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South Korea Imposes $69M Tax Obligation on Crypto Exchange Bithumb
30.12.2019
The National Tax Service of South Korea (NTS) has decided to withhold income tax from Bithumb’s foreign customers. The total tax to be imposed on their transactions amounts to more than 80 billion won (over $69 million), the leading Korean cryptocurrency exchange announced. Also read: Poles...
Crypto Listing and Delisting Announcements: Week 52
30.12.2019
Here is our weekly collection of digital asset listing and delisting, trading pair-related announcements by cryptocurrency exchanges that we found last week and today.
Have we missed something? Do you have information about new listings and/or delistings? Let us know...
2019 to 2020: Insiders, Outsiders and Experimenters in Crypto Regulation: Part 1
30.12.2019
Is crypto regulation the same for the world’s center of financial and trade systems — in Europe, the U.S. and Japan?
Russian Programmer 'Sends' USD 450m in Crypto to Fraudsters + More News
30.12.2019
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.
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Russian computer programmer Alexei Bilyuchenko, who was involved in the collapse of Wex (World Exchange Services)...
Blockchain Technology Can Be Grasped by Crypto Users via Arkane
30.12.2019
Despite the growing popularity of blockchain technology, user-friendly blockchain applications are still distant for the masses. Due to its complex structure, they are not able to embrace it directly. The crypto users who have multiple wallets and have multiple accounts at various exchanges find...
Crypto Market Sentiment is Back in Green
30.12.2019
The cryptocurrency market sentiment continues giving us less activity than we’re accustomed to seeing, showing very slight movements up and down. As a short recap: the combined moving average 7-day market sentiment measure for the top 10 coins went up a bit two weeks ago to 4.68, then it fell...
Wazirx CEO on 2020 Outlook, RBI Ban, Crypto Regulation for India
30.12.2019
The Indian crypto community has had an eventful year, with a bill on the horizon, the RBI ban’s supreme court hearing, and the community’s efforts toward positive crypto regulation. News.Bitcoin.com interviewed Nischal Shetty, CEO of local crypto exchange Wazirx, about what the Indian...
Korea’s Tax Agency to Withhold $70M From Crypto Exchange Bithumb
30.12.2019
South Korea's National Tax Service will withhold tax worth $70 million from the country's largest crypto exchange Bithumb
Huobi Indonesia Adds Fiat-to-Crypto Gateway in Bid for Global Expansion
30.12.2019
Huobi's local partner in Indonesia got a fiat-to-crypto onramp to facilitate trading in 250 cryptocurrencies
Coinbase Wallet Removing Mobile Dapp Browser to Comply With Apple
30.12.2019
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for bad news in crypto, with Youtube’s removal of hundreds of videos, Google Play’s removal of Metamask, and now Coinbase mobile wallet users facing an announcement their app is losing its dapp browser, reportedly due to restrictive policy...
Did 2019 Deliver on All That Was Promised for the Crypto Industry?
30.12.2019
“The lack of a groundbreaking project that would have opened the eyes of skeptics is most disappointing.” Experts weigh up unfulfilled promises of 2019
French Businessman Detained for Stealing €1.2 Million in Crypto From His Partners
30.12.2019
An investigation launched on the request of a French startup has led to the indictment of a 37-year-old entrepreneur accused of stealing 182 BTC from the company he cofounded. Embezzlement of money is one the charges brought against him by the public prosecutor’s office in Paris. Also read:...
You Can Now Buy Cryptocurrency With Credit Card on Bitcoin.com Exchange
29.12.2019
Users can now purchase cryptocurrency with a credit or debit card on Bitcoin.com’s premier trading platform via a new partnership with Moonpay. The Bicoin.com Exchange has been rapidly expanding its offerings by adding new SLP tokens. Also Read: Gocrypto SLP Token Starts Trading...
SEC’s Cryptomom Talks New Rule Changes and Meaning for Crypto With Cointelegraph
29.12.2019
SEC Commissioner and ‘Cryptomom’ Hester Peirce tells Cointelegraph how recent changes in securities law may impact crypto and what she wants to see from Congress
Google Bans Crypto App Metamask From Play Store
29.12.2019
Soon after Google-owned Youtube has swung the strikes hammer against video content creators that talked about cryptocurrency-related topics, another arm of the search monopoly has taken down a popular ethereum dapps client. Also Read: Youtube ‘Christmas Purge’ Has Content Creators...
Ripple’s XRP Sell-Offs ‘Negligible’ Says CTO as Crypto Stays 95% Down
29.12.2019
Ripple CTO defends company against the infamous fall of XRP, which is down 95% against all-time highs
Market Update: Crypto Traders Search for Bullish and Bearish Trends
29.12.2019
During the last few days, digital currency markets have been meandering sideways and prices have been less volatile. On Sunday, during the last 24 hours, the entire cryptoconomy is hovering just below the $200 billion zone and there’s roughly $71 billion in global trades. Crypto proponents...
Bithumb Crypto Exchange Reportedly Considers Litigating $68.9M Tax Bill
29.12.2019
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange considers litigation after the local tax authority imposed a $68.9 million tax bill on it
Euro-Pegged Stablecoin: The Ultimate Growth Driver for Crypto-Lending
29.12.2019
The crypto lending market could possibly disrupt the traditional finance sector
Indian Government’s Institute Offers Blockchain Training in Multiple Cities
29.12.2019
The National Power Training Institute, under India’s Ministry of Power, is offering blockchain training in multiple cities throughout the country. Participants will learn about blockchain technology, its use cases, smart contracts, Ethereum, cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and even mining. Also...