South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, has been hit with a hefty tax bill of 80.3 billion won (~$69.5 million). Local media outlet Pulse reported the news on Monday, saying that Bithumb’s largest shareholder, Vidente Co., confirmed the tax claim in a regulatory filing on Friday. South…
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On December 27, an 8btc speech column “Lingting 2020” was given on New Year’s Eve in Hangzhou Canal Culture and Art Center. “Lingting 2020” is the world’s first new year countdown speech on blockchain which provides a feast for the ears of any blockchain lover. Tang Xialing,…
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The controversy around the Wright versus Kleiman legal case continues, as the former is reportedly going to receive the private keys needed to access over one million Bitcoins on January 1st, 2020. If successful in retrieving them, it’s questionable how and if Craig Wright will dispose of…
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Facebook’s Libra stablecoin has failed in its current form, according to Swiss president Ueli Maurer. In an interview with Swiss broadcaster SRF, Maurer stated that Libra does not have a chance of being successful “because the basket of currencies that is deposited in this currency is not…
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As we enter the dawn of a new decade, the genesis of which will be marked by too many end of year posts containing pithy ‘hindsight is 2020’ jokes, I want to instead look to the future evolution of crypto trading. But we’re not going to be…
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The Australian Government has opened a new consultation in regard to specific recommendations that the Royal Commission made. These recommendations are in relation to the cooperation between the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The New Recommendation 6.9 The recommendation,…
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The European Central Bank (ECB) is adopting a forward-thinking approach towards cryptocurrencies. The bank has published a new study that is proposing a new model that could bring cryptocurrencies to the mainstream. The regulatory is proposing a new crypto payment system with controllable anonymity. Balancing function and…
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The central bank of Somalia recently ordered commercial banks in the country to close accounts related to forex brokers. It has also asked banks to provide details of these accounts as well as the amounts they hold. No explanation by the regulator The Somali central bank didn’t…
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It’s been an interesting year. We’ve been collectively holding our breath, waiting for the regulatory hammer to fall, and still waiting for that first killer app. We’ve been frustrated on both counts. Encouragingly, the industry has begun to acknowledge what really matters here, and the stakes of…
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TL;DR: The countdown continues toward revealing the Spiciest Person of the Year for 2019. We’ve narrowed the field to less than a half dozen total, including four runners-up. Numbers 5 & 4 & 3 are posted: two swashbuckling exchange CEOs and one glorious troll. Number 2 is Bitcoin ABC lead developer…
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