Holding Onto Your Bitcoin: Don’t Get Killed On Taxes

One of the simplest ways to lose your bitcoin: taxes. Jessy Gilger, CFP, shares insights on tax strategy optimization for your bitcoin stack.

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Fully Noded: The Basics and Benefits of Running a Bitcoin Node

While you can interact with the Bitcoin network solely using a wallet, running your own node delivers privacy benefits and grants the ability to verify your transactions and Bitcoin’s 21 million supply cap.

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Coming Soon: An Easier Way To Bootstrap Your Node's UTXO Set

After four years of work, James O'Beirne's assumeutxo option to allow instant UTXO set bootstrapping for your Bitcoin node is merged into Bitcoin Core.

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Moral Compass: The Political Spectrum And Our Understandings Of Bitcoin

Bitcoin may be apolitical, but your outlook on the role of government likely informs your attitude toward this decentralized revolution.

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Bitcoin: Uncle Sam makes moves - what about your holdings?

The U.S. government moved some of its seized BTC. Traders remained relatively optimistic as long positions dominated the market. Bitcoin [BTC] has been stagnating around the $30,000 - $31,00The post Bitcoin: Uncle Sam makes moves - what about your holdings? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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The Dangers Of Paper Bitcoin

The potential of losing your funds isn’t the only reason to secure your own bitcoin. It also ensures the price cannot be manipulated.

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Metal backups for your Bitcoin

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Think Before You Sell Your Bitcoin

The entire world is in the midst of financial calamity unlike most alive have ever seen. Is the middle of the bear market the time to sell your bitcoin?

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A Plan To Opt Out And De-Google Your Phone To Use Bitcoin Privately

Using Bitcoin doesn’t have to mean handing over all of your personal data to the companies you interact with.

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Michael Saylor Is Working The Bitcoin Dream Job

It’s difficult to imagine a better position than dedicating your time and attention to spreading Bitcoin adoption.

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Who controls your Bitcoin?

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Bitcoin: Is it finally the right time to dip your toes

Over the last few years, Bitcoin has emerged as the face of cryptocurrencies among even individuals with /minimal knowledge about crypto. Ergo, Saylor describing Bitcoin as the American Dream raises tThe post Bitcoin: Is it finally the right time to dip your toes appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Simple Steps You Can Take To Help Further Bitcoin

Bitcoiner Brian Harrington talked about how you can limit your exposure to fiat, bring Bitcoin into your community and plan for the future.

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So You Just Bought Some Bitcoin, Now What?

There are three primary ways to take your Bitcoin participation to the next level: secure your keys, run a node and start mining from home.

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Bill-ionaire Miller says crypto an 'insurance policy' because 'they can't confiscate your Bitcoin'

Institutional investors have been quick to notice the merits of the cryptocurrency industry, and an increasing number of big-ticket names have been jumping onto the bandwagon recently after resisting The post Bill-ionaire Miller says crypto an 'insurance policy' because 'they can't confiscate your Bitcoin' appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Changed My Life, And It Will Change Yours Too

Bitcoin has an impact beyond your wallet, as it changes your time preference in so many ways.

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Bitcoin Will Protect Your Wealth From The Government

The parasite that is the government, extracting your value and hard work, is cured through bitcoin.

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Do Bitcoin HODLers decide the returns on your portfolio?

Bitcoin’s rally to its latest ATH in the first week of January may have made the headlines, but what's in it for your portfolio? Let's go further - The burning question is, what is the role of HODLeThe post Do Bitcoin HODLers decide the returns on your portfolio? appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Wasabi Wallet Review 2021 – Make Bitcoin Transactions Fungible and Private

Bitcoin has done many things right throughout the years but privacy certainly isn’t among those. It’s a well-known fact that once a Bitcoin address is attached to your real world identity, anyone can simply look said address up on the Bitcoin blockchain and gain insight into your transaction activity.

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New to Bitcoin? Stay Safe and Avoid These Common Scams

Welcome to the world of bitcoin, where you are your first and last line of defense against scammers and fraudsters.

