25,000 DNotes DCEBrief Social Contest. 10 DNotes for each social action up to 10,000 DNotes total payout. Each social action also counts as an entry toward the following prizes: - 1 5,000 DNotes randomly selected winner.
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The tables are slowly turning and big business will find it more difficult to operate withing the "good old boy" system as time goes on.
Unbelievable how the "good old boy" system tries all the dirty tricks in the book to eliminate BTC "competition". One can only hope that the market catches up quick enough before the irreparable damage is done. How's it going minerpage? Haven't seen you here in a while. |
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Agreed, collaborating to destroy a specific legitimate business, and creating a monopoly, should be illegal anywhere in the world. Kudos to Senator Matthew Canavan. Speaking to the Australian Financial Review, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said the investigation was in its early stages: "It is being investigated. We have already spoken to some banking representatives and sought some information. It is all still early stage, but under way." The chairman added: "We are asking the banks why they acted as they did and what contact there was between them." The investigation was prompted by Queensland Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan, who reportedly urged the ACCC to investigate whether the banks had acted in an anti-competitive manner, after they reportedly decided to shut the accounts of some 17 bitcoin businesses. |
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Morning. Thanks so much for your birthday wishes.
Maintaining good relations with other crypto communities is simply good sense. Think of farmers: they're all in direct competition; but they all co-operate without hesitation on some issues.
Cryptomoms particularly stands to benefit long-term from this -- I wonder if this community quite understands the uniqueness of this initiative. To the best of my knowledge, there is no other site -- 'pan-crypto' -- like it on Planet Krypto.
The hard part is not being taken as a troll. (They're thick on the ground, them trollzes!) But regular polite interactions will give you the necessary positive reputation.
Mark (IndiaMikeZulu), Australia
Thanks Mark, your points are well taken, we are all working towards the same goals and our industry could benefit by working together where helpful. |
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I spoke to a politician today that is running in the Canadian federal election. He may have been looking for a quick hello and support, but I pinned him down (not literally  ), and asked him how his party was going to regulate digital currency. He wasn't familiar with it and had never heard of bitcoin. I mentioned that digital currency and the blockchain will be the biggest technology revolution since the internet. I told him about the Canadian Senate's recommendations that encourage a "light touch", so as not to stifle innovation. He wants me to email him with more information so he can look into it. I am going to mention DCEBrief as the best news site for busy professionals. Please let me know tonight if you can think of a few powerful facts that I can use to help him understand how important this is. What benefits would a country have by being first to adopt digital currency? The best quick reply to squash the "bitcoin for criminals" nonsense. Anyone that wants to write the whole argument, I'll gladly accept that too!!  p.s. Election day is Monday, October 19th Hi Chase, I realize the importance of sending the right message to our future regulators. I'm not the best writer, but I will do what I can. Please modify this to fit your conversation. Digital Currency, also referred to as Cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin and DNotes has forever changed humankind. Since the early days of the internet, many have sought out a way to create a virtual currency that won't allow a user to 'double spend' and prevents someone from hacking into it and just creating money out of thin air. Cryptocurrency is the solution. The revolutionary technology, the Blockchain, which makes digital currency possible is the holy grail of storing data. The Blockchain stores data in an irreversible manner on a distributed ledger through a decentralized peer to peer network. As Alan Yong, regarded as a 'thought leader' in the digital currency industry, has mentioned in his latest press release: "Yong believes that the best way to realize this “generational opportunity” is to understand the true potential of the three distinct components of this cryptocurrency revolution: the digital money, the blockchain technology that underpins it, and the global payment network system within which it operates." http://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-alternative-dnotes-announces-new-company-launch-in-2016-to-integrate-the-currency-payment-system-and-blockchain/Countries that get a head start in digital currency by offering sensible regulation will be the leaders in tomorrows financial world and become a global mecca for technology, business, and innovation. The future of a global digital currency which can be used in conjunction with fiat currency, is coming whether we like it or not and we would like Canada to be at the forefront of this revolution. It is important to note, uncertainty in regulation leaves potential digital currency businesses unable to act and over regulation stifles business and innovation, a perfect balance will allow Canada to become a technological powerhouse and flourish in this industry.
