Residents of Ukraine will be able to legally keep, exchange, and spend cryptocurrencies once the new virtual assets law is adopted. The legislation will comprehensively regulate the crypto space, possibly lower taxes for Ukrainians and create conditions for new services, a government official revealed. New Regulations to Create Market for Crypto Services for Ukrainians Ukrainians …
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After a slight delay on the initial rollout date, the Ethereum London hard fork went live on Thursday at approximately 13:00 GMT. Speaking on the upgrade, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said the launch’s success is evidence that the ecosystem can make significant changes for the better. Buterin’s comment was directed at naysayers who doubt the …
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It’s a “green” weekend for the crypto market today as most major digital assets are seeing daily gains. Over the past couple of days, a lot of eyes have been glued to Ethereum’s (ETH) price movements since the blockchain underwent a massive network upgrade called London on Thursday. Among other improvements, it also introduced a …
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The president of Fidelity Digital Assets, the crypto arm of Fidelity Investments, says that crypto is “its own unique asset class.” He revealed, “We and others are very engaged with regulators … to bring this asset class into the mainstream.” Fidelity Sees Long-Term Interest in Crypto Assets Among Institutional Investors Fidelity Digital Assets President Tom …
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken its first enforcement action involving decentralized finance (defi). The commission has charged a defi platform and its executives for unregistered securities sales of more than $30 million and misleading investors. SEC’s 1st Enforcement Action Involving Decentralized Finance The SEC announced Friday that it has taken the …
Cardano (ADA) founder Charles Hoskinson recently addressed the new provision in the bipartisan bill that proposes stricter tax regulation on crypto transactions, intended to contribute to the historic infrastructure funding. Following his prompt reaction on Twitter, where he addressed the seriousness of the new provision, in his most recent live stream, Hoskinson pointed out the …
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According to data on August 7, there’s 253,510 bitcoin-pegged or wrapped tokens worth more than $11 billion in value on the Ethereum blockchain. Out of the seven different bitcoin-pegged projects, the Wrapped Bitcoin protocol has 194,023 bitcoin-pegged ERC20 tokens in circulation. Over 250K Tokenized Bitcoin In Circulation Split Between 7 Ethereum Projects, Binance Smart Chain’s …
The well known luxury auction house Christie’s has announced the company’s first non-fungible token (NFT) art sale in Asia on September 17. According to the announcement, the NFTs will feature Cryptopunks by Larva Labs, Meebits, and Bored Apes. Christie’s Reveals First NFT Auction in Asia Founded in 1766 by James Christie, the British auction house …
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The Ethereum game Axie Infinity continues to see demand as the developer Sky Mavis revealed on Friday there are now more than 1 million daily active players. Additionally, the game token utilized within the Axie Infinity gaming universe tapped an all-time high at $52 per unit 10 days ago. Despite being down 18% from the …
Data on Bitcoin peer-to-peer trading has shown that nearly $40 million worth of the leading digital asset was moved in the last 30 days by Nigerian Bitcoin users This figure is in line with those the African country had recorded since her government banned financial institutions from providing their services for crypto transactions. Despite the …
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says there is no crisis that compels hasty cryptocurrency regulation. He agrees with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong that the U.S. government should not pick winners or losers in cryptocurrency innovation. Elon Musk and Coinbase CEO Agree on Crypto Regulation Tesla CEO Elon Musk has chimed in on the heated discussion of …
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U.S. Senator Pat Toomey has called on Congress to stop the Treasury Department from maximizing its ability to regulate and tax crypto by picking winners and losers. “Congress should not allow that to happen,” he said. US Senator Urges Lawmakers Not to Crush Crypto Innovation Following the endorsement of a crypto tax amendment by the …
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has reportedly raised objections to lawmakers about the cryptocurrency tax amendment to the $1 trillion infrastructure bill that is supported by the crypto community. The White House subsequently announced its support for a competing amendment. Yellen Exerting Influence on Lawmakers Regarding Crypto Taxation The new crypto tax proposal in the …
Earlier this week at the Aspen Security Forum, an annual three-day conference for global leaders to discuss some of the key national security issues, Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse addressed the lack of clarity surrounding the crypto industry and its regulation in the US. Garlinghouse, who commented on the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary …
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Truefi, an uncollateralized loan platform, has raised $12.5 million from three important investors. The token sale was led by Blocktower, a New York-based cryptocurrency investment firm. Other important investors were Alameda Research — owned by Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX — and A16z. Truefi is one of the few uncollateralized defi-based lending protocols in the …
