Owning a Warhol: How bitcoin could change the art world
Hong Kong (CNN Business)British artist David Hockney smashed records last year when his “Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)” sold at auction in New York for $90 million. …
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US bitcoin trader may face death penalty in Thailand over ‘sea home’
Chad Elwartowski and Supranee Thepdet in hiding after police accuse seastead of violating sovereignty An American bitcoin entrepreneur could be facing the death penalty after Thailands navy accused him of …
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How do you pay taxes on bitcoin? Congress demands explanation
Lawmakers seek information from IRS, saying American taxpayers face unacceptable ambiguity over cryptocurrency US lawmakers asked the the Internal Revenue Service how US residents should pay taxes on bitcoin and …
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ZenGo wants to become the crypto wallet for the masses
KZen is about to release ZenGo, a mobile app to manage your cryptocurrencies securely and more easily. There are already countless crypto wallets out there, but the startup thinks they’re …
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Silk Road 2.0 founder sentenced to prison
Thomas White, who launched the infamous Silk Road 2.0 site shortly after the original was taken down by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2013, was sentenced to 64 months …
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A Fight Over Specialized Chips Threatens an Ethereum Split
In July 2016, Ethereum endured an early test of faith. The people behind the barely year-old blockchain had taken Bitcoin’s idea of decentralized money and run with it, building a …
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This Montana County Wants to Crimp Bitcoin to Save the Earth
It’s a well–worn idea that bitcoin is helping to trash the planet, throwing fuel on an already burning world while providing value to very few people. By one recent estimate, …
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Enterprise blockchain startup Offchain Labs scores $3.7M seed round
Two of the issues limiting blockchain adoption in the enterprise has been lack of scalability and privacy. Offchain Labs, a startup that spun out of research at Princeton, wants to …
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