rogueviper

I wouldn't go that far. Lying is one thing, but revisionism to that degree is a different matter entirely. CSW being "officially" established as Satoshi, with all the evidence (or lack thereof) thus far should be…

I don't think anyone should be claiming to copyright the whitepaper. It's bad that CSW is claiming it, and it would be worse if another individual/group claimed it (with the community's support) on top of that. It would…

That's probably because it doesn't threaten employers' business under most circumstances. In this case though, these employees had money to burn, and their current stature proves that they are at least a significant…

It seems like the case is being handled by the courts, so it's probably legal at least to some degree. I could be wrong, but isn't this the same case with Mt. Gox? The people who had coins on their account won't be…

They're apparently trying to improve on that front. One of their justices even penned a piece for the World Intellectual Property Organization: https://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2019/03/article_0004.html Doesn't the…

If I could guess, I would say that it's because VPNs have some legitimate uses outside of just using IPs from specific countries. It's not like they can flag every VPN user either, because all they can really do is…

I think this could reduce scams, but the biggest question would be to what extent. Plenty of scammers are legit until they're not, and the ones who start out as outright scams get outed nearly immediately. They also…

The FATF (Financial Action Task Force) is actually the name of their task force. That most likely means that all the member countries have already signed off on the new rules. It's sad, but this is happening.

Lol I wish them luck in implementing it. They're definitely going to be cracking down on centralized exchanges, but decentralized exchanges or not, there are still ways to cover your tracks with Bitcoin. The very people…

Experience with what, exactly? Kind of hard to answer that if we don't know what happened between you and Poloniex. There are online legal advice services like LegalZoom, but I have no idea how reliable they actually…

Excellent breakdown. They don't have specific rules for just airdrops, but I would expect them to treat it the same way as forked coins. The forked coin scenario is probably just a lot more common, because as squatter…

Assuming you live in the US, you should have paid taxes for them (as income) when you received them. You don't pay capital gains for them until you sell or convert. You can file for a loss, so not necessarily.

Lol even Japan's Financial Services Agency knew they were vulnerable. I wonder how much improvement was done following the directive? They must have done something to lift the order after all. But yeah, it's crazy how…

Absolutely, I'd say the question lies more on banks actually offering the service, and how attractive they would be vs. existing options. Even institutions could prefer more specialized services like Coinbase Custody.…

I've been reading around, and quite a few people seem to think this is the US' response to China's DCEP. It definitely seems so, but it would ultimately depend on what banks decide to do with the green light. I'm not so…

Is KYC itself your problem, or the fact that some ATMs require specific third-party accounts and/or online banking codes? If it's the latter, ATMs like that are highly unusual; they only really require some personal…

Yeah, it seems like it's only a matter of time until their banks are forced to accept it. The Israeli version of SEC is interested in exploring the possibility of a digital market in Israel: That, plus an actual court…

Governments have been doing this forever. Banning certain drugs fall under the same umbrella. It sucks that they're most likely going to get away with this, but retail investors are much better off getting into Bitcoin…

Yes, for as long as you pay all the applicable taxes. Make sure you document everything, including the transfer of coins to them in case they try to do anything shady because they'll likely be traced back to you.

Wouldn't you need to ask for a SSN or ITIN if this is the case since KYC is mandatory? If SSN is required then there's probably no way to do this fully legally; illegal immigrants can get an ITIN though, so there's…