2023-12-1 00:43 |
The Brazilian Senate has approved a new taxation policy, effective Jan. 1, imposing up to a 15% tax on earnings from crypto held in foreign exchanges. origin »
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This has been proposed as part of a global data sharing pitch that will help the US receive information from foreign governments on US individuals who are not reporting their crypto transactions and are dodging their US tax liabilities.
2021-6-3 16:13 | |
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Saxo Markets now supports the trading of three major cryptocurrencies in its foreign exchange markets. The new offering makes it possible for its Singaporean and Australian clients to trade bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and litecoin (LTC) against the U.
2021-5-20 01:01 | |
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According to the latest data from the World Bank, international money transfers into Nigeria dropped by nearly 40% from $23.8 billion recorded in 2019 to $17.2 billion in the past year. Yet despite this fall, remittances, which account for 4% of the country’s GDP, still remain an important source of foreign exchange for the oil-rich […]
2021-5-14 10:00 | |
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Citibank, one of the oldest banks in the US, is mulling introducing crypto trading, custody, and financing services. The banking giant’s Head of Foreign Exchange, Itay Tuchman, unveiled this news earlier today, noting that the bank has had an influx of requests from its clients to introduce Bitcoin (BTC) services.
2021-5-9 17:31 | |
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Russian authorities have recently labeled one of the leading independent media outlets in the country as a “foreign agent. ” Such a maneuver led Meduza to set up a fiat and crypto fundraiser to survive the consequences of labeling.
2021-5-2 09:30 | |
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PRESS RELEASE. B2Broker is a technology and liquidity provider serving clients in the crypto and foreign exchange (FX) industry with over 165 employees worldwide. Since setting out in 2014, the company has secured some of the most well-known global clients in the financial services industry, resulting in over 350 institutional customers to date. The company […]
2021-4-21 00:00 | |
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What crypto owners should know if crypto accounts fall within the new Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts regulations.
2021-4-18 18:17 | |
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The central bank listed four chief concerns, including the lack of legal recourse in the event of investor disputes and possible violations of foreign exchange regulations when purchasing crypto from abroad.
2021-4-9 12:26 | |
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Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says younger people seeking thrills are turning to high-risk crypto assets and foreign exchange though most of them are unable to absorb big losses. The FCA shared the findings of its latest research that showed that new, younger, and more diverse groups of customers are getting involved in high-risk investments.
2021-3-24 20:00 | |
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South Korean tax authorities are unstoppable in keeping crypto holders in their eyes and making them accountable to pay taxes. The National Tax Service (NTS) has issued a warning to the crypto traders that they have to report their earnings even from tokens held in foreign exchanges.
2021-3-20 03:30 | |
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Russian crypto mining giant BitRiver is rushing to build two new data centers to meet increasing demand from global crypto miners.
2021-2-18 11:46 | |
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Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc is holding talks with offshore financial firms to create a cryptocurrency joint venture. The CEO said the move is a result of the company’s plans to grow the business as a core pillar of profitability.
2021-2-15 22:00 | |
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SBI Holdings Inc. , a leading Japanese conglomerate, is mulling over entering into a cryptocurrency joint venture with multiple financial companies across the globe. A report unveiled this news on February 15, noting that the organisation has already started holding talks with several foreign financial firms.
2021-2-16 21:47 | |
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2021-2-15 14:35 | |
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SBI Holdings is reportedly considering mergers and acquisitions as a means of solidifying a potential deal.
2021-2-16 14:31 | |
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The letter also asks whether DLive identified any crypto donations from foreign entities to the individuals present on Jan. 6.
2021-2-10 21:33 | |
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One Tifon executive thinks foreign tourists will likely contribute to the development and growth of crypto payments in the country.
2021-2-5 23:39 | |
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In yet another blow to the cryptocurrency industry, the US Treasury has revealed plans to mandate the reporting of crypto holdings over $10K held with foreign digital currency service providers. FinCEN, an arm of the Treasury Department that oversees domestic financial laws’ enforcement, will implement the new rule when adopted.
2021-1-9 13:00 | |
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The Financial Crime Network (FinCEN) enforces new guidelines for cryptocurrency users in the US. Digital asset owners will report to foreign financial or virtual asset service providers whether they own more than USD 10,000 worth of cryptocurrency.
