Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Proposes Retaking the ‘Crypto Path’
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro discussed the possible future of the national cryptocurrency system following the so-called PDVSA-Crypto scheme, which resulted in the loss of $20 billion in unaccounted oil sales paid in crypto. Maduro stated that t…
United States president Joe Biden has issued an executive order to establish new rules and standards that artificial intelligence (AI) companies will have to follow to secure the leadership of America in the field. The executive order also ostensibly seeks to protect the privacy of citizens and examine the effects that AI tools will have […]
Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero referred to the advantages the issuance of a Latin American common currency would give Argentina. Cafiero stated that the existence of such a currency would relieve the stress that the country is currently facing regarding the state of its foreign reserves and the devaluation of its fiat currency. Argentine Foreign […]
The Italian Parliament has introduced a 26% capital tax on cryptocurrency gains as part of the 2023 budget law, which was approved on Dec. 29. The document also offers incentives for taxpayers to declare their cryptocurrency holdings, proposing a 3.5% aliquot for undeclared cryptocurrencies held before Dec. 31, 2021, and a 0.5% fine for each […]
The government of Argentina has signed a data sharing agreement with the U.S. to enhance the cooperation of the countries in the tax arena. The agreement, which was signed by Sergio Massa, minister of economy of Argentina, and U.S. ambassador Marc Stanley, will allow the Argentine national tax authority to receive information from accounts and […]
Bitbase, a cryptocurrency store and ATM company headquartered in Spain is preparing to open operations in Venezuela this year. The company is now looking for employees for the stores and crypto ATMs that will be opened. Bitbase would be one of the first international exchanges to open an office in the country.
Condense, a Bristol, England-based metaverse company that produces technology to allow the streaming of events to virtual reality apps, has raised $4.5 million in its most recent seed round. The round, which was led by Localglobe, 7percent Ventures, and Deeptech Labs, gives Condense funding to deepen its relationship with artists, labels, content creators, and metaverse […]
Portugal, one of the countries considered a crypto tax haven due to its absence of crypto-related taxation, is preparing to change this policy. Fernando Medina, minister of finance of Portugal, stated that the country is working on a framework to allow the taxation of cryptocurrency income gains following the principles of “justice” and “efficiency,” and […]
N26, a German online neobank, has announced it will get into the cryptocurrency trading business this year. The announcement was made by Max Tayenthal, co-founder and a CEO of the company, who pondered whether focusing on cryptocurrency instead of going global may have been a better idea. The company closed operations in the U.K. and […]