# Bitcoin mining is becoming vastly more decentralized in 2021

# Bitcoin mining is becoming vastly more decentralized in 2021

“# Bitcoin mining is becoming vastly more decentralized in 2021 ” Bitcoin (BTC) has become considerably more decentralized in the past year, one metric suggests — and the trend is growing. According to data from on-chain data resource Blockchain, hash rate distribution is increasingly favoring small, unknown miners.  Small guys increase slice of mining pie…

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# Get a passport, pay crypto, live tax-free?

# Get a passport, pay crypto, live tax-free?

“# Get a passport, pay crypto, live tax-free? ” Way back in 2014, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that cryptocurrency is property in Notice 2014-21. That classification as property has some big tax consequences accentuated by wild price swings. Buying and selling crypto can trigger gain or loss and be taxable. Yes,…

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# NatWest cuts payment channels to Binance, citing regulatory uncertainty

# NatWest cuts payment channels to Binance, citing regulatory uncertainty

“# NatWest cuts payment channels to Binance, citing regulatory uncertainty ” NatWest, a major United Kingdom-based retail and commercial bank, has blocked all credit and debit card payments to crypto exchange Binance until further notice, multiple users on social media reported on Thursday. “With an increase in scams relating to cryptocurrency and regulatory uncertainty around…

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# Decoupling ahead? Bitcoin and Ethereum may finally snap their 36-month correlation

# Decoupling ahead? Bitcoin and Ethereum may finally snap their 36-month correlation

“# Decoupling ahead? Bitcoin and Ethereum may finally snap their 36-month correlation ” Anish Saxena, a New Delhi-based automobile dealer, made “incredible” profits by investing in cryptocurrencies in 2020, just as his business took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic-induced lockdown. “I had known about Bitcoin and Ethereum and dozens of other assets for years,”…

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