Thank you, that is exactly what I needed! I used it all and the last paragragh was the powerpunch I was looking for!  It's a bit after the fact, but here is some information that would have been helpful. UK‘s Baldwin Describes Benefits of Cryptocurrency and Blockchain TechBritain’s interest in FinTech was highlighted again this week as the Economic Secretary of HM Treasury once again affirmed the government’s commitment to realizing the potential benefits of digital currency and the blockchain. In her speech, Harriet Baldwin MP mentioned the UK government’s March commitment to spend £10m on cryptocurrency and distributed ledger research, while also acknowledging the need for an intelligent regulatory scheme that doesn’t unduly stifle innovation. http://dcebrief.com/blockchain-weekly-recap-10-17-2015/The fact that we have committed to bring digital currency exchanges into regulation has been welcomed by industry, and it’s already resulted in digital currency businesses relocating to the UK. For example, Circle, a bitcoin services company, has announced that it is planning to open a London office from which it will coordinate its European expansion. Why the UK? Well, Circle were very clear: it was because of our positive attitude to FinTech and to digital currencies. https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-to-lead-on-big-data-research-says-harriett-baldwin |
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"CM aims to express the huge progress women made on the business arena during the last decade toward equality with men. CM is a further step within this amazing journey" two notes regarding the front page of CM: 1. pink color is too obvious to represent a women's page or site. there might be some new age women that will not like this attitude 2. we should add a line or two about the Close connection between women and business that characterizes the 21st century. not mention that progress might seemed as non updated thinking From CryptoMoms Today: Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229. This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement: Mission StatementCryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us. We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate. We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below: Small Business Development Centers Illinois Small Business Development Centers Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses. SBDCs in the Chicago area: • North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network. • Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development. • Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital. • University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/ The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business. • Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses. • Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life. • Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses. • Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance. Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago: • Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html• Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398• Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/• Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/• SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html• College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp• College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm• Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/• Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/• Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts. All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know. Thank you Mati, on the first part, I may wait until we decide to take CryptoMoms to stage of it's development. We plan to make it much more than a informational site and a forum. TeeGee's suggestion of expanding the forum capabilities falls directly into line with what we want to do. On the second part, would you be able to provide a sample of the text you would include? Thanks Mati, I'll see if I can incorporate something like that. |
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two notes regarding the front page of CM: 1. pink color is too obvious to represent a women's page or site. there might be some new age women that will not like this attitude 2. we should add a line or two about the Close connection between women and business that characterizes the 21st century. not mention that progress might seemed as non updated thinking From CryptoMoms Today: Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229. This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement: Mission StatementCryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us. We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate. We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below: Small Business Development Centers Illinois Small Business Development Centers Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses. SBDCs in the Chicago area: • North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network. • Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development. • Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital. • University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/ The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business. • Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses. • Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life. • Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses. • Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance. Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago: • Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html• Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398• Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/• Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/• SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html• College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp• College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm• Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/• Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/• Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts. All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know. Thank you Mati, on the first part, I may wait until we decide to take CryptoMoms to stage of it's development. We plan to make it much more than a informational site and a forum. TeeGee's suggestion of expanding the forum capabilities falls directly into line with what we want to do. On the second part, would you be able to provide a sample of the text you would include? |
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I've been quiet lately (and will continue to pop up where possible for the next 4 weeks), but Ken, you're writing some great stuff.
I think it also is important that DNotes (the user) get's some credit too for the phenomenal amount of effort that must go into developing and deciding the structure and formate for all the web properties.
I could say the same for many other team members, but I'm focussing on the DCEBrief page development for this post. Quite an exciting project.
I did have a thought when I saw CryptoJohn say hello before (hi by the way). It does not escape my notice that these forums are somewhat lacking in terms of features (unless I'm completely useless at using them).
For example, compare these forums to some of the features possible on Facebook.
CryptoJohn could say hello, and we respond to him, but he won't know that we've responded to him unless he is subscribed to e-mail alerts, and he won't know if that content is directed at him or not. On Facebook, you can tag somebody's name and they will know from the notification that a post has been made in reference to them. Embedding images and general text formatting is more complicated for forum users also - often requiring rudimentary knowledge of HTML etc.
