Szabo or NSA? New report revisits Bitcoin creator mystery

At least 340 cryptocurrency or blockchain companies were dissolved or liquidated this year in the United Kingdom (UK), British news outlet Sky News reported on Dec. 22.UK crypto companies in 2018. Source: SkyNewsThe aforementioned article also reports that last year, the number of companies in this industry that had been liquidated amounted to 139, nearly…

The federal judge overseeing Terpin Vs. AT&T — a legal battle pertaining to stolen crypto via SIM-swapping that has been going on for almost a year — has dismissed the motion, industry news outlet, TheBlock, reports on July 26.As Cointelegraph previously reported, in August last year Terpin filed a lawsuit against AT&T, since he believes…

The founder of China’s first Bitcoin exchange, Bobby Lee, has returned to the cryptocurrency spotlight with the launch of a new wallet. As confirmed on his social media profiles, Lee, who sold BTCC in 2018, now aims to corner the portable hardware wallet market. Lee returns with “credit card” hardware walletHis product, Ballet, is a credit card-sized…

When calculating the return of an NFT collection, most analysts calculate the average return. For example, the first CryptoKitties were sold in December 2017 for an average price of $3.24 each. On the first day, 105 CryptoKitties were created, and a total of $340.63 worth of Ether (ETH) was spent on those CryptoKitties by different…

A majority of circulating Bitcoins (BTC) are stored in investment wallets, according to a new report by cryptocurrency industry and analysis newsletter Diar.The analysis shows that 55 percent of bitcoins are currently kept in wallets that are valued over $1.3 million,  constituting balances of more than 200 BTC. One third of BTC in those wallets…

According to a statement earlier today, Jan. 28, Roger Ver’s Bitcoin.com is backing down from the 12.5% mining tax on Bitcoin Cash they proposed along with other major BCH mining pools owing to the community’s overwhelming negative response to the proposal. Bitcoin.com’s positionLast week, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) personalities proposed a 12.5% tax on mining rewards that…

Delegate representatives from the Climate Chain Coalition spoke at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland on Tuesday.The Climate Chain Coalition, or CCC, is a global environmental initiative consisting of 250 member organizations and individuals aligned to utilize blockchain, distributed ledger, or DLT, and other promising digital technology solutions…

An article published Dec. 21 by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has suggested investors should sell and then repurchase their Bitcoin (BTC) as a strategy to save on taxes.In the context of the 2018 crypto bear market, the WSJ suggests that “the only good thing about investing in cryptocurrencies [this year] was the tax break.”Given…

Chris Larsen’s $10 million investment in Yellow Network aims to tackle liquidity fragmentation, scalability, and capital efficiency in crypto markets.