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Italy to raise capital gains tax on Bitcoin from 26% to 42%
16.10.2024
In addition to raising the withholding tax on Bitcoin capital gains to 42%, Italy also plans to remove the 750,000 euro web tax threshold
Terror victims claim DOJ withholding their cut of $4.3B Binance penalty
26.9.2024
Four people who are victims or family of victims of state terrorism sued the Justice Department claiming it hasn't put the billions from Binance's settlement into a victim fund
Crypto Staking in the Crosshairs: IRS Unveils New Tax Guidance
1.8.2023
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a decree stating that American citizens drawing income from cryptocurrency staking services must categorize the value of those digital assets as gross income, the moment they officially take possession of the staking reward. IRS Clarifies...
Is MetaMask withholding customers' crypto for taxes? No, it’s not.
22.5.2023
The parent company behind the crypto wallet MetaMask has debunked "inaccurate" rumors that it is collecting tax on crypto transactions
Grayscale cites security concerns for withholding on-chain proof of reserves
19.11.2022
Grayscale shared a letter from Coinbase Custody attesting that each of Grayscale’s crypto products is fully backed, but stopped short of providing the wallet addresses
Twitch Withholding Payments For Russian Streamers
8.3.2022
Twitch joins the list of international companies sanctioning Russia over its illegal invasion of Ukraine, telling streamers that it would be withholding payments. “Payouts to the financial institution associated with your Twitch account have been blocked as a result of sanctions,” read an email...
Thailand Relaxes Tax Rules for Crypto Investors, Scrapping 15% Withholding Tax
3.2.2022
Thailand has relaxed tax rules for cryptocurrency investors, scrapping its planned 15% withholding tax. “The revenue department did a lot of homework and reached out to crypto operators as well to get feedback … It is much more friendly to both investors and the industry,” said...
Reuters: Binance was withholding information from regulators, repeatedly shunned own compliance department
21.1.2022
According to the investigation, the world's largest crypto exchange pursued growth while dodging regulatory scrutiny
EY aims to simplify cross-border withholding tax process with blockchain
29.7.2021
EY expects that its new blockchain-based withholding tax solution can lay a foundation for the European Commission’s withholding tax relief system
Major South Korean Crypto Exchange Raided by Police in Alleged $25.2M Fraud Case
3.9.2020
South Korean police raided the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb on September 2 as part of an investigation of fraud allegedly committed by the organization’s main shareholder. With the recorded number of visitors to the platform touching 4.11 million between May...
Hundreds of Merchants Say Square Is Withholding 30% of their Payments
24.6.2020
Payments service Square is reportedly withholding up to 30% of its customers’ payments during the coronavirus pandemic – although the firm says that it is only targeting “risky” customers.
A petition hosted at Change.org states that funds are being withheld arbitrarily during the COVID-19 crisis...
From Spartacus to Satoshi: A Brief History of Economic Rebellion
7.8.2019
Government dominance of human beings via slavery and violent economic oppression is as old as government itself. For thousands and thousands of years kings and rulers, usually held to be “appointed by God,” have used free, non-violent individuals as their tax farm livestock to exploit...