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Bitcoin Daily: H&M Pilots Blockchain Tech, Australian Tax Scammers Turn To Bitcoin

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And scammers in Australia are trading iTunes vouchers for bitcoin as their payment of choice, TheNextWeb reported. That is, the bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) payments have become more common than iTunes vouchers in reports of scam payments to the Australian Taxation Office. million at the time.)

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Thailand to Tax Cryptocurrencies

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Taxes on cryptocurrency? According to a report by Nikkei Asian Review, after a cabinet meeting suggested that crypto traders could be charged with as much as 7% value added tax as well as up to 15% tax on capital gains. Taxing cryptocurrency is a way for […].

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand

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South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. ” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets.

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Bitcoin Daily: S Korea Eyes New Crypto Income Tax; Less Network Traffic Causes Drop In Bitcoin Fees

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Bitcoin transaction fees are simmering back down to ordinary levels after a heavy wave of them in early May, reports suggest. South Korea is pondering a modification to its tax law which could place taxes on cryptocurrencies. The transaction fees are now around 80 BTC paid to miners on Tuesday (May 26).

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite

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And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 Thus, bitcoin traded below $10,000, and cryptos traded down in sympathy.

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Crypto Fails To Impress For Corporate Tax Payments

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to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. While B2B use cases of blockchain are plenty (and gaining greater traction in use cases such as trade finance and cross-border corporate payments), adoption of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies themselves remains muted in the business community.

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Bitcoin Daily: Block.one Crypto Startup Nets Shareholders 6,567 Pct. Return; US Copyright Office Refutes Claim Of Bitcoin ‘Inventor’

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On Tuesday (May 21) it was reported that the agency had awarded self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright registrations for a white paper and early computer code related to the cryptocurrency. “As And the Central District Court in Israel has ruled that bitcoin is an asset and subject to capital gains tax (CGT).

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