2021-1-3 16:13 | |
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that it will soon propose new regulation affecting cryptocurrency holdings at foreign exchanges. This proposal is separate from the one FinCEN recently proposed on cryptocurrency wallets.
2021-1-2 23:30 | |
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The U. S. Office of Foreign Assets Control has fined Bitgo for failing to prevent users in sanctioned countries from using its crypto wallet service. The agency says Bitgo processed 183 cryptocurrency transactions that were “apparent violations of multiple sanctions programs.
2021-1-2 20:30 | |
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Pressured by U.S. authorities, more foreign exchanges are blocking American investors, but are vague U.S. regulations the real problem?
2020-12-17 20:55 | |
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A tweet from Crypto and Stock rating platform Weiss Crypto Ratings tells us that Ripple’s Brad Garglinghouse is not oblivious to the fact that despite the U. S. legal authorities clamping down on its network activities in the country, 95% of its customers are based in foreign locations.
2020-12-12 21:43 | |
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More cryptocurrency solutions keep appearing on the scene for Venezuelan residents as U. S. sanctions weigh on Nicolás Maduro’s government, including heavy restrictions on the circulation of foreign exchange transactions, driving people to find on crypto a way to circumvent such hurdles and the economic crisis.
2020-12-10 04:30 | |
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The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Godwin Emefiele says the embrace of the parallel market exchange rate by some professionals in that country is unfair and unfortunate. The CBN governor says the parallel foreign exchange market only accounts for a share of the market that does not exceed 5%.
2020-12-4 06:00 | |
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Preparations underway to issue cards in Australia. HONG KONG, 2nd December, 2020 — Crypto. com is proud to announce that it has secured an Australian Financial Service License (AFSL). The AFSL was secured via the acquisition of The Card Group Pty Ltd, which was approved by Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board.
2020-12-3 17:31 | |
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Circle and CEO Jeremy Allaire have been in the news a lot lately. Not only has the U.S government enlisted Circle's help for a 'foreign policy objective' in Venezuela, but Circle also recently launcheThe post COVID-19 pandemic a 'leapfrog moment' that changed consumer behaviors in crypto appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-11-23 16:00 | |
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DoJ is now determined to hold the crypto industry to cross-border enforcement standards that have long applied to other sectors of finance.
2020-11-22 18:30 | |
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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has clarified that its planned digital service tax (DST) will be applicable to cryptocurrencies at a rate of 1. 5% on gross transaction value, local media reported.
2020-10-16 17:00 | |
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The US government says they have broad extraterritorial jurisdiction over crypto-related businesses.
2020-10-9 20:32 | |
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The CFTC is looking to make an unregistered foreign platform pay back U.S. investors in its crypto futures, suggesting expanding jurisdictions.
2020-9-29 17:40 | |
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Dramatic price swings and lucrative arbitrage opportunities appear to be attracting former forex traders to cryptocurrency. Some describe the still-young market as being similar to foreign exchange markets of the 1990s.
2020-9-23 22:27 | |
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The Treasury Department of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC in short, announced sanctions for three Russian hackers involved in meddling in the 2016 Presidential elections. The statement further added cryptocurrency addresses attached to the Russian Troll group, Internet Research Agency, were also sanctioned.
2020-9-10 20:55 | |
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The U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Asset Control has added three Russian nationals and a host of cryptocurrency addresses to its sanctions list.
2020-9-11 20:02 | |
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SBI Group has announced it will be offering contracts for difference (CFD) trading for six cryptocurrency pairs. The service will go live at the end of this month. The giant of Japanese finance will become the first foreign exchange (Forex) company to offer such a derivative product for digital currencies in Japan.
2020-8-29 18:52 | |
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The island nation’s financial regulatory body banned sites used for foreign exchange (Forex), CFD, and crypto trading. Cyprus’ Due Diligence Cyprus is no stranger to less-than-pristine business dealings.
2020-8-11 18:22 | |
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Two related cryptocurrency firms have fallen foul of U.S. financial regulators for entering into illegal off-exchange swaps in digital assets and foreign currency.
2020-7-15 12:46 | |
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The rising popularity of cryptocurrency trading brought about by the spectacular 2017 bull-run has pushed a swarm of individuals from across different trading spaces – including foreign exchange – into the crypto trading sphere.
