As a crypto investor, it's paramount that you understand the different ways to keep your Bitcoin safe. While most of the media attention focuses on hardware and software wallet solutions, there is another effective way to store your Satoshis: a Bitcoin paper wallet.
Last week, the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) made news in associating and publishing bitcoin addresses with sanctioned individuals in Iran. One of the individuals whose digital currency address was published in this latest update, Mohammad Ghobaniyan, claims in an interview released today, to be an innocent player with no knowledge of the criminal activities of the individuals for whom he exchanged bitcoin into local currency.
Mining Ethereum from a Mac has become increasingly accessible with more user-friendly interfaces being developed. However, native hardware included in most Apple computers might not be enough to turn a profit, yet it is still a great way to get experience with mining.
On October 11, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had obtained a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California halting a planned "initial coin offering" (ICO) of blockchain tokens called "BLV," which its backers falsely claimed was approved by the SEC. The order also halted ongoing pre-ICO sales by the company, Blockvest LLC, and its founder, Reginald Buddy Ringgold, III.
On November 16, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements with Paragon Coin, Inc., and CarrierEQ, Inc., also known as AirFox. Both companies had conducted Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) that the SEC determined were unregistered securities offerings.
Major changes are afoot with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a US government interagency group with authority to suspend, impose conditions upon, or reject foreign investment transactions into the United States that meet certain criteria.
The past 18 months have shown that there has been little reprieve from enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and convictions from long-term cases have actually increased under the current administration. Domestically, the ability of the US law enforcement community to enforce such actions has grown considerably, while new international mechanisms have provided other countries with the ability to form parallel ways to counter government and industry-related corruption.
About 12 years ago in 2006, there was a wave of class action lawsuits filed against giant corporations (such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Catepillar, General Dynamics, International Paper and Exelon) alleging the payment of excessive investment management and plan administration fees from the § 401(k) plan’s investment options in breach of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).
Today, along with digital revolution, medical device and pharmaceutical companies have revolutionized the medical and health industry. These revolutions have saved or improved the quality of lives tremendously.
Canada and the United States were able to agree on final terms regarding NAFTA 2.0 just hours before the midnight deadline on Sunday, September 30, 2018. The new agreement is repackaged with a new name, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).