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Bitcoin profits are taxable in certain cases, says Denmark’s supreme court

The Justices of the Supreme Court of Denmark have handed down two judgements on whether the sale of Bitcoin under certain circumstances qualifies as a taxable event. In a March 30 notice, Denmark’s Supreme Court said a party who gained profits from selling Bitcoin (BTC) acquired through several purchases and donations was required to report…
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Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s 390% gain dwarves Bitcoin’s 33% rise

In Cointelegraph Markets Pro’s latest VORTECS™ Report, the institutional-grade crypto trading platform displayed how its members could have captured a cumulative 390% gain by following seven trades based on four different advanced data indicators. The report depicts trading alerts generated between March 11 – 18, 2023.  The potential gains available to Cointelegraph Markets Pro subscribers…
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Hong Kong turns to Japan for advice after ‘mind-boggling’ Web3 influx

In light of Hong Kong’s commitment to developing cryptocurrency infrastructure, fintech official King Leung has visited Japan to talk with policymakers and regulators in Tokyo to better understand the idea around Web3 digital assets. In an interview with Cointelegraph reporter Jesse Coghlan, King said that understanding the rationale behind Japan designing those regulations was something…
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Indonesian government looks to NFTs to preserve cultural heritage

One of the primary benefits of blockchain technology is the ability to record and capture information in a permanent, tamper-proof record. Once data is on a blockchain network, it cannot be altered, making it an ideal solution for record-keeping.  Tokenized assets, such as nonfungible tokens (NFTs), can also be placed on a blockchain. This can…
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Bitcoin spikes above $29K as ‘fakeout’ fuels BTC price strength doubts

Bitcoin (BTC) set new nine-month highs overnight on March 30 as traders continued to stay cautious. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView “Deviation” takes BTC price closer to $30,0 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD spiking to $29,170 on Bitstamp. A rejection entered almost immediately, sending the pair back to its…
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Thai SEC wants to lift restrictions on initial coin offerings

Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is preparing to soften retail investment restrictions related to initial coin offerings (ICO) to boost digital investments. The Thai securities regulator is willing to lift the limit of 300,000 baht ($8,800) for asset-backed ICOs per person, planning to allow bigger investments in real estate and infrastructure-backed ICOs, the SEC…
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Crypto donations to surpass $10B in a decade: The Giving Block

According to The Giving Block’s 2023 annual report titled “Crypto Philanthropy Data, Trends & Predictions,” all-time crypto donations in the platform surpassed $125 million in 2022. Based on the data available, the crypto charity project predicted that it could surpass $1 billion in August 2027, reach $5 billion in June 2031 and exceed the $10…
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Projecting ‘Orange Pill’ on banks as EU drives crypto regulation

“The signal goes on, and he shows up. That’s the way it’s been. That’s the way it will be.” Whenever Gotham faces an existential threat, the Bat-Signal lights up the night sky. In the DC Comics universe, Batman always shows up to save the day when he’s called upon. Bitcoiners in Germany employed a similar tactic…
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Government requests for user data from Big Tech increased by 25%: data

How Big Tech companies treat user data has been controversial for so long. Meta, Apple, Google and Microsoft are often accused of collecting and selling the personal data of their users. Though, where exactly this data goes and how much of it is given over to companies and governments can still be unclear. However, a new…
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Revolut not happy with how fintech deals with audit red flags: Report

Crypto-friendly fintech Revolut is reportedly having some issues related to its recently released annual report for the year ending December 2021. Revolut, a British-Lithuanian neobank that allows customers to buy and sell crypto, reported its first-ever full year of profit on March 1, 2023. The firm said it generated a revenue of 636 million British…
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