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Spanish Crypto Users Report Banking ‘Freezes’ After Using Exchanges
17.6.2020
Banks in Spain are reportedly closing accounts they suspect belong to cryptocurrency traders, particularly users of the LocalBitcoins peer-to-peer exchange – and may have been doing so “since November last year.”
Per a report from media outlet Criptonoticias, an experienced crypto trader who asked...
Spanish Parliament Set to Decide Fate of Crypto Exchanges Regulations
16.6.2020
Soure: Adobe/AlekseyIvanov
The Spanish parliament is set to vote on a new crypto exchange regulation law in the “second half of 2020” – after the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation announced it was preparing to police the nation’s trading platforms.
Per an official...
Virtual Conference BlockDown Going Global with Live Turkish and Spanish Translation
9.6.2020
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Global virtual blockchain conference - BlockDown - is adding Spanish and Turkish language translation to its June 18-19 event, making it the world’s most accessible online crypto conference opening it up to...
Spanish Multinational Launches Free Tool to Decrypt Files Affected by VCryptor Ransomware
3.6.2020
Telefonica announced a new tool created by its cybersecurity division to decrypt affected files by VCryptor
Spanish Multinational Bank BBVA to Explore Zero-Knowledge Proofs
4.5.2020
BBVA and a state-backed research center in Spain have launched a partnership to explore advanced cryptography for financial services
Spanish Researchers Working to Curb Coronavirus Spread With Blockchain App
17.4.2020
As well as helping predict the spread of COVID-19, the app could act as a digital version of government certificates permitting citizens to go to work or the store
Spanish Researchers Try to ‘Flatten the Curve’ with Blockchain App
17.4.2020
A new blockchain and AI app could help flatten Spain’s COVID-19 curve
Spanish Tax Watchdog Puts 66,000 Crypto Traders on Notice
3.4.2020
Spain’s tax authority will fired off tens of thousands of warning notes to crypto traders
Spain’s Tax Authority Sending Notices to 66,000 Cryptocurrency Owners
2.4.2020
The Spanish tax authority has reportedly started sending notices to about 66,000 cryptocurrency owners in the country. This number represents a massive increase from the 14,700 tax letters the agency sent to crypto owners last year. The letters will continue to be sent until the end of June despite...
66,000 Spanish Crypto Traders Warned to Pay Tax on their Earnings
1.4.2020
Source: Adobe/Hugh O'Neill
Either more Spanish citizens than ever before traded in cryptoassets in the past financial year or the country’s tax authorities have become more adept at monitoring citizens’ crypto-related activities. That appears to be the takeaway after Spanish tax authorities said...
Spanish Red Cross Rejects Crypto While Italians Raise USD 20K in Bitcoin
27.3.2020
Italy and Spain are two of the countries worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and perhaps two of the countries whose health workers are now in most pressing need of financial support. But the Red Cross organizations in both countries are taking a very different approach to cryptocurrency...
Spanish Securities Watchdog Halts Short Selling Amid Coronavirus Caused Recession
17.3.2020
Spain has banned short selling for a month, although extension for additional periods is still possible
Spanish Crypto, Blockchain Testbed to Open this Year + More News
20.2.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
The Spanish government has approved a fintech sandbox plan that will allow blockchain and cryptocurrency-related...
Spanish Tax Agency to Step up Bitcoin and Altcoins Monitoring Efforts
30.1.2020
A Spanish tax agency says it intends to intensify its scrutiny of cryptocurrencies in 2020.
In an official communiqué released by the Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT), the nation’s top tax authority, called monitoring cryptocurrencies “one of this year’s most demanding...
Telecom Giant Telefonica Pilots Blockchain Access on 8,000 Spanish Firms
9.1.2020
Spanish telecoms giant Telefonica granted access to its blockchain to about 8,000 local firms
Major Spanish Bank Latest to Bring Blockchain Into European Finance
7.1.2020
Spain-based CaixaBank integrates We.trade, giving customers access to blockchain technology
Santander & Other Spanish Banks Test Blockchain Payments + More News
19.12.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Adoption news
A number of major Spanish banks including Santander and BBVA are testing blockchain-powered payment solutions, with...
Spanish Financial Watchdog Warns Against Unregulated ICO Scheme
18.11.2019
A Spanish financial watchdog has issued a warning against Ethereum-based token dubbed AlyCoin
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Nov. 10–16 in Review
17.11.2019
This week’s selected crypto news from the Spanish-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Oct. 28–Nov. 3 in Review
3.11.2019
This week’s selected crypto news from the Spanish-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español