2020-6-1 11:00 | |
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Russia is always an interesting region when it comes to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Despite the nation’s negative sentiment toward this form of money, citizens are actively visiting crypto exchanges and trading platforms.
2020-4-16 01:00 | |
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Ripple is adamant that XRP is decentralized. The evidence disagrees. XRP is a cryptocurrency aimed at reducing the friction between foreign exchange transactions. Like the oil in a car, it...The post Is XRP Decentralized? Ripple’s Involvement in the Cryptocurrency appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2020-4-1 16:29 | |
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The legal status of digital coins continues to remain doubtful in the U.S, with the country having financial laws with strict regulations in place, while even denying any permission for foreign exchanThe post United States' growing 'trade savvy' in crypto will ensure it's not left behind appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-3-22 18:30 | |
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The Office of Foreign Assets and Control (OFAC) the enforcement body of the U. S. Treasury Department, sanctioned two Chinese nationals who played a part in laundering illicit funds linked to a crypto exchange hack.
2020-3-4 20:00 | |
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Upbit crypto exchange woes are still on after it emerged that foreign clients to this South Korean firm are yet to withdraw their ‘frozen’ funds. The platform suffered a blow when close to $50 million worth of Ether was stolen upon a successful hack towards the end of 2019. Most of the affected clients are […]
2020-2-22 22:02 | |
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South Korean crypto exchange, Upbit, started to block withdrawals for its foreign users back in December 2019. Initially it was thought to be in response to the hack that took place, but now it seems it may have something to do with the company’s outstanding tax fine.
2020-2-21 01:00 | |
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The CFTC is charging Breonna Clark and Venture Capital Investments with defrauding investors by pretending to run a commodity pool invested in crypto and foreign currency contracts.
2020-2-15 00:59 | |
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The U. S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is yet to clarify which Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) rules apply to crypto tax filings. Meanwhile, a U. S. Congress watchdog is saying aspects of the updated crypto taxation guidelines published by the IRS in 2019 are not enforceable.
2020-2-13 22:00 | |
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Germany’s Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) through a memo released in January stipulated that they wouldn’t target firms holding crypto assets for German citizens and were operating without a license.
2020-2-6 19:31 | |
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In its latest guidance released in January, the regulator said firms already custodying digital assets for Germans would not be penalized for not having a license. Instead, they’d be grandfathered into the same protection that crypto custody firms based in Germany already have under the new law.
2020-2-6 06:00 | |
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Canadian regulators have issued new guidance determining when current securities legislation applies to operations conducted by cryptocurrency exchanges. According to the clarifications in the document, many domestic and foreign entities serving Canadian users, for example those that provide custodial services, will have to abide by the country’s securities laws and act like securities dealers.
2020-1-18 19:10 | |
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The Internal Revenue Service has simplified the reporting requirements in the latest iteration of Form 1099-DA, which crypto brokers and taxpayers will use to report digital asset transactions. According to the Aug.
South Korean authorities are considering postponing the controversial 20% crypto tax after the local crypto community raised concerns. Initially set to begin in 2021, South Korea‘s 20% crypto gains tax might now be delayed until 2028 amid fears that the…
South Korea’s crypto community alarms that the impeding 20% tax on crypto gains will drive away investors and can potentially ruin the market. As South Korea‘s 20% tax on crypto gains looms, the local cryptocurrency community expresses its concerns, saying…
A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill that would greenlight Bitcoin as a payment method for U.S. taxes.
Can you take advantage of tax loopholes to avoid paying taxes on your digital currency exchanges? See three of the most common ones and why they don't work. The post 3 Common Cryptocurrency Tax “Loopholes” and Why They Don’t Work appeared first on CoinCentral.
The IRS published a draft version of its 1099-DA reporting form and controversially included unhosted crypto wallets among its targets on April 19. Ji Kim, Chief Legal and Policy officer at the Crypto Council for Innovation, wrote that the IRS’ approach is “unfortunate” as it does not recognize that unhosted wallet providers lack knowledge about […] The post IRS draft tax form for crypto defines unhosted wallets as brokers appeared first on CryptoSlate.
IRS criminal investigation chief Guy Ficco told CNBC on April 12 that taxpayers are increasingly committing tax crimes involving crypto. Ficco said the IRS has seen an increase in “pure crypto tax crimes” that fall under Title 26 of the US Code, which includes federal income tax violations.