The Bank of Italy has sounded an alarm over the growing integration of cryptocurrencies into mainstream financial markets, cautioning that the trend poses a risk to global market stability, particularly under the pro-crypto policies of the Trump administration. The central bank, in its April Financial Stability Report, identified an increase
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The blockchain consultancy SKChain Advisors and PwC Italy have announced their partnership to provide a digital identity solution for the EU. The solution, which was developed utilizing blockchain-based Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) technology, would allow European businesses and their clients to safely and legally use digital platforms. The comprehensive assessment of the eIDAS
The USA has been shifting major blocks within the crypto regulatory landscape over the last few days alone. Particularly, President-elect Donald Trump in the last 24 hours, announced the initiation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) appointing Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in leading positions. On the other hand,
Italy has officially introduced a major tax hike on cryptocurrency gains, raising concerns among investors. As part of the country’s 2025 Budget Law, capital gains on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will be taxed at 42%, up from the current 26%. This significant increase, signed into law by President Sergio Mattarella,
As countries all over the world are mulling over imposing stringent digital currency regulations, Italy has decided to increase its capital gains tax on Bitcoin (BTC) from 26% to 42%. Vice Economy Minister Maurizio Leo announced this change during a press conference discussing the country’s budget for 2025. This announcement
On Tuesday, July 9, Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta said that direction on the application of impending European Union crypto regulations would be published “in the coming days” by the central bank of Italy. A transcript of Panetta’s address to the Italian Banking Association on July 9 states that
Gate Group Adds Italian VASP Registration to List of Global Expansion Achievements Gate.MT, the Malta-regulated company of Gate Group, recently announced its successful VASP registration with Italy’s Organismo Agenti e Mediatori (OAM) through its Italian subsidiary Gate Technology Italia SRL. This registration follows a series of other regulatory registrations, licenses,
Poste Italiane and Banca Generali’s cryptocurrency wallet Conio have partnered with Coinbase, the businesses said on Monday, to provide Italian financial institutions with access to a diverse array of digital assets. With over 400,000 users, Conio is teaming up with Coinbase Prime to expand wallet support for as many as
Italian central bank Banca d’Italia and South Korean central bank Bank of Korea have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) pertaining to information technology (IT) and payment systems via official channels on December 5. The Italian central bank has said that the MOU has provisions for the “mutual sharing
