Amid historic drops in the Dow Jones Industrial Average due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Atlanta-based cryptocurrency startup Bakkt has announced the closing of a $300 million Series B funding round.…
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This Startup Makes Filing Cryptocurrency Taxes from Different Exchanges Easy
by Chanel Leeby Chanel LeeIn 2018, product consultant Vamshi Vangapally needed to figure out how to file taxes on his cryptocurrency transactions. He had tried to alleviate his anxiety around trading cryptocurrency by using…
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Yellow Card’s Crypto Vouchers Show How Blockchain Can Help the Global Unbanked
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaMigrants often send the money they make back home to sustain their families, pay for education, or help support their parents. According to a PEW Global report, $138 billion was sent…
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There’s been lots of questions around how the government should deal with taxing cryptocurrency income and assets — are they a commodity? A security? Can you be unknowingly convicted of…
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Intercontinental Exchange-Owned Cryptocurrency Startup Bakkt Confirms Its First Product: Bitcoin Futures
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinBakkt, a digital currency financial startup launched in August by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has confirmed that its first product will be physically-delivered Bitcoin futures contracts. They plan for these to…
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Recent Georgia State graduate Harsha Goli was busy honing his skills in coding as a member of the school’s “PantherHackers” club when he decided to dive into the world of…
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BitPay Is Raising A $30M Series B to Expand, Add New Cryptocurrencies
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinBlockchain payments technology platform BitPay is raising a $30 million Series B funding round led by Aquiline Technology Growth, a fund managed by private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners. BitPay…
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Blockchain Accounting Startup Secures Funding and Partnerships to Audit Cryptoassets
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinCryptocurrency is quickly becoming less of a fringe investment as banks, financial institutions, and even certain countries look at establishing their own digital-only currencies. The latest statistics show that over $10…