The IRS is Due to Present its Digital Currency Strategy to Congress Next Week
Congress wants answers from the Internal Revenue Service about its investigation into bitcoin tax avoidance – and they’re due by next week.
9 Years: LocalBitcoins Trader Sentenced in Latest Money Transmission Case
A bitcoin trader on LocalBitcoins has been sentenced to prison terms after being convicted of running an unlicensed money transmission business.
LocalBitcoins Trader Pleads Guilty to Money Transmitter Charge
A Michigan LocalBitcoins trader plead guilty last week to operating an unlicensed money services business.
Consensus 2017: The Ups and Downs of Digital Currencies
Two panels at Consensus 2017 conference focused on both the promise and pitfalls of digital currencies and blockchain assets.
US National Security Advisor: Bitcoin Needs to Be Understood, Not Feared
A US think tank that advises the US government is exploring the threats bitcoin poses to national security, but also its benefits.
DC Blockchain Advocates Seek Distance From Bitcoin Amid Ransomware Wave
Blockchain advocates are trying to recast the narrative surrounding bitcoin as recent upticks in ransomware trouble Capitol Hill.
SEC Petition Calls for Blockchain Token Rules
A New York-based broker-dealer has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to propose rules for blockchain-based assets.
World's Biggest Tech Giants Could Boost Bitcoin in Regulatory Push
Led by the large tech companies, Financial Innovation Now hopes to lobby Congress into setting up unified federal money transmission rules.
