Lawmakers in Slovakia have adopted legislation that will reduce the tax burden for cryptocurrency holders in the country. Income derived from long-term investments in digital assets will also be relieved from healthcare taxes, the parliamentarians decided. Investors in Slovakia to Pay 7% Tax on Income From Crypto Held More Than a Year Members of the…
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Over the past two weeks, bitcoin cash has experienced a significant surge, increasing 182% against the U.S. dollar and attracting more hashrate to its network. Approximately 22 bitcoin cash mining pools are now allocating SHA256 hashrate to the chain as BCH is currently 2.7% more lucrative to mine compared to BTC. Bitcoin Cash Hashrate Sees…
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Paysafe will discontinue support for bank transfers of euros to and from Binance, the payments provider announced. The news comes when the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange finds itself under pressure from regulators and banking partners in Europe and elsewhere. Paysafe to Stop Euro Deposits and Withdrawals for Binance Crypto exchange Binance, the global leader in…
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The suspected administrator of the Monopoly Market darknet marketplace has been extradited from Austria to face charges in the U.S. The man, a citizen of Serbia and Croatia who was arrested in Vienna last November, has been accused of facilitating $18 million in illegal drug transactions using cryptocurrencies. DNM Administrator Charged in U.S. With Running…
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Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has reconsidered a decision to delist some privacy tokens in several European markets. The leading coin trading platform will continue to offer trading in these digital assets after revising their classification to comply with EU regulations. Binance to Continue Support for Certain Privacy Coins Despite Earlier Intentions to Remove Them The world’s…
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Over the past 30 days, the popularity of the term “bitcoin” has surged significantly, as indicated by Google Trends metrics. On June 21, 2023, the search term bitcoin achieved a perfect score of 100. Notably, the curiosity surrounding bitcoin-related news has also experienced a notable uptick this past month. In particular, topics such as Blackrock’s…
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Russian citizens sought refuge in tether amid the brief mutiny of the Wagner mercenary group that shook their country. The ruble-denominated trading volume of the U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin spiked during the short-lived rebellion, market data revealed. Russians Traded Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Tether in a Day of Unrest Triggered by Wagner Many Russians have…
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According to several reports, Chibi Finance, the decentralized finance (defi) platform built on top of Arbitrum, allegedly executed an exit scam on its users. Blockchain intelligence firm Peckshield provided a detailed account, revealing that approximately $1 million worth of cryptocurrency assets were illicitly withdrawn and converted into Ethereum. Chiba Finance Becomes 12th Defi Platform on…
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Following the spending of 50 bitcoins from 2010 on June 15, after more than 12 years of dormancy, approximately 11 days later, another group of dormant wallets created in 2010 transferred 100 bitcoins worth just over $3 million for the first time in well over a decade. 2023 Records 8 Block Rewards From 2010 Spent,…
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Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, the company behind the issuance of usd coin (USDC), has expressed his worries about the state of stablecoin regulation in the U.S. In a congressional hearing, Allaire stated that other governments were already regulating the issuance of digital dollars (dollar-backed stablecoins) and called on the U.S. government to act by…
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