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JULY 16, 2019

France’s financial regulator is set to approve a wave of cryptocurrency-related firms in the country, subjecting them to new rules that include paying taxes and complying with capital requirements and consumer protections, according to a report by Reuters. Because digital currency is so new, regulations vary around the world.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. Facebook’s Libra project is bringing cryptocurrency into the spotlight, and others are reexamining their onboarding procedures.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Ohio is leading the charge in terms of accepting bitcoin as a payment method, as it is the first state to accept bitcoin to cover tax bills. The state will eventually open it up to individual tax filers as well. Jerry Brito, director of Coin Center, a Washington, D.C.-based

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Due to high risks and “insufficient” protection, the Nordic region’s largest bank will ban its approximately 31,000 employees from trading in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, the company said on Monday (Jan. While Nordea will not force employees to sell cryptocurrencies that they currently own, the bank recommends that they do so.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Scrutiny of tech firms is spreading across the globe, hinting at broader regulations over privacy and, possibly, bigger tax bills. In one example, Indonesia is “already preparing legislation” that would require tech companies with online services to pay value-added tax on local sales, the report noted. Libra, Too.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

The European Central Bank (ECB) said in a report that fixing cryptocurrency asset data gaps still presents a sizable challenge for financial institutions as well as regulators, Cointelegraph reported. Ted Budd (NC) has reintroduced the Virtual Value Tax Fix Act, Coindesk reported. Budd’s legislation comes after U.S.

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MAY 28, 2020

South Korea is pondering a modification to its tax law which could place taxes on cryptocurrencies. Though not much information is currently available, the new rules could impose restrictions on profitable sales of cryptocurrency and revenues gleaned from national crypto-mining projects, according to Cointelegraph.

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JULY 22, 2020

This opinion clarifies that banks can continue satisfying their customers’ needs for safeguarding their most valuable assets, which today for tens of millions of Americans includes cryptocurrency.” In other news, South Korea intends to levy a two-tenths tax on income made via digital currency transactions, The Block reported.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Officials have until April 1 to divest from any foreign cryptocurrencies, although they won’t be required to report any crypto holdings for the year 2020, the report stated. In other news, in an attack on Indian cryptocurrency exchange BuyUCoin , hacker group ShinyHunters leaked the private information of over 325,000 users, Inc42 reported.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Atiku Abubakar, a 2019 presidential candidate in Nigeria, said he will support cryptocurrency and blockchain if he becomes the country’s next leader, according to the Daily Post. Abubakar, who is a former vice president, plans to use cryptocurrency to help speed up the economy in the country. “In

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on global Internet firms which will, as Reuters reports , be levied on revenues tied to Czech users across advertising, digital marketplaces and data sales. In Japan, Crypto Scrutiny.

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JULY 1, 2019

With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook ’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax lawyers. However, the tax would only be payable in the event that total capital gains are more than the annual capital gains tax exemption of £12,000.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

“In order for there to be mass adoption, the path forward is a regulated, compliant exchange system that clients have become accustomed to in traditional finance.”. The tax is called a retention tax, which is an income tax paid to the government by the income payer and not its recipient. 16) by Cointelegraph. .

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Bitcoin, the marquee name and poster child for cryptocurrencies, had a rough go of it on Monday (Jan. The financial publication Barron’s reported that regulations — new ones, rumored to be in the offing — were the impetus that sent the price skidding. And the wild ride, of course, continues.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

By now you know South Korea is a prime mover for cryptocurrencies — be it up or down. And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. he continued, there’s almost no reason to use cryptocurrencies across an actual use case. Which cryptocurrencies will dominate?

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FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Things we’re reading today include … Bitcoin has ‘pretty much failed’ as a currency, Bank of England Governor Carney says HSBC profits more than double to $17.2bn Top City regulator used tax break scheme Venezuela launches oil cryptocurrency MPs publish full unredacted report into RBS small business scandal HSBC warns … The post Things (..)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Wirex, a cryptocurrency and fiat (real money) payments platform, is releasing a beta version of a regulated crypto-oriented business account, according to reports. Cryptocurrency and business relationships have been slowly becoming more mainstream. to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

In Japan, the Fair Trade Commission said last week that it has draft guidelines in place that would promote tighter regulation of larger tech firms. Taxes, Too. As reported, companies paying the French digital tax will be reimbursed once that international framework is in place. Libra in the Crosshairs.

