The Internal Revenue Service released its newest FAQ and guidelines on taxing US nationals for crypto transactions. The updated guidelines may come as a surprise to those that once rejoiced because of hard forks and the “free” coins that came with them. Is a Hard Fork Really Income? Outside of Continue Reading
While the deadline for the gradual launch of Ethereum 2.0 is just around the corner, critics express concerns over potential risks and even call Ethereum a scam. Skeptics Feel Misled Over Network’s Scalability Ethereum started as an ambitious idea of a global platform to host decentralized applications (Dapps) and smart Continue Reading
Crypto Gets Big Boost as UNICEF Launches Fund Crypto adoption has taken on many forms over the years. On Wednesday, UNICEF made the list of cryptocurrency adoption list that much more diverse when it revealed that it would be launching a cryptocurrency fund. Announced at Ethereum-focused conference Devcon 5 in Continue Reading
Nearly 7% of Bitcoin’s (BTC) total circulating supply resides in the wallets of eight major digital asset exchanges, according to The Token Analyst. On October 8, the Token Analyst noted via Twitter that throughout Bitcoin’s history, the amount of the most widely-used crypto assets stored on exchange wallets has been Continue Reading
Veronique Jacq, managing director of the Digital Investment Unit at Bpifrance, says that the institution is “convinced that bitcoin is becoming more and more obvious.” Jacq, who heads the partially state-owned French investment bank, stated that bitcoin is gradually becoming an important part of the global economy. In order to Continue Reading
The Swiss Institute of New York in 2014 at its previous location on Wooster Street. (via Wikimedia Commons) More than 50 artists, writers, and curators have signed a “Letter of Concern” directly addressed to “members of the staff and board of the Swiss Institute,” citing domestic violence charges against Tobias Continue Reading
Melati Suryodarmo in performance (image courtesy the artist via Asia Society) The Indonesian performance artist Melati Suryodarmo has spoken about he she uses the Javanese meditation practice sumarah to deepen her performances — calling it, in an Ocula Magazine interview published earlier this year, “an element that I use not Continue Reading
(Image Courtesy of the University of Connecticut) Today UConn’s annual MFA Art Sale is live! This sale supports the MFA Studio Art Program’s thesis exhibition in New York City. This tradition offers a range of high-quality 2D and 3D work by past and current faculty, graduate students, and alumni, at Continue Reading
A SWEAT activist holding a poster memorializing Nokuphila Kumalo. Candice Breitz asked that the poster be hung at the Javett to replace her withdrawn artwork. (photo by Sydelle Willow Smith, courtesy of SWEAT) Nearly three years ago, painter-photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa was found guilty of murder after a long, laborious trial. Continue Reading
Installation view of Sadie Barnette: The New Eagle Creek Saloon, the Lab, San Francisco (photo by Robert Divers Herrick) Oakland-based artist Sadie Barnette often draws on her family history in her work, incorporating personal memories and historical documents into Day-Glo, futuristic installations. Her 2017 exhibition Dear 1968,… engaged with her Continue Reading
Many people are caregivers for their sick parents, partners, friends or others, with an unfortunate consequence: They end up suffering. TED speakers share steps that caregivers can take to help maintain their own well-being. Today, people in every country are living longer than ever. Globally, there are an estimated 962 Continue Reading
Medias and William, a young couple in rural Uganda, are trying to have a baby—to no avail. They’ve been together a long time, and their options are becoming limited. “People say, ‘She’s not a woman. She doesn’t have a child,’” Medias says in Paul Szynol’s short documentary, premiering on The Continue Reading
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