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Alexander Vinnik, 38, a Russian national, has been accused of laundering $4 bn illegally via Bitcoin crypto exchange in the United States, a Greek Court ratified the move of extraditing criminal to France. French police revealed that Vinnik participated in laundering $155 million using 20,643 BTC, the claim that Vinnik is denying.

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is taking crypto tax compliance to the international stage, joining other major tax authorities from four nations to create a strong coalition tasked with fighting crypto-related tax crimes.

Ron Paul, the former US presidential candidate, is considering with continued attention the potential hope that a combination of cryptocurrencies and gold could ultimately substitute the U.S. dollar sooner or later.

US authorities have announced that most of their agents had been working clandestine on the Darknet a year ago. This bullish operation disclosed the correct identity of more than 50 vendors on various sites such as Hansa, Silk Road, Dream, Alpha Bay and many more, with more than 35 suspects arrested plus goods worth $23.6 million or more seized.

Akon, a successful African music producer plans to build a huge city in Senegal based on a cryptocurrency that looks to be the saviour of Africa and the world at large. Akon, whose real name is "Aliaume Thiam" was born in Missouri and currently lives in the United States though he spent a lot of his childhood moment in Senegal.

Right now the world is experiencing the environmental pollution problem. Even waste recycling affects the nature, and we’re not talking about damage done in the process of dumping the waste into the sea.

Blockchain technology has revolutionised the modern landscape and it further connects us into a hyper-connected world. The many benefits of blockchain technology are starting to be realised, as a number of industries are being revamped and improved. The online video industry is massive and something everyone is a part of.

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced a patent application from Mastercard for a system and method that uses blockchain technology for payment card verification at the point-of-scale (PoS). Mastercard filed this patent in December 2016.

Rostin Behnam, an employee at the United States Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), claimed that cryptocurrency was a “modern miracle” and it would become an essential part of the financial market of any country.