The CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate (BRR) and CME CF Bitcoin Real Time Index (BRTI) are standardized reference rates and spot price indexes with independent oversight managed by CME Group that were launched on November 14, 2016. Several bitcoin exchanges… Continue Reading
If you are dealing foreign exchange, providing money transfer services, or if you cash cheques and sell money orders, you are considered a Money Services Business (MSB) in Canada. Below is an overview of the basic obligations that MSBs in Canada… Continue Reading
How do you buy bitcoins in Canada? Use an exchange like QuadrigaCX, a Canadian bitcoin exchange. To buy bitcoins in Canada, there are 5 steps: Register Verify Fund Exchange Transfer To get bitcoins, you’ll need to open an account with QuadrigaCX,… Continue Reading
Recently, I was sent an e-mail by the admin of Crypto-Games.Net asking me to review their site. If you’d like to try crypto-games.net, please follow this link to generate a referral for me. There are lots of new crypto currency gambling… Continue Reading
Interest in bitcoins and other crypto currencies is growing around the world, but one of the first hurdles to overcome for someone interested in trying out the technology is obtaining bitcoins by exchanging the fiat currency from their home economy.… Continue Reading
Augur proposes to be an open-source decentralized prediction market built on Ethereum. Augur would be revolutionary if it comes to be, but until now development is still in beta stage. Augur an ambitious undertaking, and has been taking longer than… Continue Reading
Poloniex is an exchange for crypto currencies such as bitcoin. The exchange lists a bunch of crypto currencies that users can trade, and they also offer users the ability to trade a smaller number of currencies on margin. The exchange allows… Continue Reading
BitLendingClub has announced they will be closing soon. The announcement came to users via e-mail yesterday. The news is a disappointment for enthusiasts who watched the bitcoin P2P lending marketplace falter over the past few years. BitLendingClub is blaming government… Continue Reading
I’ve been comparing the mining yields of different crypto currencies over the past few weeks, and I’d like to report on the yield of Genesis Mining. Genesis is a “cloud miner”, which I think means reselling and sharing their mining… Continue Reading
The IRS is attempting to identify Coinbase users by leveraging a John Doe Summons. A “John Doe” summons is a special form of summons to look for tax evaders that allows the IRS to obtain information about all taxpayers in… Continue Reading
