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Former government contractor avoids jail for mining crypto at work

[ad_2][ad_1] A former government contractor in Australia who mined cryptocurrencies using state-owned supercomputers avoided jail time. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Jonathan Khoo was ordered to complete 300 hours of community service for installing code on two supercomputers operated by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, or CSIRO, …

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IRS Tackles Crypto Micropayments, Blockchain Shipping Platforms Expand, DOJ Ties North Korea’s Crypto Hacks To Chinese Merchants, FBI Plot Hinders Bitcoin Corruption | BakerHostetler

[ad_2][ad_1] IRS tackles taxation of cryptocurrencies received in microtasks, Swiss Enable Crypto Payments Of: Robert A. Musiala Jr. At the end of last week, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a memorandum on the topic “Taxation of the virtual currency received in the crowdsourcing job market”. The memorandum discusses …

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Crypto Loan: Here are seven of the best interest rates on the market

[ad_2][ad_1] The cryptocurrency is evaluating traditional finance on its legacy of loans and loans with competitive interest rates (currently starting at 0.44% for Ethereum and 4.50% per year for bitcoin) and less complicated verification procedures. Holders of cryptocurrencies present their virtual assets as collateral to obtain loans paid in fiat …

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How bitcoin met the real world in Africa

[ad_2][ad_1] By Alexis Akwagyiram, Tom Wilson LAGOS / LONDON (Reuters) – Four months ago, Abolaji Odunjo made a fundamental change to his mobile phone business in a bustling street market in Lagos: he started paying his suppliers in bitcoin. Odunjo buys phones and accessories from China and the United Arab …

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IRS Tackles Crypto Micropayments, Blockchain Shipping Platforms Expand, DOJ Ties North Korea Crypto Hacks To Chinese Merchants, FBI Plot Hinders Bitcoin Corruption

[ad_2][ad_1] In this problem: • IRS addresses the taxation of cryptocurrencies received in microtasks, Swiss Enable Crypto Payments • Blockchain shipping platforms TradeLens and ShipChain expand networks • North Korean cryptographic hacks recycled by the Chinese; Launch of cryptographic compliance tools • FBI conspiracy thwarts Bitcoin corruption, Ethereum Classic suffers …

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