 people surveyed think cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are unnecessary as a payment system. However, 40% would consider investing in cryptos. About 14% of the people surveyed had invested in cryptocurrencies already. The majority of the people who … Continued

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Report: Use of Cryptocurrencies for Remittance Is Growing in Popularity

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A new report by a blockchain-focused research company asserts that there has been a spike in people using cryptocurrencies to send remittances. This growth is in part due to the high costs incurred when using more traditional methods such as Paypal. 

Also read: Seven Cryptocurrency Trends to Look out for in 2019  Read more...

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Cryptocurrencies Rally as the Stock Market Has Its Worst December Since 1931

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The S&P 500 (SPX) fell 2.71% Monday, marking the first time it has fallen more than 1% on Christmas Eve as the December stock market sell-off intensifies. Both the Nasdaq and Dow also posted historic losses on Monday, as nagging concerns over the current FED rate hike schedule and tariff dispute between the U.S. and China […]
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Cryptocurrencies Could Outperform All Other Assets in 2019

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As other asset markets, particularly the stock markets, enter a bear market some believe cryptocurrencies have a chance at being the best performing asset class next year. Travis Kling, a self-proclaimed ex-equities portfolio manager who “fell down the crypto rabbit hole” and is now heading up the cryptocurrency asset management firm Ikigai, tweeted today: Crypto

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Everything You Need to Know to Start Trading Cryptocurrencies

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After acquiring your first bitcoins you might want to swap the digital asset for another token or test your luck for some quick profits with one of the many cryptocurrency exchanges. And even though you don’t need to be an expert to begin trading cryptocurrencies, some people want to know the very basics on how to get started. 

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Opinion: How To Cherry-Pick Cryptocurrencies?

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Some metrics are used time and time again to help technologists claim some sort of supremacy for their protocol. There are two that stand out: transactions per second and market capitalization; however, are these two metrics what matters when picking what cryptocurrencies to invest in? The ability of cryptocurrencies to scale is constantly in question,

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Markets Update: Cryptocurrencies Start the Week With Modest Gains

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Digital asset prices are seeing modest improvements on Monday, Dec. 17 as the top 10 cryptocurrencies have recorded gains between 5-19% over the last 24 hours. The entire crypto-economy has captured a market valuation of $ 108 billion but global trade volume has remained flat, showing no immediate signs of a market trend reversal.

Also read: A Look at Some of 2018’s Most Popular Cryptocurrency Traders  Read more...

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Tether Briefly Enters Top Four Cryptocurrencies, EOS Spikes by 21%

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For a short time yesterday, the Tether stablecoin (USDT) hit 4th place by market capitalization in the cryptocurrency charts. Today Bitcoin (BTC) and other altcoins are showing green. EOS is back in 4th place with a sudden 21% hike, and Stellar (XLM) is now in 5th place with a near 9% price increase. At one

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