BitcoinTalk appears to be where the conversation about crypto happens. DCEBrief serves a great function of educating stakeholders about crypto, but in future do others here think that we should try and bring the general crypto conversation to a more user friendly medium that enjoys all the general features people can get on Facebook, but categorised as a forum? I've always considered forums like this to be the "back end" of the crypto scene where things happen, and the news properties the suited up face of the industry. Is there a business case to sooner, rather than later, attempt to bring the crypto conversation to an improved medium?
Doing so would certainly have an appeal to less technologically savvy people who would never think of visiting a forum, but use Facebook every day. I also think it would help draw a much larger demographic of women to the scene. The forum should be for general money users and not tech experts. Maybe this is something cryptomoms could aim for.
Just my a thought I was having.
Thank you TeeGee, it is amazing what we have been able to accomplish with no external funding and a small group of dedicated supporters. It was important to build all of this infrastructure, up to this point, in this manner. We could have burned through millions, and likely not had a very much stronger foundation for the global digital currency we are building. Now is the perfect time to get aggressive and expand more rapidly. I like your ideas for the forum, it seems like we could develop it into a hybrid social forum and even incorporate digital currency directly into the system. Definitely a project to keep on the radar. |
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25,000 DNotes DCEBrief Social Contest. 10 DNotes for each social action up to 10,000 DNotes total payout. Each social action also counts as an entry toward the following prizes: - 1 5,000 DNotes randomly selected winner.
- 5 1,000 DNotes prizes for the top 5 sharers.
- 5 1,000 DNotes randomly selected winners.
Rules: - Email contest@dcebrief.com with your entries including a link to your social profiles and DNotes address by 11/20/2015. - You may send all of your entries in one email or send an email as you each time you share an article. - You may only share each article once per social media account. - Creating additional social media accounts to gain more entries into the contest is strictly prohibited. - Posting entries here in the forum will disqualify your entries from the contest, and is against the rules of this forum, please be sure to email your entries to contest@dcebrief.com. Note: You may share any number of our articles, each share counts for the DNotes award and the prizes. This weeks entries have all been paid and added to the list of entries. So far we have 123 entries for the contest. I encourage everyone to submit. |
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EU Court to Decide Bitcoin's VAT-Status Next WeekIn what could be a landmark case for Bitcoin in the EU, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has announced that it will make its decision on the VAT-status of virtual currency exchanges next Thursday. The verdict, which is the climax of an originally Swedish court dispute, could have far-reaching implications for bitcoin users and companies in all 28 EU-member states. In essence, the ECJ will decide whether bitcoin exchanges should be subject to VAT (Value Added Tax). Specifically, as requested by the Swedish high court, the ECJ will answer two questions: “Is Article 2(1) of the VAT Directive to be interpreted as meaning that transactions in the form of what has been designated as the exchange of virtual currency for traditional currency and vice versa, which is effected for consideration added by the supplier when the exchange rates are determined, constitute the supply of a service effected for consideration?” And: “If the answer to the first question is in the affirmative, is Article135(1) to be interpreted as meaning that the above mentioned exchange transactions are tax exempt?” Speaking to Bitcoin Magazine , Dutch fiscalist for law firm Baker & McKenzie and VAT-expert Roger van de Berg explained what the implications of the court ruling will be. Van de Berg: “Strictly speaking, the case is about bitcoin exchange services. It's not about bitcoin itself, it's not about bitcoin mining, it's not about paying with bitcoin, or anything else. The court will decide whether exchange services fall within the scope of VAT-based law – that's the first question. If the ECJ decides that bitcoin exchange services do in fact fall within this scope, the second question will answer whether a VAT exemption should apply.” If the ECJ rules that a bitcoin exchange does fall within scope of VAT-based law, and also decides that a VAT exemption will not apply, it could mean two things. The most likely outcome is that bitcoin exchanges will be required to pay VAT over the spread; the difference in price of buying and selling bitcoin from which they profit. But another – less likely – outcome could be that the value of the sale itself is subject to VAT. Since VAT in different EU member states is anywhere between 15 and 27 percent – depending on the country – this would effectively mean that it would cost an additional 15 to 27 percent to purchase bitcoin. But while the questions that are to be answered by the ECJ strictly speaking apply only to bitcoin exchangers, it is possible that the answers could have even more far-reaching implications