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30% crypto tax becomes law in India following Finance Bill approval
31.3.2022
India’s new crypto tax policy is based on its gambling and lottery ticket win tax rules, that is set to come into effect from April 1
Gumi Cryptos Reveals $110 Million Fund Targeting Early-Stage Blockchain Startups
31.3.2022
On March 30, Gumi Cryptos Capital (GCC), announced the blockchain-focused venture capital firm’s second fund that will invest $110 million in early-stage blockchain startups. The second fund follows GCC’s initial $21 million fund that backed seed stage founders. Gumi Cryptos Capital...
Leading Derivatives Exchange CME Group Launches Micro Bitcoin and Ether Options
31.3.2022
CME Group, one of the world’s largest derivatives marketplaces, has launched micro-sized bitcoin and ether options. “The launch of these micro-sized options builds on the significant growth and liquidity we have seen in our micro bitcoin and micro ether futures,” said a...
Nasdaq-Listed Microstrategy Obtains $205 Million Bitcoin-Backed Loan to Buy More BTC
30.3.2022
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has obtained a $205 million bitcoin-collateralized loan from Silvergate Bank through a subsidiary to buy more bitcoin. “The interest-only term loan is secured by certain bitcoin held in Macrostrategy’s collateral account.” Company to Use $205M...
Crypto Gaming's Biggest Success Story Scammed Out Of $600 Million
29.3.2022
Pokémon-style NFT battler Axie Infinity was one of the biggest “success” stories in the world of crypto gaming. Now it’s responsible for one of the biggest thefts in the history of the technology. The gaming-focused blockchain Ronin Network announced earlier today that an Axie Infinity exploit...
Binance launches Binance Bridge 2.0 to integrate CeFi and DeFi
29.3.2022
The service would allow users to bridge assets from any blockchain to BNB Chain
Senate Finance Committee Chair probes “lack of safeguards” in crypto tax incentives
29.3.2022
A new push for clarity on compliance from Senator Wyden aims to ensure economically distressed communities receive promised benefits from crypto mining companies
Vietnamese Government and Central Bank Developing Legal Framework for Crypto
29.3.2022
Vietnam is creating a legal framework for cryptocurrency. The country’s deputy prime minister has instructed the Ministries of Finance, Justice, and Information & Communications to work with the central bank, the State Bank of Vietnam, on the framework. Vietnam Creating Legal Framework...
Interoperability-focused Stargate Finance (STG) aims to kick off DeFi 3.0
28.3.2022
STG price rallied after excited investors piled into Stargate Finance, an interoperability-focused multi-chain DeFi platform
Report: Digital AUM Surged to $48.7 Billion in March, Average Weekly Flows Turn Negative
28.3.2022
The total aggregate digital assets under management (AUM) surged to $48.7 billion in March, up from the $43.9 billion that was recorded in January, the latest data from Crypto Compare has shown. In contrast, the average daily trading volumes fell by 29.6% to $259 million during this period. BTC...
Parliament Member Says 1% TDS Will Kill Crypto Asset Class in India, Urges Government to Reconsider
28.3.2022
An Indian parliament member has warned that imposing a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on every crypto transaction will kill the nascent asset class. This tax provision is contained in Finance Bill 2022 which Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s parliament, has passed. However...
Russian Prime Minister, Economy Ministry Support Legalization of Cryptocurrencies
27.3.2022
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and the Russian Ministry of Economic Development have backed efforts to regulate cryptocurrencies and integrate them into the country’s economy. The support comes amid mounting sanctions over the war in Ukraine which restrict Russia’s access to global...
UAE Venture Capital Firm Launches $100 Million Seed Fund for Blockchain and Crypto Projects
26.3.2022
Cypher Capital, a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based venture capital (VC) firm, has announced the launch of a $100 million seed fund that will primarily avail funding to decentralized finance (defi), gamefi, and metaverse projects. Mentoring of Entrepreneurs A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based venture...
Malaysia Will Not Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender, Government Says
26.3.2022
Malaysia’s deputy finance minister has clarified that the government will not adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender. “Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are not suitable for use as a payment instrument due to various limitations,” he said. Bitcoin Will Not Be Legal Tender...
GTA Online's New Subscription Will Give Fans Early Access To Cars, Plus Cash And Other Perks
25.3.2022
Today, Rockstar Games announced GTA+ a new paid monthly subscription service for Grand Theft Auto Online. GTA+, which launches March 28, will only be accessible to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S players and will offer folks who sign up for it monthly deposits of cash, exclusive access to new rewards...
Janet Yellen, Sounding More Constructive, Acknowledges Crypto's Role in Finance
25.3.2022
The former Fed chair and current Treasury Secretary has previously been skeptical, and in 2018 said she “was not a fan” of Bitcoin
Finance Redefined: Hoskinson talks about DApps, Coinbase Cloud launches Avalanche tools and more
25.3.2022
In this week's DeFi newsletter we discuss Cardano founder's admission about his DApp prediction, Coinbase Cloud's latest Avalanche-based developer tool, some of the biggest gainers and much more
Shitcoins are ‘garbage’: Bitcoin-only brokers on freedom and finance
25.3.2022
Bitcoin-only exchanges explain that selling altcoins is an attractive business model that sidesteps far greater long-term benefits for society, such as greater freedoms and financial prosperity
‘Big Holes’ Undermine Russia Sanctions – And It's Not Crypto (Psst! It's Traditional Politics & Finance)
24.3.2022
An opinion columnist writing for Bloomberg has identified two flaws that “fundamentally undermine” the United States and EU-led “sanctions regime” against Russia – and neither have anything to do with the use of crypto.
Since the start of the conflict in Ukraine, senior lawmakers in the USA...
Malaysian deputy finance minister responds to proposal to legalize Bitcoin
24.3.2022
Similar to countries like Indonesia, Malaysia has not banned crypto trading but the government doesn't want to adopt crypto for payments