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Russian cryptocurrency investors have started complying with authorities to provide information about their crypto dealings and pay the stipulated taxes.  According to a report by local news outlet Izvestia, several accounting and legal firms, including FTL and PwC, noted that they had recorded a surge in compliance with the tax legislation.  Cryptocurrencies Are Properties  The development comes on the heels of Russia’s State Duma approving a bill to legally recognize...

Coinbase is all set to be traded on the Nasdaq beginning on April 14, and while the time for average Joes and Janes to invest in one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges has finally come, it appears many high-ranking financial players had an opportunity to invest in the digital platform during its early days. Sadly, some – such as Chamath Palihapitiya – did not take advantage of the circumstances when they were available. Coinbase Is the Envy of the Crypto...

Not too long ago, billionaire investor and owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team Mark Cuban commented that he owned quite a bit of bitcoin, but that his crypto portfolio also contained a healthy portion of Ethereum. While his initial sentiment was that Ethereum was considerably closer to a currency that bitcoin was, new ideas have been expressed, and Cuban allegedly seems to think that the future of the crypto space will rely heavily on ETH-based developments....

Bitcoin mining company Riot Blockchain has decided to expand its mining capacity by purchasing 42,000 S19 Antimners from Bitmain, a Hong Kong crypto-mining products manufacturer. The purchase was worth at least $138.5 million and it’s part of the company’s plans to increase its Bitcoin mining hashrate, aiming at 7.7 EH/s by mid-2021 (an increase in the target by more than 90%). Riot Blockchain Exceeding its EH/s Expectations. Bitmain will be delivering 2000 S19j Antiminers...

Coinme – a bitcoin kiosk company operating in the United States – has just installed approximately 300 separate bitcoin cash machines throughout the region of Florida, thereby allowing people to trade bitcoin for cash and vice versa and potentially boost further purchases with cryptocurrency. Coinme Is Building a Crypto Kiosk Community The company is hoping to start out small. Most of the kiosks have been stationed in grocery outlets and similar establishments. This,...

Another major US-based cryptocurrency exchange is reportedly considering going public. Kraken revealed record-breaking Q1 numbers and is also planning an IPO – following in the footsteps of Coinbase. Coinbase is the first major US-based cryptocurrency exchange that will see its IPO later this month. As CryptoPotato reported, the company will have its shares listed on Nasdaq on April 14th. However, Coinbase isn’t the only one. According to a CNBC release, Kraken is also...

XRP/USD – Bulls Break $1 For First Time Since March 2018 Key Support Levels: $0.9, $0.828, $0.75.Key Resistance Levels: $1.00, $1.10, $1.14. XRP saw impressive growth over the past few days as it broke above $1 for the first time since March 2018 after a 65% weekly surge. The cryptocurrency penetrated above an ascending bullish wedge at the start of the week and exploded higher on Monday to reach $0.8. The buyers continued and reached as high as $1.14. More specifically, they...

The Cardano Foundation has partnered with a goods and products platform providing digital brand protection – Scantrust – to launch a supply chain traceability and anti-counterfeit solution. The first implementation saw the light of day with a Georgian artisan wine producer. The Cardano-Wine Connection The independent Swiss non-for-profit organization behind the popular Cardano blockchain announced its latest milestone earlier this week. After revealing the initial prototype...

Binance Smart Chain (BSC) is enjoying a steady flow of unique addresses which has also resulted in a massive surge in the daily transaction count the network is processing. BSC Transactions 200% More Than Ethereum’s Binance Smart Chain is undoubtedly one of the most popular networks amongst DeFi enthusiasts. Its capability to handle a large number of transactions per second efficiently has made it a preferred hub for various projects and users. The network is surging in...

Shortly after the oldest US-based bank entered the cryptocurrency space, so has done the second-oldest – State Street Corporation. The banking giant with $3 trillion in assets under management will allow the London-based Puremarkets to use its Currenex platform for digital asset trading.  Launched by Puremarkets Ltd., Pure Digital is advertised as an “interbank marketplace for cryptocurrency price discovery and exchange of wholesale risk.”   According to an announcement from...