Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), endorsed a project by the country’s largest financial institutions to jointly issue yen-backed stablecoins. In a Friday statement, the FSA announced the launch of its “Payment Innovation […]
The bankruptcy estate of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has dropped its bid to limit payouts to creditors in certain “restricted foreign jurisdictions.” On Monday, the FTX Recovery Trust filed a notice withdrawing its request […]
Stablecoin company Zerohash has secured a license under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), making it one of the first infrastructure providers authorized to offer stablecoin services across the EU. Zerohash Europe announced […]
The AfD party is urging Germany to treat Bitcoin as a strategic national asset. The AfD Bitcoin reserve motion seeks MiCA exemption and clear, favorable tax rules. AfD is pushing Bitcoin as “state-free money” to […]
Opinion by: Ram Kumar, core contributor at OpenLedger The crypto industry spent a decade evangelizing decentralization. At the same time, AI companies assembled the most valuable monopolies since Standard Oil, and they’re data monopolies that […]
Lawmakers previously proposed a $19 billion Bitcoin reserve. Countries like Germany, Pakistan, and the Philippines are reviewing similar plans. Brazil’s Drex CBDC could support future digital reserve systems. Brazil’s central bank is preparing to host […]
Bank Indonesia (BI), Indonesia’s central bank, is moving ahead with plans to issue what it describes as its “national stablecoin version,” a digital currency backed by government bonds (SBN). The initiative was unveiled by central […]
Crypto firms offering financial products must obtain an AFSL by 30 June. Bitcoin and NFTs are said to be excluded from the financial product category. The Treasury has finished consultations on new crypto legislation. Australia […]
KR1, a crypto staking company based on the Isle of Man, is preparing to move its listing from the small-cap Aquis exchange to the main market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Co-founder Keld Van […]
Key takeaways Tax authorities like the IRS, HMRC and ATO classify crypto as a capital asset, meaning that sales, trades and even swaps are considered taxable events. Tax authorities worldwide are coordinating through frameworks like […]
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