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Skype Co-founder Leads $13M Investment in Mining Gear Firm

Metaplanet’s investment is not Tallinn’s first step into cryptocurrencies. Tallinn acknowledged owning majority of his fortune in Bitcoin. Fabric Systems, a cryptography hardware technology firm, has completed a seed round raising $13 million from investors. In order to develop low-power Bitcoin mining gear. The funding came from 8090 Partners, a

October 14, 2022 2 mins read

Brazilian Authorities Issues Rules To Classify Crypto as Securities

In a recent advisory opinion paper, the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) addresses the topic of crypto-based securities. In it, a lack of regulation is acknowledged, and cryptocurrencies are defined as digitally represented assets. Safeguarded by cryptographic technology, and transacted and stored by Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT). Tokens that

October 13, 2022 2 mins read

Inflation in Germany Records 3-Decade High of 10% in September

It’s worth noting that inflation has been over 7% for the last seven months. The country in question had the biggest positive flows of crypto, totaling $2.9 million. Rising inflation has eroded the purchasing power of the average person throughout the globe, creating a cost-of-living issue. Inflation rates throughout the

October 13, 2022 1 min read

Bitcoin Mining Reserves Falls to Decade Low Amid Low Price

IntoTheBlock, a blockchain analytics company, reports that the quantity of Bitcoin kept in reserve by mining businesses has dropped to levels not seen since February 2010. That’s been the case for most of 2022 as well. According to IntoTheBlock, Bitcoin miners had a total of 1.91 million BTC in their

October 13, 2022 1 min read

Coin Center Sues OFAC Over Tornado Cash Sanction

Coin Center sees the action filed today as crucial to the protection of users’ privacy. Coinbase filed a federal lawsuit against the US Treasury last month. Crypto policy-focused non-profit ‘Coin Center’ on Wednesday sued the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), alleging that OFAC exceeded its power

October 13, 2022 2 mins read

Kazakhstan Mandates Licenses For Crypto Miners

The measure was presented in the lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament. With the new license system comes a new taxation mechanism for crypto miners. One of the most popular places for cryptocurrency miners to set up shop is Kazakhstan, which is why the government there is considering making mining licenses

October 13, 2022 2 mins read

Sovryn Raises $5.4 Million to Accelerate Building a Global Financial Ecosystem

Sovryn, a company aiming to provide individuals all across the world financial independence and self-determination, has just announced that it has raised $5.42 million in a round of investment headed by General Catalyst. Collider Ventures, Bering Waters, Bollinger Investment Group, and Balaji Srinivasan also participated in the round as investors.

October 12, 2022 4 mins read

UK GDP Shrinks by 0.3% Raising Economic Downturn Concerns

Concerns over a potential economic downturn are sure to rise in light of these figures. According to the World Bank, a severe recession in the global economy is possible. The GDP in the UK has contracted by 0.3%, which is a surprising result. The Office of National Statistics’ monthly estimates

October 12, 2022 2 mins read

BNY Mellon Launches Crypto Custody Services to Clients

The bank announced its ambitions to provide cryptocurrency services in February 2021. The bank will also make use of Chainalysis’s services to track the route of crypto assets. Currently, BNY Mellon is willing to provide its customers cryptocurrency custody services. Companies and organizations seek to acquire digital assets as the

October 11, 2022 2 mins read

Portugal Government Proposes Crypto Tax For 2023 Budget

Individuals in Portugal have been excluded from paying capital gains tax on cryptocurrency profits for some time, but Finance Minister Fernando Medina has recently said that this exemption must end. According to a proposed budget for 2023 that was presented to Portugal’s parliament on Monday, Medina is proposing a 28%

October 11, 2022 2 mins read