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First Mover Asia: FTX’s Illiquid Holdings Filled With Tokens That Sit in Venture Funds in Which It Invested; Bitcoin Falls Below $21K
19.1.2023
A good portion of FTX's illiquid tokens can be found on the balance sheet of funds, including Sino Global and Multicoin Capital. FTX invested in these funds, and their names often appear alongside FTX as co-investors in projects
WazirX Releases Proof of Reserves, Around 20% of Holdings are in Shiba Inu
11.1.2023
Indian crypto exchange WazirX has released its Proof of Reserves (PoR), sharing wallet addresses and digital asset holdings. Notably, Shiba Inu accounts for the largest proportion of assets on the exchange as over 19% of its holdings are in the form of the meme coin....
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Proposed bill in Argentina to encourage citizens to reveal crypto holdings
11.1.2023
Argentines could soon be motivated with tax incentives to declare their crypto holdings as the government aims to tackle money laundering with a proposed bill
Argentina Wants Citizens to Declare Their Crypto Holdings
10.1.2023
Argentina’s finance ministry is set to launch a draft bill that would essentially force citizens to declare their crypto holdings – or risk paying hefty tax penalties.
Per Errepar, the bill has been spearheaded by Sergio Massa, the Minister for the Economy. The draft law aims to tighten...
Gold Prices Expected to Soar in 2023: Experts Predict Record Highs for Precious Metal
8.1.2023
Gold is on the rise in 2023 and in the first week of the new year alone, the precious metal has jumped 2.36% against the U.S. dollar. Over the past 65 days, gold has soared 14.55% while silver has skyrocketed 22.31% against the greenback since Nov. 3, 2022. According to the head of metals strategy...
Fidelity downsizes value of its Twitter holdings
6.1.2023
Fidelity has downsized the value of its investment in Twitter by more than half its initial stake in Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform
Italian Parliament Approves 26% Tax for Cryptocurrency Gains in 2023 Budget Law
2.1.2023
The Italian Parliament has introduced a 26% capital tax on cryptocurrency gains as part of the 2023 budget law, which was approved on Dec. 29. The document also offers incentives for taxpayers to declare their cryptocurrency holdings, proposing a 3.5% aliquot for undeclared cryptocurrencies held...
Mike Novogratz calls Helios a 'transformative acquisition' for Galaxy
30.12.2022
The Galaxy CEO seems unfazed by the carnage in the BTC mining sector this year, and outlined that the firm is looking to significantly ramp up its mining initiatives
Alameda Research Liquidated Ether-Based Token Holdings for Bitcoin in Past 24 Hours, On-Chain Data Shows
29.12.2022
The move came days after Sam Bankman-Fried posted a bail bond and was temporarily freed from jail
Microstrategy Buys More Bitcoin — Company’s Crypto Holdings Grow to 132,500 BTC
29.12.2022
Microstrategy is now holding approximately 132,500 bitcoin following its most recent purchases. This year, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has emerged as “the institutional-grade digital asset,” said Microstrategy founder Michael Saylor. Microstrategy Acquires More Bitcoin...
FTX Customers File Class Action to Claim Assets Within Bankruptcy Case
28.12.2022
A group of customers are now suing FTX in an attempt to become the first to recover funds from the insolvent cryptocurrency exchange. The lawsuit, filed as part of the bankruptcy case in Delaware, seeks a court ruling recognizing that their holdings with the trading platform belong to them rather...
Japanese Gaming Company Gumi Partners With Square Enix and SBI Holdings to Strengthen Metaverse Pivot
28.12.2022
Gumi, a Japanese mobile gaming company, has partnered with Square Enix and SBI Holdings to build new business opportunities around the metaverse. The deal, which also includes the issuance of new stock valued at $52.7 million dollars, will allow the company to acquire financial and content creation...
Bitcoin Miner Greenidge Enters Non-Binding Debt Restructuring Deal With NYDIG
20.12.2022
The bitcoin mining operation Greenidge Generation Holdings Inc. has executed a restructuring deal with NYDIG, according to an announcement published on Tuesday. According to the non-binding term sheet agreement, NYDIG will obtain 2.8 exahash per second (EH/s) of Greenidge’s mining capacity...
Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital to acquire Celsius' GK8 in bankruptcy garage sale
5.12.2022
The self-custody platform was acquired by Celsius in 2021 for $115 million and is now set to change hands, pending approvals
Italy Wants to Tax Crypto Gains at 26% From 2023
1.12.2022
The new government of Italy plans to impose a 26% tax on capital gains from crypto trading, according to the draft budget for next year. The center-right coalition in power is also preparing to oblige Italians to declare their digital assets and pay 14% on their holdings. Government in Italy...
Vitalik on Suspect Centralization, FTX’s ‘Absolute Fraud,’ Coinbase Confirms Bitcoin Holdings — Week in Review
27.11.2022
As the smoke starts to clear around the massive crater left by the FTX disaster, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has shared his thoughts on the ether community’s view of centralization. In related news, CME Group CEO Terry Duffy recalls in March when he called former FTX boss...
Binance Publishes Its Proof-of-Reserves System for Bitcoin Holdings, Additional Assets Coming Soon
25.11.2022
On Nov. 25, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of daily trade volume, Binance, published its bitcoin proof-of-reserves (POR) system using The Merkle approach. At the time of writing, the snapshot provided by Binance shows the firm’s onchain reserves equate to 582,485 bitcoin, while...
Onchain Analysis Verifies the Number of BTC Held by Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust
24.11.2022
After Grayscale Investments shared information concerning the company’s product holdings, people questioned why the firm wouldn’t share the public addresses associated with the crypto assets it holds. However, on Nov. 23, OXT researcher Ergo published a Twitter thread featuring...
Crypto Twitter reacts to Binance CEO’s deleted tweet about Coinbase’s Bitcoin Holdings
22.11.2022
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong indirectly addressed CZ’s tweets as “FUD.”
Osprey Publishes Public Address for Its Trust's Bitcoin Holdings
21.11.2022
The far larger Grayscale Bitcoin Trust has declined to make sure information known for security reasons