Recently, a United States District Court in Massachusetts ruled in favor of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) argument that a virtual currency (My Big Coin or MBC) is a “commodity” ...

As discussed in previous blog entries, the IRS has been engaged in an ongoing campaign intended to address noncompliance related to the use of crypto currencies, including a virtual currency ...

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The Norwegian Consumer Council has teamed up with nearly two dozen other consumer protection agencies to call for mass regulation of the billion-dollar virtual currency market. Gaming currently is, ...

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Federal officials told a U.S. Senate hearing on Monday that virtual currencies like bitcoin can offer benefits to the financial system, but also cautioned about its possible misuse for illicit ...

Taxpayers should be allowed to pay federal taxes with virtual currencies, the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council urged today. Letting payments be made with digital currencies could help the ...

While tax, appraisal, and legal considerations are all important for making effective and compliant contributions of Bitcoin (and other cryptocurrencies), the practical question remains – how does a ...

In what is being hailed as a first for state regulators in New York, the very first license has been awarded to a company which uses virtual currency. The name of that company is Circle Internet ...

Taxing virtual currencies is becoming a virtual nightmare. The Internal Revenue Services’ section on taxing certain cryptocurrencies is vague and confusing to those who have just over 60 days to file ...

Hong Kong will ease a rule to promote liquidity for virtual assets trading as part of the city's ambition to become a major ...