as well. “In order to answer the question regarding exchange services, the ECJ might reason that it first needs to assess what such an exchange is actually doing and how the underlying assets should be qualified,” Van de Berg explained. “As such, it might also investigate the VAT treatment of virtual currencies and thus decide whether or not bitcoin itself is subject to VAT. If that happens, we have a clear answer from the ECJ of where bitcoin stands for VAT purposes within the EU. This would then apply to all bitcoin-related activities, including mining, spending and more.” Currently, different EU member states uphold their own VAT-laws regarding virtual currencies. Some charge VAT, others do not, and yet others have not taken in any official position so far. With the ruling next week, however, all national virtual currency-related VAT laws will be overruled by the ECJ, in effect creating a uniform fiscal policy for all of the EU. This decision will be binding to all EU member states, and can only be overturned if overruling law is made by the European Commission in Brussels. https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/eu-court-to-decide-bitcoin-s-vat-status-next-week-1445013279The most likely outcome is that bitcoin exchanges will be required to pay VAT over the spread; the difference in price of buying and selling bitcoin from which they profit. This is fairly interesting, for an exchange like coinbase it would affect the price they have to charge for bitcoin to EU customers and if they are taking into account for a direct user to user exchange like poloniex that charges a static trade fee across the board. “As such, it might also investigate the VAT treatment of virtual currencies and thus decide whether or not bitcoin itself is subject to VAT. If that happens, we have a clear answer from the ECJ of where bitcoin stands for VAT purposes within the EU. This would then apply to all bitcoin-related activities, including mining, spending and more.” I don't see how it could apply to mining with the heavy up front investment for long term gains.
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Loved DNotes from the beginning. Received my first mining payout 3/11/14 3b84108dd178638ae415d911125601c56dbe567f374ef28bc15cd0e4af2e98a7 Just opened a retirement account @ https://dnotesvault.com/ Great coin, great concept, great mission, great community Good to see you again CryptoJohn, I know you have been a supporter since the we started, thank you! As Chase mentioned, we love to see our supporters stop by the forum often, share their ideas and comments on our projects. Also, if you have time, check out our contest. https://twitter.com/DCEBrief/status/653990115010850818 |
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All, we changed the format slightly to the weekly recap and would love to hear your thoughts. Slightly shorter stories, while trying to maintain industry perspective, and more inclusive. Bitcoin Weekly Recap 10-16-2015http://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-weekly-recap-10-16-2015/ |
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Thanks for posting that Ken! It will be interesting to watch how this unfolds. Below is part of an article from brave new coin on the subject: AB1326 was met with mixed reviews. The Electronic Frontier Foundation had “philosophical issues with” with the bill. “Both the type of regulatory scheme it’s proposing as well as the timing of this regulation in relation to the development of new virtual currency technologies—and we also have concerns about how the bill is technically written.” However, Jerry Brito Executive Director of Coin Center, was in full support of an improved version: “Bottom line: it’s not a choice between this bill and no regulation; it’s a choice between the sensible regulation in AB 1326—even if it could be improved—and the ill-fitting regulation of the Money Transmission Act.” “If this bill fails, we may end up with the aggressive and industry-stunting regulation that we’re all seeking to avoid. And if this bill fails, we’d also lose the best bill we’ve seen that could be a model for other states and a counterweight to the BitLicense.” - Jerry Brito, Coin Center Executive Director The California bill was eventually shelved, and now the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) are taking the initiative. The ULC is designed to bring clarity and stability to areas of state and statutory law. The ULC is currently headquartered in Chicago and has produced more than 300 uniform acts, which focus on critical topics, including commercial law, family and domestic relations law, and estates. The commission consists of approximately 350 commissioners. The signature product of the commission was the Uniform Commercial Code, which took ten years to complete. Enacted in the ‘40s, the code is a comprehensive set of laws governing commercial transactions between U.S. states and territories. These transactions include borrowing money, leases, contracts, and the sale of goods, which lead to a partnership with the American Law Institute. 14 years later, it had been enacted in every state of America. Now firmly focused on 21st century regulation, the ULC is working on virtual currencies, defined “as a form of electronic value, the value of which depends on the market. It is not backed by government (so that it lacks status as legal tender).” The commission's interest in digital currency stems from its ability to be “safer from hacking, often cheaper and faster, and has finality of payment.” “Virtual currencies have legitimate purposes and can be purchased, sold, and exchanged with other types of virtual currencies or real currencies.” - Uniform Law Commission As some states have shown interest in the regulation of digital currencies, the ULC advises that others are sure to follow suit. The ULC will be looking into how to take these proposed legal frameworks one step further. “In the absence of an overarching federal payments regulatory framework, these state laws need to be harmonized to the extent possible.” http://bravenewcoin.com/news/uniform-law-commission-seeks-unified-regulation-for-virtual-currencies-in-america/ |
