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Spanish Ministry of Finance to Seize Cryptocurrencies for Debt Collection from Taxpayers
5.2.2024
The Spanish Ministry of Finance aims to enable the seizure of digital assets as a means to settle tax debts. Under the leadership of María Jesús Montero, the ministry is currently working on legislative reforms to the General Tax Law, with a specific focus on Article 162. The proposed changes would...
Digital Asset Investment Fund Record $708 Million Inflows as AUM Hit $53 Billion
5.2.2024
Digital asset investment funds have seen an increase in inflows across seven days following a market rebound after days of sell-offs. A new CoinShares Weekly Crypto Asset Flows Report shows massive inflows into Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, raising yearly entries to $1.6 billion....
Donald Trump Calls CBDCs and Artificial Intelligence 'Dangerous'
5.2.2024
The Republican frontrunner also said that AI-powered deepfakes were a "tremendous problem."
Spanish Treasury Proposes Tax Reform to Allow Cryptocurrency Seizures
5.2.2024
The Spanish Treasury is proposing a tax reform to allow the seizure of cryptocurrency assets when liquidating tax debts. According to local sources, the proposal would also allow the state administration to embargo these digital assets as it is giving the first steps by declaring electronic money...
Coinbase Sees Positive Setup for Bitcoin as Exhaustion Hits Factors Pressuring BTC
5.2.2024
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says many technical factors pressuring bitcoin, and crypto more broadly, are starting to be exhausted. “We expect macro factors to become more relevant for the digital asset class in the weeks ahead, which could be supportive for performance,”...
Russia’s Sberbank Launches Digital Assets, NFT Offerings for Retail Investors
5.2.2024
Sberbank, Russia’s biggest bank, announced the launch of a digital financial asset and NFT trading platform. On February 2, Sberbank explained that its “digital financial assets (DFAs) platform” was open to “all individuals.” The bank added that “qualified investors” can also invest in...
Genesis Seeks Court Approval to Offload $1.4 Billion in GBTC Assets Post-SEC Settlement
4.2.2024
After reaching an agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the bankrupt company Genesis Global Capital has submitted a petition to the bankruptcy court to dispose of holdings from Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, Ethereum Trust, and Ethereum Classic Trust. These assets...
Genesis Seeks Green Light from Bankruptcy Court for $1.4 Billion GBTC Share Sale
4.2.2024
Crypto lender Genesis Global Capital, currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings, has requested permission to sell trust assets worth approximately $1.6 billion. In a motion filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Southern District of New York, the firm sought approval to sell assets held...
Veteran Investor Jim Rogers on Crypto: Bitcoin Unlikely to Become Money, Governments Favor CBDCs
3.2.2024
In a new interview, Jim Rogers, who helms Rogers Holdings Inc. and was a co-creator of the Quantum Fund alongside George Soros in the 1970s, shared his observation of “various signs that something is going to go wrong soon” within the U.S. economy, predicting an impending recession....
Bitfinex Securities Launches in El Salvador
3.2.2024
Bitfinex has launched Bitfinex Securities El Salvador S.A. de C.V., its securities tokenization services company in the country. The exchange, one of the first regulated digital asset service providers in El Salvador, expects its proposal to be well-received among potential customers and...
Singapore Police Warn About ‘Crypto Drainers’ Stealing Cryptocurrencies From Wallets
3.2.2024
Singapore’s Police Force and Cyber Security Agency (CSA) have issued a joint warning about “crypto drainer” malware, which steals cryptocurrencies from wallets. As digital assets become more popular, “Cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging crypto drainers to target...
Project Mbridge Reaches Milestone: First Digital Dirham Cross-Border Settlement Goes Through
3.2.2024
The first cross-border digital dirham payment was completed by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of the UAE, using the Mbridge platform, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) liquidity and interconnection tool. The settlement involved sending 50 million...
Genesis Settles SEC Lawsuit for $21 Million Over Unregistered Securities
2.2.2024
Facing charges from the SEC over its crypto lending practices, Genesis has agreed to a $21 million settlement. This move aims to close a chapter of legal challenges following the company’s bankruptcy filing last year amid a wider crypto market collapse. Genesis Strikes $21 Million Deal With SEC...
Andrew Tate’s Crypto Proposal Suffers Early Death and Draws Criticism From Industry Experts
2.2.2024
Social media influencer Andrew Tate stirred controversy in the crypto space after revealing plans to launch a digital coin with a now-deleted February 2 X post. The social media influencer has since deleted the post, however, stating that it was just a “joke.” Andrew Tate’s $100M...
Thailand’s SEC Orders Zipmex to Suspend Trading and Brokerage Services
2.2.2024
Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission instructed cryptocurrency exchange Zipmex to temporarily suspend its digital asset trading and brokerage services beginning February 2. In a February 1 announcement, the SEC said that Zipmex has been given a 15-day period to fix its financial position...
Crypto Market Anticipates Release of $900M in Vested Tokens in February
2.2.2024
The digital asset market is anticipating the release of approximately $900 million in vested tokens in February. Various projects, including Avalanche, Aptos, The Sandbox, Optimism (OP), and Sui (SUI), are preparing to unlock tokens. Vesting refers to locking digital assets for a predetermined...
Marathon Digital Snaps Up Two Bitcoin Mining Sites From Hut 8 For $13.5 Million
2.2.2024
Marathon Digital will acquire two of Hut 8’s Bitcoin mining sites for $13.5 million under an agreement announced February 2 in a press release. Marathon Digital Buys Out Site Management Rights Top Bitcoin mining firm Hut 8 said in the release that it’s relinquishing Bitcoin mining sites...
U.S. Government Charges Trio Responsible for FTX’s Missing $400 Million, Cite FTX SIM Swap Attack
2.2.2024
New D.C. court filings from January 24 revealed that three people have been charged with stealing more than $400 million worth of digital currency from FTX in a November 2022 FTX SIM-swapping attack. A Years-long FTX SIM Swap Scheme Robert Powell, Carter Rohn, and Emily Hernandez have all been...
Some Retailers May Be Done Selling Physical Xbox Games
2.2.2024
Preservation is a nightmare in the games industry, especially as some 87 percent of retro games are swiftly vanishing with the passing of time and many recent games get unceremoniously killed off for…reasons. It seems things may only get worse before they get better, as there are now indications...
Reserve Bank of India Furthers CBDC Efforts: Report
2.2.2024
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is now exploring tech solution for privacy concerns of central bank digital currency (CBDC). According to an insider who is familiar with the government’s CBDC moves, India is making progress in CBDCs with caution. The unnamed source told CoinDesk that the central...