In March 2013, FinCEN issued guidance for virtual currency businesses - giving the industry some degree of clarity about how to be compliant on the federal level. — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
The IRS issued guidance for virtual currencies on March 25, 2014 that stated virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, are to be treated as property for federal tax purposes. This requires capital gains on virtual currencies to be recorded and reported. The… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
Sir Richard Branson started out as a small business owner and now owns a conglomerate that will give you a ride to the moon.… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
Exchanging bitcoin on behalf of ransomware victims should not be construed as criminal activity by the exchanger, not as a matter of law nor… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
The credit/debit card transaction system is antiquated, expensive, and inefficient. There are over nine steps to complete a transaction from the time a customer… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
If you are not an accredited investor, you only have one option: to buy and hold bitcoin on your own. The process of acquiring… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
After Jessica Mitford published 'The American Way of Death' in 1963, to expose the abuses in the funeral industry, a groundswell of support for… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
Applying criminal law to the exchange of bitcoin on behalf of ransomware victims would create a morally shocking result of re-victimizing a victim. All… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
In the US, banking and finance are regulated on the federal and state level, there are multiple federal bank regulators, and there are separate… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
The law provides a remedy, charging those who threaten a victim's data for the purpose of extortion. Extending criminal liability to innocent third-party digital… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
Blockchain startups are suffering from a crippling, archaic, and antiquated state regulatory system - and it's driving innovation abroad. Many blockchain start-ups trigger or… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
Bitcore was introduced to give a trusted platform to spur further bitcoin innovation, allowing BitPay to focus on what they do best: acquire merchants. — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
A new product, technology, or innovation - such as Bitcoin - has the potential to give rise both to frauds and high-risk investment opportunities.… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
When you take a look at how the IRS treats foreign currency, bitcoin doesn't have the same taxation regime. Foreign currency gains and losses… — Perianne Boring Copy Share Image
