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Tax Authority Seizes Cryptocurrencies Worth $25 Million From Hundreds of Crypto Investors in South Korea
24.4.2021
The tax department of the Seoul metropolitan government in South Korea has reportedly seized cryptocurrencies worth about $25 million from hundreds of crypto investors with delinquent taxes. The cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, were seized from three exchanges. The tax authority is now going...
Going Up, Going Down, Getting Liquidated and 20 Crypto Jokes
24.4.2021
This was one roller coaster of a week! So the usual. One of the things that marked it was DOGE with its massive rally. Unsurprisingly, DOGE crashed, but copydoges were dominating DEX trading. But before Monday morning marked the beginning of the new week, bitcoin and some altcoins went for a walk...
Two Major Hotels in Touristic Spanish City to Accept Crypto Payments in the Wake of Covid-19 Crisis
24.4.2021
Sevilla is becoming a crypto-friendly city in Spain at a fast pace, with two prominent local hotels announcing they will start accepting crypto payments. Hotel Bécquer and Hotel Kivir have joined the crypto adoption bandwagon by allowing customers to book rooms with digital assets. Hotels Will...
Former Employees From Major South Korean Firms Quit Their Jobs After Pocketing Millions in Crypto Profits
24.4.2021
South Korea’s crypto-sphere has been witnessing a volatile environment in terms of regulatory moves, as bitcoin prices and other altcoins are also having wild moves. Such a scenario hasn’t stopped the country’s middle class to profit from the crypto market, even with very...
Bitcoin’s Market Dominance Slides to 50%, While Ethereum’s Valuation Climbs Higher
24.4.2021
Bitcoin dominance, the metric that measures bitcoin’s overall market capitalization against all the other crypto asset valuations has dropped considerably in recent weeks. At the end of February, bitcoin dominance levels started sliding downward from 61% to today’s 50%. Meanwhile, from...
Banks Should ‘Say Thank You, Crypto’ after Bumper Boost in Customers
24.4.2021
South Korean commercial banks should say “thank you, crypto,” local media outlets have claimed, with cryptoasset investors flocking to their platforms to set up fiat on/off ramps in order to trade their tokens.
Per a report from SBS, the neobank K-Bank has seen a staggering 1.7m new customers open...
Justin Sun: A Colorful Crypto Hawker or Surprising Business Savant?
23.4.2021
Although he is outspoken, raucous, and bombastic when it comes to his public persona, Sun’s questionable publicity stunts could be part and parcel of his strategy for catapulting Tron into the spotlight and capitalizing on crypto’s momentum. Bombastic Approach May Underpin Tron’s...
Joe Biden’s Proposal to Double Capital Gains Tax Rate Shakes Financial Markets
23.4.2021
The Biden administration has revealed plans to raise taxes on investors who are millionaires according to a flurry of recent reports. President Joe Biden wants to overhaul the U.S. economy in order to help fund American childcare and education. Biden’s proposal will almost double the current...
‘Black Swan’ Author Nassim Taleb Advises to Stay Out of Bitcoin, Citing No Link to Inflation or ‘Anything Economic’
23.4.2021
The famous author of The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, says investors should not buy bitcoin. To hedge against the current turbulent market, he advises buying stocks or real estate, emphasizing that bitcoin has no connection to inflation or “anything economic.” Nassim Taleb Advises...
Paxos National Trust Gets OCC Blessing, Charles Schwab Eyes Crypto + More News
23.4.2021
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The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced preliminary conditional approval of the application to charter...
Bitgo Chosen to Manage Seized Cryptocurrencies for the US Marshals Service
23.4.2021
The U.S. Marshals Service has published a contract showing the crypto custodian Bitgo has been chosen to manage law enforcement’s seized bitcoin acquired through criminal forfeiture. The contracted deal is $4.5 million for the storage, maintenance, and disposal of cryptocurrencies according...
Torum Closes Million Dollars Private Round to Create Social Media Platform With NFT and DeFi
23.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. Torum, a social media platform specially designed for cryptocurrency users, is proud to announce that the project is now backed by some of the most promising VCs in the crypto industry. The $1.45M private round was participated by 13 private investors which consist of AU21 Capital...
The homeless immigrant who ended up a crypto VC: Etiënne vantKruys
23.4.2021
Robinhood announces new COO to lead crypto trading desk
23.4.2021
With the company’s crypto business expanding significantly, Robinhood has appointed a chief operating officer to lead its cryptocurrency operations
Egypt’s Growing P2P Volumes Being Driven by Crypto Traders Under the Age of 34
23.4.2021
A recent market report by Localbitcoins suggests that traders or holders under the age of 34 are driving crypto volumes in Egypt. This rise in Egyptian crypto transactions is evidenced by P2P data which shows the crypto asset’s weekly traded volumes averaging $205,000 in much of Q1 of 2021....
Seoul government seizes $22M worth of crypto from tax evaders
23.4.2021
The City of Seoul becomes the first city in South Korea to confiscate cryptocurrencies owned by tax delinquents
Take My Fiat but Don’t Sell My Crypto, Plead Millionaires after Tax Bust
23.4.2021
Seoul has become the latest South Korean city to launch an assault on crypto tax evaders, seizing cryptoassets from 1,566 individuals and 676 companies in the highest tax band – leaving scores of high-earning crypto buyers begging the city not to sell their tokens as they fear missing out on bigger...
Turkish police detain 62 over alleged $2B Thodex crypto exchange fraud
23.4.2021
After major Turkish crypto exchange Thodex abruptly halted trading amid fears of a possible exit scam, police have already detained 62 people across eight provinces and issued detention warrants for 16 more
National Court of Spain Takes the Investigation of the Alleged Ponzi Crypto Scheme Arbistar
23.4.2021
The investigation against an alleged major Spanish Ponzi crypto scheme will now be in charge of the National Court of Spain. A judge from the national legal instance is now taking the investigation of Arbistar after the inhibition of a judge in Tenerife. Economic Damages Could Reach Over $120...
Biden ‘Tax Plans’ Speculations Spook Crypto Speculators
23.4.2021
Joe Biden. Source: A screenshot, Instagram/joebiden
Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoin markets are in red today, with with BTC dropping below the key USD 50,000 mark – in the wake of fresh tax-related speculations from the United States.
The American President Joe Biden is reportedly set to unveil plans...