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So users—particularly criminals and members of fringe far-right groups—hoping avoiding the regulatory eye have turned to a new kind of cryptocurrency: privacy coins. Major crypto exchanges like Coinbase use KYC verification to comply with anti-money laundering regulations, and Bitcoin address information from Coinbase was one tool authorities used to track down the perpetrators of the […]

My ex gave me an odd gift not long before we divorced: a small fraction of a Bitcoin. I’m 42, debt-free except for a very low-interest mortgage and car loan, and I have a small emergency fund, a more-or-less permanent job, and several retirement safety nets. In order to invest your bitcoin into an IRA, […]