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JULY 29, 2019

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse and its Executive Chairman Chris Larsen penned an open letter to Congress regarding the regulations of cryptocurrencies. The way Ripple sees it, cryptocurrency c omplements legacy currencies, it doesn’t replace them. Many companies believe they are serving the greater good.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Cornell University tops the Coinbase 2019 Leaders in Crypto Education list, currently offering 14 classes on cryptocurrency and/or blockchain. In other news, Portugal’s Tax Authority has announced that both cryptocurrency trading and payments in crypto will not be taxed in the country.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Fizzle of the Week: Cryptocurrency Regulation. The saga over bitcoin and its relationship to various regulators has become something of the payments answer to a romantic comedy. If any government wants my money, good luck to them,” said a Hong Kong-based investor who claims to hold “about $1 million” in various cryptocurrencies.

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JULY 16, 2019

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin believes that Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency could pose as a national security threat. Mnuchin added that the Treasury has informed Facebook, as well as other cryptocurrency users, that they need to implement the same anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorism safeguards as other financial institutions.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

Cryptocurrency accounting firm Lukka has released a new service that will figure out the taxes on crypto assets, according to a report by CoinDesk. The new service comes on the heels of an announcement by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that it was changing the guidelines for how taxes were calculated.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Bank of Japan Head Haruhiko Kuroda spoke to business leaders in Osaka about the importance of having a coordinated global plan to regulate Libra and other cryptocurrencies, Reuters reported on Tuesday (Sept. He urged policymakers to ensure that the highest level of regulation is applied to such assets.

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AUGUST 14, 2019

New Zealand will now allow employers to compensate their workers in cryptocurrency, reports in Blockchain News said Tuesday (Aug. New Zealand tax authorities published a ruling this month that includes guidance for employers that wish to pay their staff in cryptocurrency.

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MAY 19, 2020

BlockFi said it was “able to confirm that no funds, passwords, social security numbers, tax identification numbers, passports, licenses, bank account information, nor similar non-public identification information was exposed as a result of this incident.”. dollars and Ukrainian hryvnias.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Cryptocurrency has come a long way since bitcoin’s emergence as an unregulated, anonymous payment technology. Perhaps the most poignant moment in this evolution came about last week when JPMorgan Chase announced the development of the JPM Coin, the first bank-backed cryptocurrency in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Bitcoin wasn’t alone in its fall, as other cryptocurrencies lost value over investor concerns that regulators would take measures to curb speculation. Bitcoin may not have hit its bottom Wednesday, as Citi analysts said the cryptocurrency could fall below $6,000 to a range between $5,605 and $5,673.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Diehards, however, are still crying “ hodl ” — the cryptocurrency community’s rallying cry, inspired by an enthusiastic misspelling of “hold” in a 2013 Reddit thread. Last week, Chinese regulators went one step further and banned ICOs. percent this week. percent this week. This week, U.K.’s Banned in China.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The initial coin offering (ICO) has emerged as a corporate financing trend just as volatile as many of the cryptocurrencies themselves. It marked the first drop in ICO funding in more than a year, according to Bloomberg reports, citing a correlation between ICO funding declines and drops in cryptocurrency values. ICO market.”

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JANUARY 7, 2020

In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding. TaxBit was founded by software developers, tax attorneys and CPAs to automate and simplify tax compliance for crypto users. ” TaxBit will use the funding to speed up customer growth, and make its products better.

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APRIL 30, 2019

A venure that would make it easier for consumers to pay for purchases in bitcoin is applying for a license from New York state regulators. “This structure will provide the first end-to-end regulated environment for price discovery of crypto — ? Suspension, Taxes and a Breach.

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DECEMBER 8, 2019

In other news, Brazil has released a new tax code that includes regulation that will fine anyone who does not declare their bitcoin and other crypto transactions. The move follows an announcement in August that all transactions involving cryptocurrencies would have to be reported to the Department of Federal Revenue ( RFB ).

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

And the Indian government is mulling an 18 percent goods and services tax (GST) for bitcoin transactions, the Times of India reported. A finance ministry division, The Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), introduced the idea to the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). In other news, GMO Internet Inc. dollar.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

billion — 91 percent — of those penalties, while European regulators demanded $1.7 FinTechs could face these same financial pains as regulators increasingly demand that they follow the compliance rules to which FIs must adhere. The growing prevalence of cryptocurrencies is also complicating the finance sectors’ security efforts.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The legislation describes a new structure for cryptocurrencies, which would provide them with a treatment like those of commodities with the Commodities Exchange Act. In other news, the Ministry of Finance in Russia keeps advocating for digital currency industry rules through the introduction of new tax mandates, Cointelegraph reported.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

The new year has dawned with India’s government stating that it is eyeing cryptos with “due caution” and that there are no “clear recommendations” as to cryptocurrencies. Securities and Exchange Commission, which is eyeing the digital currency landscape closely, and where regulations are likely to come through in 2019.

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