Yessi Bello Perez

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

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Bitcoin is Exempt from VAT, Rules European Court of Justice

Bitcoin transactions will be exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT), the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.

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Deloitte: It’s Too Soon for Bitcoin to be Regulated

Multinational professional services firm Deloitte has questioned whether it is too soon to try and regulate bitcoin.

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E-Tailer Offers $23,000 to Catch DDoS Attackers Demanding Bitcoin

An e-tailer is offering a $23,181 bounty to catch those who launched a DDoS attack against the firm's site before demanding a bitcoin ransom.

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Spanish Tax Authorities Issue Bitcoin-Related Probe for Information

The Spanish Tax Authority has probed at least one bitcoin-friendly business for information on the way it handles digital currency payments.

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Coinprism Launches Open Source Distributed Ledger

Coinprism has released Openchain, an open source, distributed permissioned ledger that targets enterprise and financial institutions.

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21 Inc Applies for Digital Currency Mining Circuitry Patent

21 Inc, the best-funded company in bitcoin, has filed a patent application with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

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Banks Investigated for Closure of Bitcoin Company Accounts

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the actions of some banks for closing accounts of various bitcoin businesses.

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Bitcoin in the Headlines: The Blockchain Reigns Supreme

Another great week for blockchain technology, heralded by Barclay's partnership with two distributed ledger startups.

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Research: Bitcoin Price Higher Where Economic Freedoms Are Low

New academic research has found that the price of bitcoin is higher in countries with lower degrees of economic freedom.

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