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From CryptoMoms Today: Good Morning, CryptoMoms has been growing nicely. With a steady increase in registered members and daily traffic. We had our 2nd largest number of visitors yesterday - 229. This is a good time to take another look at CryptoMoms' mission statement: Mission StatementCryptomoms.com is a digital community center with a dedicated mission to encourage and assist women to participate in the emerging world of crypto currency overwhelmingly dominated by men. We begin by creating a culture of mutual respect for women with genuine efforts to help them acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency along with many earning opportunities. We will relentlessly pursue to accomplish our mission through multiple campaigns and outreach projects and invite the participation of our industry peers and advocates to join force with us. We will set very specific quantifiable goals and sponsor creditable surveys to measure our achievement against those goals. For the common good of our industry we are committed to make a difference.We are positioning to take CryptoMoms to the next level. Please contact me at contact@dnotescoin.com if you are interested to participate. We are planning to assist women in small business with dedicated efforts to work with other organizations such as Illinois Small Business Development Centers below: Small Business Development Centers Illinois Small Business Development Centers Located throughout the state, Illinois SBDC’s provide information, confidential business guidance, training and other resources to early stage and existing small businesses. SBDCs in the Chicago area: • North Business & Industrial Council (NORBIC), 8430 West Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60631; http://www.norbic.org/NORBIC is a nonprofit economic development organization that offers free and low-cost business assistance programs to help manufacturers develop strategies to enter new markets, reduce costs, access financing, improve their business management, train employees and build a stronger business network. • Industrial Council of Nearwest Chicago, 2010 West Fulton, Suite 280, Chicago, Illinois 60612; http://www.industrialcouncil.com/The ICNC offers a variety of low-cost and no-cost services to strengthen companies in the Kinzie Industrial Corridor and to facilitate economic and community development. • Duman Microenterprise Center, 216 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 700, Chicago, Illinois 60606-6921; http://www.jvschicago.org/duman/Duman Microenterprise Center provides one-on-one counseling at no charge for start-ups and pre-existing small businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area. The Center offers entrepreneurial training, business assistance, mentoring and access to capital. • University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Business Administration-Rice Building, 815 West Van Buren, Suite 320, Chicago, Illinois 60607; http://www.uic.edu/cba/cub/ The Small Business Development Center at UIC offers workshops, panel discussions and individual consulting services to existing small businesses or those individuals interested in starting a business. • Women’s Business Development Center, 8 South Michigan, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois 60603-3302; http://www.wbdc.org/The Women’s Business Development Center offers training, events, workshops and counseling to small businesses, including Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE) certification for women-owned businesses. • Hull House, Jane Addams Hull House – Parkway Community House, 500 East 67th St. Chicago, Illinois 60637-4097; http://www.hullhouse.org/The Small Business Development Center at Hull House offers individual counseling, small business training, and workshops on marketing, finance, legal structures, insurance, leasing space, sales taxes and record keeping. A funded partner of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, it operates in communities of need on the south and north sides of Chicago, helping to revitalize local neighborhood economies and improve the overall quality of life. • Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center, Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 111 West Washington St., Suite 1660, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2703; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html A program of the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Hispanic Entrepreneurship Center offers business development and capacity-building assistance, access to capital, and networking. Its matching grant program offers up to $5,000 in funds to qualifying businesses. • Chicago Urban League Entrepreneurship Center, 4510 