Hawaii Crypto

02/02/2024

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The aloha state was notoriously unfriendly toward crypto. That may have just changed.

17/01/2024

The NFT project is a genesis collection of three distinctive non-fungible token (NFT) artworks inspired by Hawaii’s ocean, astrology and the 1970s.

01/10/2023

The partnership between Fish Pono and the Vanishing Murals project by artist Jana Ireijo helps share the message that by living pono, in balance with nature, we will ensure healthy reefs, abundant with life for our future ʻohana.

By living pono, in balance with nature, we will ensure healthy reefs, abundant with life for our future ʻohana.

05/09/2023

Jeremy Koski, 45, of Kapaau, Hawaii, was charged with securities fraud for allegedly posting fake notices online.

13/07/2022

Companies who will continue their participation include Apex Crypto, bitFlyer, BlockFi, Cloud Nalu, Coinme, ErisX, Flexa, Gemini, River Financial, SoFi, and UpholdInc.

The DCIL will be admitting new companies when it opens its new application cycle in the third quarter of this year.

04/07/2022

Next time an "expert" at a dinner party starts mansplaining why crypto is nothing but a scam for suckers, point them to these retorts.

Another market downturn brings another round of crypto critics crying, "I told you so." Use this handy one-sheeter to respond to them.

02/06/2022

The extension comes at a critical point in time, as a pivotal bill that provided for the licensure of digital currency companies died during the recent 2022 Hawaii state legislative session. Without a licensing scheme in place, the DCIL was expected to close on June 30, 2022.

The Division of Financial Institutions, Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (“DFI”), and Hawai‘i Technology and Development Corporation (“HTDC”) today

01/06/2022

Iris Ikeda, Commissioner of the Division of Financial Institutions, didn’t have many words of comfort for Hawaii residents worried about their cryptocurrency holdings given the failure of HB2108 earlier this year.

"We depended on the licensure law to prolong or extend the digital currency innovation lab, but that did not happen."

26/04/2022

Seeking nonprofit organizations that are actively fundraising or investing via Bitcoin and digital currencies or are researching the practice.

25/04/2022

We've moved from dot-net to dot-com, and that makes our new Instagram (and Twitter) handle . Thanks for following us!

22/04/2022

"Blockchain in Paradise" meetup by Chris "Vagobond" Damitio tonight at 6pm at Wholefoods Market Kakaako!

  GM and Happy Aloha Friday! This is the first of what I hope to be a long series of Aloha Friday blockchain releases. What I’m doing here is just putting together all the info I can fin…

20/04/2022

Honolulu Magazine is partnering with illustrator Margaret Rice to announce an offering of 20 unique NFTs from artist Margaret Rice. The NFTs will feature the iconic cover artwork commissioned for its April 2022 issue. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the NFTs will directly benefit YWCA O'ahu and the Aloha United Way.

Own a Piece of Hawaii History: First-Ever NFT Collaboration between Artist Margaret Rice and HONOLULU Will Open for Bids on

19/04/2022

"Crypto 101" hosted at Treehouse Coworking in Kahala.

12/04/2022

The DFI cryptocurrency licensure bill, HB2108, passed its floor vote before the full Hawaii Senate today, and now heads to conference to finalize. Considering the survival rate of legislative bills, this is no small feat. Thank you to all who submitted testimony throughout the session. Now it's up to our elected leaders in the Capitol to take things across the finish line.

08/04/2022

New to crypto and unsure how it affects your taxes? Check out the latest DCIL (DFI/Hawaii Technology Development Corporation - HTDC) webinar, "Introduction to Cryptocurrency Taxation."

Brought to you by the Digital Currency Innovation Lab (DCIL), "DCIL Presents" is a series of webinars and events designed to educate and raise awareness arou...

02/04/2022

Keep Hawaii moving forward!

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29/03/2022

New to crypto and curious how it affects your taxes? The Hawaii Technology Development Corporation - HTDC has got your back! Register today for this just-in-time webinar with Steven Baum of Friedman LLP on April 6.

Learn how cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and various tokens are taxed

24/02/2022

BREAKING: This morning's CPN/WAM committee votes on digital currency bills.
- SB2695: Establishing task force. CPN and WAM adopted.
- SB2697: Virtual currency exclusion. Deferred in support of SB23025 SD1.
- WAM vote on SB3025 SD1 coming. Live hearing: https://youtu.be/lduixTmPf5s

Agendas:CPN-WAM 9:30amhttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/hearingnotices/HEARING_CPN-WAM_02-24-22_.pdfWAM 10:00amhttp://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2...