The Indian government is reportedly mulling over imposing an 18% goods and services tax (GST) on bitcoin transactions. According to the Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, the government could gain Rs 7,200 crore annually from this bitcoin taxation. 18% GST on…
PRESS RELEASE. One of the star projects of the emerging Polkadot ecosystem, Crust Network, recently completed a several million dollar Series A financing round in September, with investors including NGC Ventures, SNZ, HashCIB, DFG, KNS Group and AU21 Capital. In…
A municipality in the province of Sevilla, Spain, has launched its own cryptocurrency, which aims to encourage residents and merchants to arrange transactions with it in the midst of the coronavirus-driven economic impact. Spain’s Sevilla Municipality Launches ‘Elio’ Cryptocurrency to…
The first deputy governor of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has been vocal in a recent online meeting, reported by Russia Today (RT), about the topic of digital currencies challenging the SWIFT international payments system and make it redundant.…
More than 1.1 million bitcoin or over $30 billion worth of the crypto asset is held by a myriad of companies, according to the web portal bitcointreasuries.org. The massive stash of bitcoin reserves held by well known companies started swelling…
The long-lasting legal battle between co-founders of China-based Bitmain seems to have seen the light at the end of the tunnel after both parties agreed to reach an agreement. Legal Tussle Between Bitmain Co-Founders Reportedly Ended With a $600 Million…
Singapore-based crypto bank Vauld is working hard to elevate crypto to the status of a separate, viable asset class. It combines the functionality of an exchange with all the essential offerings of a bank, except it’s for cryptocurrencies. Vauld Raises…
Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency wallet and exchange platform, today announced that Gary Or, Crypto.com’s CTO and Co-Founder has launched Particle B, an accelerator that will incubate DeFi projects built on the Crypto.com Chain as well as the Bitcoin and Ethereum networks. Particle…
An official with the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has claimed that cryptocurrencies have played no significant role in Iran’s sanction hit economy. According to Mohammadreza Mani Yekta, the deputy head of CBI’s office for payment systems, “studies” have shown…
THODEX, a cryptocurrency exchange founded in 2017 based in Turkey and globalized under the license of FinCen MSB from the USA, is now open to users worldwide. The exchange company, operating as a global brand with its FinCen MSB license…
