Yessi Bello Perez

Yessi was a member of CoinDesk's editorial staff in 2015.

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Markets

Polish Exchanges Lose Payment Processors in Bitcoin Crackdown

Polish payment processors and at least one bank in the country have closed the accounts of local bitcoin exchanges.

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BTC.sx Rebrands as Magnr in Bitcoin Savings Account Launch

Magnr, formerly BTC.sx, is now offering interest bearing blockchain-based bitcoin saving accounts.

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Santander: Blockchain Tech Can Save Banks $20 Billion a Year

Blockchain tech could reduce banks' infrastructural costs by $15-20 billion a year by 2022, says a new report by Santander InnoVentures.

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Markets

Swiss Crypto Community Reacts to Bitcoin's VAT Exemption

Switzerland's bitcoin community has spoken out following confirmation that bitcoin is exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) in the country.

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Markets

Bitcoin in the Headlines: US Teen Sparks ISIL Media Frenzy

Bitcoin has been scrutinised in the past, but this week's criticism took a rather unexpected – and perhaps questionable – sense of humour.

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Markets

Russia's Central Bank Meets With Finance Reps for Bitcoin Talks

Russia's central bank will meet representatives from the financial markets to discuss bitcoin regulation next week, a local news source claims.

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Markets

Bitcoin Teen Pleads Guilty Over Providing Support to ISIL

A teenager who instructed ISIL (or ISIS) supporters on how to use bitcoin has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to provide material support.

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Max Keiser's Bitcoin Capital Raises $1.6m via Crowdfunding

Max Keiser's crypto fund Bitcoin Capital has closed a $1.6m crowdfunding round.

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Wences Casares: The Bitcoin-Obsessed Serial Entrepreneur

Wences Casares, serial entrepreneur and founder of bitcoin security company Xapo, tells CoinDesk why he is "obsessed" with bitcoin.

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