In a letter sent to the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), blockchain development company Consensys asked for a postponement of the planned tax legislation. That would have exchanges and brokers report specific cryptocurrency sales. The letter stated: “We must echo our overarching concern … that certain aspects of the
On Thursday, $139.88 million left U.S.-based spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, marking the fifth day in a row of net withdrawals. Yesterday, according to statistics from SoSoValue, the top two funds in terms of daily net outflow were GBTC (Grayscale) and FBTC (Fidelity). With GBTC posting $53 million and FBTC $51
The founders of the crypto exchange Gemini, have contributed 30.94 BTC worth $2 million to Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign. Winklevoss twins —Tyler and Cameron — are optimistic about Trump’s pro-crypto stance putting “an end to the Biden Administration’s war on crypto.” In his X post, Tyler Winklevoss criticized President
Bitcoin (BTC) has displayed significant fluctuations as the cryptocurrency community grapples with the implications of major market activities. The German government has been actively selling off substantial amounts of Bitcoin, adding considerable pressure to the market. According to the data from Arkham Intelligence, Over $195 million worth of Bitcoin sold
Providers of digital payment tokens (DPTs) pose serious threats to the integrity of the anti-money-laundering (AML) system, according to Singapore’s most recent Money Laundering National Risk Assessment (MLNRA). Not included in the 2014 report, this one’s 126 pages are packed with additional dangers. Providers of DPT services and traders of
An additional 11,931 Bitcoins, valued at an average of over $65,883 per, were bought by Michael Saylor led MicroStrategy. In an effort to boost its Bitcoin holdings, MicroStrategy announced a week before that it would be selling $800 million in convertible notes. Interest on the notes will be paid semi-annually
The Indian rupee dived 0.2% to an all-time low of 83.6512 against the U.S. dollar, surpassing the early low of 83.5750 hit in April, according to the Bloomberg-compiled prices. The current low was amid continuous foreign fund outflows in the equity market and the strengthening of the greenback. This decline
According to statistics compiled by CryptoQuant, the reserves held by Bitcoin miners have fallen to levels not seen since 2021. The value of the reserve that miners have not yet sold reveals the amount of bitcoin held by linked miner wallets; the quantity itself represents the reserve. After beginning the
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, posted on X on Wednesday, June 19, to voice his support for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a free and competitive market. Milei has never before addressed Bitcoin in this context, despite his well-known support for the cryptocurrency. Following comments made by former VanEck
Potentially a massive outflow of capital from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds was set off by the Federal Reserve, and things could get much worse from here. Concerns were voiced by market observers after the Federal Open Market Committee’s announcement that interest rates would remain unchanged between 5.25% and 5.50%. The
