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IRS Backs Off Fortnite Gaming Currency As Reportable Income
Taxes // February 14, 2020

A section of the IRS website telling people that the online currency from the popular game Fortnite was subject to federal taxes has been removed as of Wednesday (Feb.12). The website for months, cached back to at least October according to digital references, had a section...

Visa, NFL Video Game Passes Financial Literacy To Kids
Consumer Finance // October 17, 2018

For many students, it was a time of either dread or excitement. The civics teacher, or the home economics instructor, would teach the class how to balance a checkbook, calculate compound interest and a few other skills that would go a long way in the...

Bitcoin Daily: Yale Mulls $400M Investment In Crypto; Fortnite Targeted With Bitcoin Wallet Malware
Bitcoin // October 08, 2018

Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s second largest financial institution (FI) — along with 13 other banks — has completed the first phase of an interbank blockchain trial. The tests, which began on June 4 and ended last week, were held with ABI Lab, which is supported by...

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Fortnite Creator Epic Games Hauls Google Into Australian Court

March 10, 2021
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, is suing Google in Australia over alleged anti-competitive behavior that violates the country’s antitrust regulations. “Google gives the illusion of being open by making arguments about the presence of alternative app stores on its platform or allowing direct downloading of apps from third-party providers, but in reality, these situations […]

IRS Backs Off Fortnite Gaming Currency As Reportable Income

February 14, 2020
A section of the IRS website telling people that the online currency from the popular game Fortnite was subject to federal taxes has been removed as of Wednesday (Feb.12). The website...

Visa, NFL Video Game Passes Financial Literacy To Kids

October 17, 2018
For many students, it was a time of either dread or excitement. The civics teacher, or the home economics instructor, would teach the class how to balance a checkbook, calculate...

Bitcoin Daily: Yale Mulls $400M Investment In Crypto; Fortnite Targeted With Bitcoin Wallet Malware

October 08, 2018
Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s second largest financial institution (FI) — along with 13 other banks — has completed the first phase of an interbank blockchain trial. The tests, which began on...