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60653; www.thechicagourbanleague.org The Chicago Urban League’s Entrepreneurship Center offers information sessions, training and business support clinics, coaching on business documents, technical assistance, procurement and business development assistance, and financial assistance. Illinois SBDCs Located Outside of Chicago: • Joseph Center, 7600 W. Roosevelt, Forest Park, IL 60130; http://www.josephcenter.com/• Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, 1800 West Cermak Rd., Chicago 60608; http://www.ihccbusiness.net/ec.html• Harper College, Harper Professional Building, 650 East Higgins Road, Suite 106, Schaumburg, IL 60173; http://goforward.harpercollege.edu/page.cfm?p=4398• Rock River Valley Entrepreneurship Center, EIGERlab, 605 Fulton Ave., Rockford, IL 61103; http://www.rrvec.com/• Illini Entrepreneurship Center, UIUC – EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, MC-659, Champaign, IL 61820; http://www.illiniecn.org/• SBDC at the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship at Bradley University, 141 Jobst Hall, 1501 West Bradley Ave., Peoria, IL 61625; http://www.bradley.edu/turnercenter/centers/sbdc.html• College of Lake County, 19351 West Washington St., Room T-302, Grayslake, IL, 60030-1198; http://www.clcillinois.edu/depts/sbd.asp• College of DuPage, 2525 Cabot Dr., Lisle, IL 60532; http://www.cod.edu/Academic/Bus_Tech/center_entrepreneur/sm_business.htm• Governors State University, Centerpoint for Entrepreneurs, Room C3370, University Park, IL 60466-0975; http://www.centerpointgsu.com/• Heartland Partnership, 100 S.W. Water St., Peoria, IL 61602; http://www.heartlandpartnership.org/• Black Hawk College , 4703 – 16th Street, Suite G, Moline, IL 61265-7066; http://www.bhc.edu/index.aspx?NID=27That's excellent! I did notice the traffic has gone up a bit over the last few months with some great posts. All, we should review the core content to make any needed updates. Please take a look at the articles and guides on the main site, if you catch anything that needs updating or new content that needs to be added, please let us know. |
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I spoke to a politician today that is running in the Canadian federal election. He may have been looking for a quick hello and support, but I pinned him down (not literally ), and asked him how his party was going to regulate digital currency. He wasn't familiar with it and had never heard of bitcoin. I mentioned that digital currency and the blockchain will be the biggest technology revolution since the internet. I told him about the Canadian Senate's recommendations that encourage a "light touch", so as not to stifle innovation. He wants me to email him with more information so he can look into it. I am going to mention DCEBrief as the best news site for busy professionals. Please let me know tonight if you can think of a few powerful facts that I can use to help him understand how important this is. What benefits would a country have by being first to adopt digital currency? The best quick reply to squash the "bitcoin for criminals" nonsense. Anyone that wants to write the whole argument, I'll gladly accept that too!! p.s. Election day is Monday, October 19th Hi Chase, I realize the importance of sending the right message to our future regulators. I'm not the best writer, but I will do what I can. Please modify this to fit your conversation. Digital Currency, also referred to as Cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin and DNotes has forever changed humankind. Since the early days of the internet, many have sought out a way to create a virtual currency that won't allow a user to 'double spend' and prevents someone from hacking into it and just creating money out of thin air. Cryptocurrency is the solution. The revolutionary technology, the Blockchain, which makes digital currency possible is the holy grail of storing data. The Blockchain stores data in an irreversible manner on a distributed ledger through a decentralized peer to peer network. As Alan Yong, regarded as a 'thought leader' in the digital currency industry, has mentioned in his latest press release: "Yong believes that the best way to realize this “generational opportunity” is to understand the true potential of the three distinct components of this cryptocurrency revolution: the digital money, the blockchain technology that underpins it, and the global payment network system within which it operates." http://dcebrief.com/bitcoin-alternative-dnotes-announces-new-company-launch-in-2016-to-integrate-the-currency-payment-system-and-blockchain/Countries that get a head start in digital currency by offering sensible regulation will be the leaders in tomorrows financial world and become a global mecca for technology, business, and innovation. The future of a global digital currency which can be used in conjunction with fiat currency, is coming whether we like it or not and we would like Canada to be at the forefront of this revolution. It is important to note, uncertainty in regulation leaves potential digital currency businesses unable to act and over regulation stifles business and innovation, a perfect balance will allow Canada to become a technological powerhouse and flourish in this industry.
Thank you, that is exactly what I needed! I used it all and the last paragragh was the powerpunch I was looking for! Thanks Chase, that's great, I'm glad you were able to use it. |
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