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Earn up to 8% Interest on Your Bitcoin, Ranking the Top Four Lending Services

Are you invested in Bitcoin? Instead of having your coins sit idle, you could earn up to 8% per year by lending your BTC to one of these companies. Bitcoin... The post Earn up to 8% Interest on Your Bitcoin, Ranking the Top Four Lending Services appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

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5 Tips For Minimizing Your Bitcoin and Crypto Taxes

Here are a few things you can do to minimize your bitcoin and cryptocurrency gains and, in turn, your tax liability. The post 5 Tips For Minimizing Your Bitcoin and Crypto Taxes appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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$45M in Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin siphoned off as SIM swap menace continues

Bitcoin is revolutionary. 'Not your keys, not your coins' and 'Be your own bank' are some of the famous adages in the Bitcoin podosphere. Alas, while Bitcoin lets people be their own bank, taking contThe post $45M in Bitcoin Cash, Bitcoin siphoned off as SIM swap menace continues appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your Bitcoin Citadel

Building the ultimate sovereignty

The post The 7 Safest Havens for Establishing Your Bitcoin Citadel appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Bitcoin's 2nd Proof-of-Keys event: All eyes on exchanges' readiness

Not your keys, not your coins Let the meaning sink in... It's the most popular adage in the crypto-community. This mantra is echoed time and again or each time an exchange gets compromised! Just likeThe post Bitcoin's 2nd Proof-of-Keys event: All eyes on exchanges' readiness appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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The Taxman Is After Your Bitcoin: Harvest Your Losses Before It’s Too Late

The year is coming to an end, and a lot of people have started thinking about minimizing their tax burden. If you’re a bitcoin investor, things get even more complex. The IRS recently sent out 10,000 letters to cryptocurrency investors, and this is an indication of how serious they are when it comes to cryptocurrency […] The post The Taxman Is After Your Bitcoin: Harvest Your Losses Before It’s Too Late appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.

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Bitcoin Attack Vector Exposed: How to Force-Refund Your Spent Bitcoin

A weakness has been identified in Bitcoin's protocol which allows users to double-spend their funds, threatening its small merchant userbase. The post Bitcoin Attack Vector Exposed: How to Force-Refund Your Spent Bitcoin appeared first on CCN.com

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Wasabi Wallet Review 2020 – Make Bitcoin Transactions Fungible and Private

Bitcoin has done many things right throughout the years but privacy certainly isn’t among those. It’s a well-known fact that once a Bitcoin address is attached to your real world identity, anyone can simply look said address up on the Bitcoin blockchain and gain insight into your transaction activity.

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PODCAST: Nic Carter on Bitcoin’s Evolution as a Safe-Haven Asset

“If you are fleeing a country with just the clothes on your back and want to take your savings with you, bitcoin is an excellent safe haven,” says the founding partner of Castle Island Ventures.

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Sunday Digest: Bitcoin Price And The Week’s Top Stories

If you feel like your personal freedoms are being eroded by [insert your government here] becoming increasingly undemocratic in the name of ‘the public good’, then thank [insert your choice of deity here] that you don’t live in Eritrea… unless you do live in Eritrea.

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Top 5 Cheapest Countries to Mine Bitcoin

If you’re thinking about dusting off your ASIC now that BTC price has recovered, you may want to pack your bags as well. Check out the top five cheapest countries to mine Bitcoin below. The Cheapest Places to Mine Bitcoin Mining Bitcoin can be a profitable business if you live in a handful of countries.

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A Bumper Bullish Week For Bitcoin

You know those weeks when the world just seems to be on your side. Everything goes right, and even seemingly unrelated events conspire to work out in your favour? Well Bitcoin just had one of those weeks.

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Dirty Bitcoin: Why BestMixer Might Not Make Your Day

Your crypto wallet could contain laundered coins, says a firm specializing in cryptocurrency security. BestMixer, a bitcoin tumbler site that provides untraceable cryptocurrency, may have tainted a significant number of wallets by gifting them small amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) – a technique known as ‘crypto dusting.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD Ready for $4,000, HitBTC Insolvent or “Coin” Run?

Latest Bitcoin News For novices, the slogan is simple: Not your keys, not your coins. And I mean private keys. You lose it and there goes your coins. They won’t be recovered and will hang in the digital ether forever—unless of course the Bitcoin developer community decide to do something about it —perhaps go the […] The post Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC/USD Ready for $4,000, HitBTC Insolvent or “Coin” Run? appeared first on Ethereum World News.

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Check Out If You Can Spend Bitcoin Before You Book Your Next Holiday

Buying your travel money can be a bore, what if you don’t actually need to buy any? What if your next holiday destination is saturated with stores that accept Bitcoin and of course, Bitcoin ATMs? It’s probably worth checking out before you travel, right? Now you should probably note that if you’re traveling to a remote location, like a small Greek island or a Caribbean retreat, Bitcoin acceptance may be a little lower than you would like, therefore this guide is more suited to those travellers who are off on city breaks, where Bitcoin acceptance is likely to be at an all time high.

