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Binance Regains Trading Volume Market Share Following Settlement with US DOJ
30.1.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has experienced a notable recovery in its trading volume market share, rebounding to 49% two months after settling its case with the United States Department of Justice and paying a $4.3 billion settlement fine. The data, provided by crypto research firm Kaiko...
South Korean ‘Crypto Drug Dealer’ Jailed for 7 Years
25.1.2024
A South Korean court has sent a drug dealer who sold narcotics to crypto-paying “customers” to jail for seven years. Per the news agency Yonhap, the Criminal Division of the Busan District Court also ordered the unnamed individual – referred to by the media as “A” – to pay a fine of over $9,000....
South Korean Tax Body Seized Crypto Worth $28.4m From ‘Tax Dodgers’ in 2023
24.1.2024
South Korea’s tax body last year confiscated cryptoassets worth $28.4 million from citizens who were trying to avoid paying taxes. Per Newsis, the number of “crypto tax dodgers” has ballooned from 5,741 – a figure reported in late 2022 – to 10,849. The latest figures come from the National...
Russia’s Nornickel Using ‘Digital Assets’ to Pay Employee Dividends
22.1.2024
Source: Alex J/Adobe The Russian metal mining giant Nornickel (Nornickel Norilsk) says it will start paying its employees dividends with “digital financial assets.” The firm’s board of directors has approved a program that will see employees receive around $10.40 per share. And, according to...
Cryptocurrency Rights Bill Introduced in Virginia
20.1.2024
A bill that seeks to safeguard the cryptocurrency rights of the citizens has been introduced to the Senate of Virginia. The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Saddam Azlan Salim, would guarantee that citizens can self-custody, transact, mine, and pay with cryptocurrency, also exempting cryptocurrency...
China Looks to Ramp up ‘Cross-border’ Digital Yuan Spending
1.1.2024
Source: Keitma/Adobe Chinese bank chiefs are looking to start 2024 by driving up “cross-border” digital yuan spending. Per the Haikou Municipal Commerce Bureau (via Hainan News), the tourism hub of Haikou has begun issuing over $706,000 worth of “offshore tax-free coupons” for digital yuan-paying...
Jack Dorsey-Backed Ocean Bitcoin Mining Pool Introduces Block Template Options
23.12.2023
Ocean, a Bitcoin mining pool backed by Jack Dorsey, has introduced block template options to allow individual miners to decide which transactions will be included in the next block. The feature, dubbed “path to decentralization,” will allow pool users to mine transactions with Ordinal...
Japan Mulls Exempting Companies From Paying Taxes on Unrealized Cryptocurrency Gains
9.12.2023
Japan is considering exempting corporations from paying unrealized gains income taxes related to cryptocurrency holdings. The measure, proposed as part of a reform in Japan’s tax code, would allow companies to avoid paying taxes for cryptocurrencies even if their market value changes during...
Japan to Exempt Companies From Unrealized Crypto Gains Tax – Report
6.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Japanese lawmakers discussed Tuesday on plans to exempt companies from paying tax on unrealized cryptocurrency gains. The proposal is set to be included in the fiscal 2024 tax reform plan. According to a Nikkei report, the proposal is being discussed by the country’s ruling...
Paying for Use Slows Down Crypto's Search for a Use Case
30.11.2023
CoinDesk's Danny Nelson reported that Polygon paid DraftKings to be on the network, a furtive deal that only misrepresents consumer choice
Best Crypto to Buy Now October 25 – Conflux, Chainlink, Aptos
25.10.2023
With the cryptocurrency market seeing ongoing positive price movement, analysts highlight Conflux (CFX), Chainlink (LINK), Aptos (APT), Bitcoin Minetrix, and TG.Casino as potential picks for the best crypto to buy now. Conflux has been making headlines with its impressive price performance for...
Market Watchers Are Paying Attention to This Under-the-Radar Crypto – Here's Why
24.10.2023
Web 3.0 is the next generation of the internet, where data and digital assets are owned and controlled by users, not by corporations or governments. It's powered by blockchain technology, which enables decentralized applications (dApps) that run on peer-to-peer networks, without intermediaries...
Worldcoin to cease paying Orb operators in USDC as early as November
23.10.2023
Aside from ditching USDC for its native token, Worldcoin announced some changes to the terms of its WLD loans to market makers
Russia Gov’t Wants to Use Its CBDC for Tax Collection, Paying Benefits
20.10.2023
Russia’s government intends to use the digital ruble to make welfare payments, and wants citizens to use the CBDC to pay their taxes.
Per Finam, the Central Bank and the Ministry of Finance say they are “exploring the possibility of using the digital ruble for government payments,” and want...
(One Part of) SBF's Defense Strategy Starts Paying Off
18.10.2023
All three of Sam Bankman-Fried’s “inner circle” members have now testified against the FTX founder, and all three have presented similarly on the witness stand: clearly rehearsed, adamant that the FTX founder was in charge and careful not to stray too far from their well-practiced narratives. They...
China Says Overseas Visitors Are Using e-CNY, Paying More Salaries with CBDC
10.10.2023
Chinese officials say uptake for the digital yuan is rising among overseas visitors – while more citizens are receiving their salaries in CBDC wallets.
Per the Hangzhou Daily, state-run banks in the Hangzhou Asian Games Village “welcomed delegations [athletes and coaches]” from across Asia...
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Dad Thought His Son Wasn’t Paying Him Enough, So He Got Mom Involved
19.9.2023
The alleged dispute over Joe Bankman’s $200,000 FTX salary versus his desired $1 million points to an unusual family dynamic at the former cryptocurrency colossus
Coinbase CEO stands up for DeFi, Polygon says $1B ZK-rollup paying off: Finance Redefined
15.9.2023
Coinbase’s CEO has become the latest ally of the DeFi space, calling for apt regulations of the ecosystem rather than enforcement action by regulatory bodies
Polygon co-founder - $1B bet on ZK-rollups paying off
13.9.2023
Polygon has allocated an estimated $1 billion on zero-knowledge technology underpinning its Ethereum scaling layer 2 solutions
More Chinese Firms Paying Workers in Digital Yuan
13.9.2023
More Chinese companies are using the digital yuan to pay their workers, as Beijing looks to spur the adoption of its CBDC.
Per the Huizhou Daily, the latest firm to trial paying staff in CBDC is a state-run bureau, a body that overseas finances at the Zhongkai High-tech Industrial Development...