Portugal working on new crypto tax legislation to levy 28% capital gains tax
An official report released by the Portuguese government shows that the country is working on a new cryptocurrency tax legislation...
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US Treasury Charges Bittrex With Sanctions Violations, Crypto Exchange Agrees to Settle With Regulator – Regulation Bitcoin News
On October 11, the U.S. Treasury department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...
US Lawmaker Calls on SEC to Issue Crypto Regulations — Says ‘a Formal Regulatory Process Is Needed Now’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
A U.S. senator has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue crypto regulations now “through a transparent...
Key EU Parliament Committee Approves MiCA Deal to Regulate Crypto – Regulation Bitcoin News
European Parliament’s economic committee has backed the adoption of the comprehensive Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. It has also...
Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission CVM Defines Rules to Classify Cryptocurrency Assets as Securities – Regulation Bitcoin News
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has clarified the criteria by which different cryptocurrency assets can be considered securities....
Ripple CEO Anticipates Answer in SEC Lawsuit Over XRP in the First Half of 2023 – Regulation Bitcoin News
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says he thinks “we’ll have an answer in the first half of next year” in the...
Coinbase Receives In-Principle Approval to Provide Crypto Services in Singapore – Regulation Bitcoin News
Singapore’s central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), has given Coinbase “in-principle approval” allowing the crypto exchange to “offer...
EU Council Endorses Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Legislation – Regulation Bitcoin News
Council of the EU, one of the European Union’s legislative bodies, has approved the proposed regulatory framework for the European...
Latest EU Sanctions Expected to Stimulate Russia’s Own Crypto Market, Exchanges Maintain Services – Regulation Bitcoin News
The new crypto sanctions imposed by the European Union are likely to spur the development of the country’s digital asset...
India’s Central Bank RBI Publishes Digital Currency Details — Confirms Digital Rupee Pilot Launching ‘Soon’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says it will soon commence “limited pilot launches” of the country’s...
Google to Require Government Authorization to Provide Advertising Services for Financial Products in Spain – Regulation Bitcoin News
Google, the web search and software monolith, has announced that it will require authorization from government entities to lend advertising...
Brazilian Presidential Candidate ‘Lula’ Da Silva Signals Support for Central Bank of Brazil Involvement in Crypto Regulation – Regulation Bitcoin News
The presidential candidate that obtained most of the votes in the first Brazilian ballot round, Luis Inacio Da Silva, better...
South Korea Reportedly Freezes Do Kwon’s Crypto Worth $40M — Luna Founder Says the Funds Are Not His – Regulation Bitcoin News
South Korean authorities have reportedly frozen $40 million in crypto assets, including bitcoin, allegedly belonging to Luna founder Do Kwon....
SEC Chair Gensler Insists Most Crypto Tokens Are Securities — Says ‘the Law Is Clear’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Gary Gensler, has reiterated that most crypto tokens are securities,...
SEC Charges Socialite Kim Kardashian for Unlawfully Touting Ethereummax – Regulation Bitcoin News
On Monday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed charges against the celebrity and socialite Kim Kardashian for unlawfully...
US Senator Says ‘I Love That Bitcoin Can’t Be Stopped’ Citing Concerns About National Debt and Inflation – Regulation Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis says she loves that bitcoin cannot be stopped and that governments cannot just confiscate the cryptocurrency....
Uzbekistan Introduces Monthly Fees for Cryptocurrency Companies – Regulation Bitcoin News
Crypto firms in Uzbekistan will have to pay fees to the state under new legislation proposed by regulators. The charges...
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill Allowing Crypto Investments in 401(k) Retirement Plans – Regulation Bitcoin News
Several U.S. lawmakers have introduced the Retirement Savings Modernization Act to provide 401(k) retirement savers access to a wide range...
India Freezes Bitcoin at Binance Amid Investigation Involving Crypto Exchange Wazirx – Regulation Bitcoin News
India’s Enforcement Directorate (ED) says it has frozen more than 77.6 bitcoins that were transferred to Binance from Indian crypto...
French Central Banker Warns Complex Crypto Regulations Could Create ‘Uneven Playing Field’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
The governor of France’s central bank, François Villeroy de Galhau, has urged EU regulators to “avoid adopting diverging or contradictory...
Fed Chair Powell Sees ‘Real Need’ for More Appropriate Defi Regulation Citing ‘Very Significant Structural Issues’ – Regulation Bitcoin News
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says decentralized finance (defi) has “very significant structural issues,” emphasizing a “real need” for more...
Global Manhunt for Terra Luna Founder Do Kwon After Interpol Issues Red Notice – Regulation Bitcoin News
The global law enforcement agency the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), issued a notice for Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon...
