Whether crypto-currency trading meets the definition of financial transactions in this proposal requires a case-by-case analysis of crypto-currency transactions and in particular whether they amount to the purchase, sale or exchange of a financial instrument or the

conclusion of a derivatives contract as defined in Section C of Annex I to Directive 2014/65/EC on markets in financial instruments europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAllAn…

Budget Deficit is $779 Bn (home.treasury.gov/news/press-rel…), highest since 2012 (when we were digging out from the great recession). US is acting like a Trust Fund baby, spending capital to look rich. Where are the fiscal conservatives?

Interesting: H.R. 7356, the Token Taxonomy Act, introduced by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) would treat qualified exchanges of virtual currency as tax-free exchanges and exclude the gain of up to $600 from the sale of virtual currency from gross income.

The Mueller Report is out. The Dems have to prepare them selves for a response they don't expect: "Who cares" [What's the difference between paying a political consultant cash for dirt on the opposition and paying Putin favors for the same thing?]

Startup Celo Aims to Make Crypto Accessible to Mainstream Mobile Users wsj.com/articles/start…

see my new blog post re: QSBS -- with thoughts for Uber shareholders. cryptoblog.duncanpc.com/2019/05/advice…

I’m confused. Trump is criticizing lawmakers for saying some parts of America aren’t great, and they want to make it great [again]?

Any chance the Whitehouse told its allies it was about to tank the markets so they could profit? Why else would they make such a disastrous plan?

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All I can say is that I'm looking forward to next year when I can have 2020 hindsight.

"Insufficient evidence exists upon which a reasonable jurist could conclude that the 45th President's statements were accurate or not, and he therefore denies they were false." So there was election fraud, he's president, but you can't impeach him because he's not president?

Check out my new post on BitClout cryptoblog.duncanpc.com/2021/03/bitclo…

#DeFi4ThePeople 🔦 initiative. The best of DeFi + Celo mobile-first approach = Infinite possibilities!

With the new tax bill, Token Sponsors will want to be sure income from ICOs is recognized in 2018. There may still be time to amend the operative agreements before year end to make that clear.

I wonder what the first crypto roll up will look like -- will it be designed solely to increase distribution? or something else?

“There is nothing in the world more helpless and irresponsible and depraved than a man in the depths of an ether binge.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Looking at how a company might use tokens as currency in an acquistion. Really interesting issues.

Looking into whether Crypto Sponsors can elect to be taxed as mutual funds and so avoid corporate tax on the "Founders Share" of tokens -- does anyone know if an election under 851(b)(1) triggers tax?