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Not Your key, not Your Coin, Says Antonopoulos about Bitcoin ETF

Tech entrepreneur and Bitcoin evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos has warned that the much-awaited crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) would perpetuate a flood of new capital into the market. He believes this could actually increase the volatility while decreasing individual control.

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‘It’ll Happen Anyway’: Andreas Antonopoulos Criticizes Bitcoin ETFs

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) “fundamentally undermine the underlying principle of peer-to-peer money,” Andreas Antonopoulos claimed, adopting a critical stance on the financial instrument. ‘Not Your Keys – Not Your Bitcoin’ As part of his monthly Q&A session with the cryptocurrency community in July, Antonopoulos, who uses the online sessions to address various key aspects of cryptocurrency as suggested by viewers, made clear he was not in favor of an ETF coming to Bitcoin.

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Top 8 Ways Users Can Be at Fault For Losing Bitcoin & Crypto Assets

All the Ways You Can Lose Your Cryptocurrency One of the best things about bitcoin is that you’re in complete control of your money. One of the worst things about bitcoin is that you’re in complete control of your money – which means you’re responsible if something goes wrong. It’s suspected that as many as […]

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Bitcoin and Mnemonics: The Art of the Secret Phrase

As more new people adopt cryptocurrencies, lots of newbies are creating mnemonic recovery phrases in order to make sure their digital assets are kept secure. It is very important to understand how your private keys are stored just in case there is an issue with your wallet client or device that holds your funds.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Fallacies

Stay on top of the best stories in the bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. “The report is correct about price stability and potential scaling issues,” Jeremy Gardner, CEO of Ausum Ventures, told Bitcoin Magazine.

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Bitcoin Magazine’s Week in Review: Fortunes and Fallacies

This week, leading South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb experienced a major hack, while Mt Gox, the most notorious exchange to be hacked in bitcoin history, is also back in the news.

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Have your cake and ‘hodl’ too: Get a Bitcoin Loan!

Peter: There are many problems blocking mass global adoption of cryptocurrency and only one of them is the spendability problem. To date, it is still relatively hard to find a merchant who will accept crypto as a means of payment.

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Have Your Cake and ‘Hodl’ Too: Taking Out a Loan With Bitcoin (Interview)

Bitcoinist spoke with the team from P2P lending platform INLOCK on how its platform solves the spendability problem for users of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies while providing the option to remain ‘hodlers’.

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Bitcoin: Can cryptocurrency help turn the tide in a volatile currency market?

Sometimes standing up for bitcoin also means standing up for your homeland and fellow citizens, in search of a better way. The latter display of bravery is embedded in the recently launched Let’s Talk Bitcoin! That’s where LTB correspondent Christian Garcia steps up with a report from a country in crisis, reminding listeners about the

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Bitcoin Could Still Reach $100,000, Fast

YouTube connoisseur and author Louis Thomas has recently published a video during which is discusses how Bitcoin could move up to $100,000, faster than we think – https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=5LhDzDtt5sI Before we begin, please remember that this is not investment advice and is of course based upon speculation.

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PR: Essentia.one Earmarks $11m to Foster Development of Projects Based on Its Protocol

The decentralized interoperability protocol Essentia is set to launch a fund valued at over $11 million to expand their ecosystem and incentivize projects to be built on top of the platform. The fund will drive development of a thriving program to accelerate real world adoption of blockchain technology, based around Essentia’s enterprise-oriented solutions, while forging close ties with the community, without whom we could not have reached this stage.

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Quantum Resistant Blockchains: Your Wallet’s Kevlar Vest

When Satoshi Nakamoto mined the Bitcoin genesis block back in 2009, quantum computing was still in its infancy. Quantum entanglement had been demonstrated, but a 12 qubit machine was the most advanced model yet benchmarked.

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You Can Now Exchange Your Leftover Euros for Crypto at Schiphol Airport

One of the most inconvenient things about international travel is getting stuck with foreign money that can’t be accepted in your home country. Luckily for passengers and visitors to Schiphol Airport, they now have the chance to experience the benefits of a truly global currency first hand and get rid of their fiat at the […] The post You Can Now Exchange Your Leftover Euros for Crypto at Schiphol Airport appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Kenya Has Its First Bitcoin ATM

The first Bitcoin ATM has been installed in Nairobi, making it the first in East Africa, which makes it possible to purchase Bitcoins and Litecoins instantly. The traders can purchase the cryptocurrencies for as little as $5, and they can pay for them in both dollars and Kenya shillings.

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