Author: Adam Gardiner

As many cryptocurrency enthusiasts and investors know, the major issue looming over cryptocurrencies is the prospect of future regulation. In most jurisdictions, regulators have taken a relatively light touch so far. Aside from registering with government authorities and complying with money services business regulations, know your customer (KYC) laws, and anti-money laundering (AML) regulations, cryptocurrency […]

Bitcoin’s 17 millionth coin was just mined recently, meaning that over 80 percent of all bitcoins that will eventually be created are now in existence. Bitcoin’s cap of 21 million coins is expected to be reached in 2140. Many of the bitcoins currently in existence are not being or cannot be used. That includes the […]

Adding to the list of alphabet soup agencies nudging into the cryptocurrency arena, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to host an informational workshop devoted to examining cryptocurrency scams. The workshop is scheduled to take place in Chicago on June 25, and will also be broadcast live on the internet. The FTC workshop is entitled […]

The price of ether, the cryptocurrency component of Ethereum, took a hit yesterday after reports that it has fallen under the watch of federal securities regulators. Whether ether is a security or a currency is under debate. Since there is no single federal financial regulator, competing agencies may try to expand their clout and bring […]

Litecoin founder Charlie Lee famously sold his entire holdings of Litecoin back in December. Now, he’s expressing some regret that he sold those coins. At the time, Lee stated that he wanted to ensure that Litecoin remained decentralized and that there would be no appearance of a conflict of interest, since as the currency’s founder […]

Top cryptocurrency exchange Huobi, currently the world’s 4th-largest exchange, has followed the lead of many of its competitors by expanding its operations to Europe. Unlike most of its competitors, however, Huobi has decided to start up its European operations in London. As Huobi Group Vice President Peng Hu stated: “Not Malta, not Switzerland. Absolutely London, […]

It has come as no shock to many computer users that the prices of key components have increased in recent years, reversing what had for many years been a pattern of gradually dropping prices. Computer builders who may have sought to upgrade were suddenly faced with significantly increased prices for RAM, video cards, and other […]

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched an inquiry into the business practices of 13 cryptocurrency exchanges. His office has sent letters to those exchanges to request, among other things, disclosures related to their operations, use of bots, conflicts of interest, and other issues. The companies targeted by the Attorney General include Coinbase, Gemini […]

Today is tax day, the deadline for all Americans to file their tax returns. And recent chatter about cryptocurrencies has been full of mentions about paying taxes on cryptocurrencies. For the first time, people are beginning to think seriously about whether or not they owe taxes on their cryptocurrency holdings. A recent post at CoinDesk […]

Many recent news reports have bemoaned the fact that Bitcoin has lost so much value this year. Never mind that Bitcoin traditionally hasn’t done well in the first part of the year, instead gaining value as the year progresses. Pundits focused on short-term performance looked at Bitcoin’s price teetering into the $6000s and saw only […]