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
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has increased its Bitcoin put options, adjusting the strike price to $66K from $62K. The maturity date is set for December 27, 2024. Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, announced that this move is expected to boost Metaplanet’s option sale yield and generate an additional premium income
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has surged ahead in betting odds for the upcoming presidential election, holding a 16% lead over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris on the decentralized prediction market platform, Polymarket. As of Tuesday night, Trump’s odds of winning stood at 57.9%, while Harris’ chances were at 41.8%. This
Bitcoin’s (BTC) substantial surge above $67K has made bullish anticipations within the crypto market. BTC broke through the crucial resistance level to begin trading at the current mark. The largest asset has experienced a modest 2.59% increase over the past 24 hours. Besides, analysts mentioned the recent Bitcoin rally to
The race to bring more cryptocurrency-based exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to the U.S. market continues to heat up as Grayscale Investments and Canary Capital make bold moves. Grayscale, the world’s largest crypto asset manager, has filed to convert its Digital Large Cap Fund, which includes Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRP, and Avalanche,
Bitcoin price action is the day’s breakfast convo for crypto community members. The cryptocurrency has begun to recover to its previous price levels at the $60K range. Meanwhile, the web3 community is also awaiting several token unlocks this week, including the WLFi token from Trump’s DeFi project. When reverting attention
The cryptocurrency options market witnessed a significant uptick in activity following a sustained rally, with over $1.2 billion worth of trades executed within 24 hours. Bitcoin puts dominated the market, representing $530 million in trades, nearly a quarter of the total volume. Among the most notable transactions was a deep-deflated
Shares in Japanese investment firm Metaplanet soared 15.7% on October 15, following the company’s announcement of its latest Bitcoin purchase. The firm confirmed it had acquired nearly 107 Bitcoin in a strategic move to diversify its investment portfolio, marking its continued interest in the digital asset space. Metaplanet’s decision to
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, during the Q3 2024 earnings call, described Bitcoin as a “core asset class,” signalling a major shift in the perception of cryptocurrencies by one of the largest asset managers in the world. Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas shared Fink’s full quote from the earnings call, where
On Monday, Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital moved enormous quantities of Ethereum and Bitcoin, causing further commotion in the crypto market. Speculation among investors was sparked when on-chain data revealed that the digital assets financial services business transferred more than 7,000 ETH and 500 BTC between cryptocurrency exchanges. In the meantime,
