Japan Blockchain Association demands tax cuts for crypto

Advocates of the crypto industry in Japan demand the revision of the national tax regime for digital assets. Japan Blockchain Association (JBA), a non-governmental lobbying group, filed an official request to the country’s government, highlighting three major steps to ease up the fiscal burden on crypto holders.  The request was published on the Association’s website [...]

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Stablecoin Supply Shift: TUSD Jumps 110% While Others Experience Reductions

Four stablecoins have reduced their supplies this month, while the stablecoin token TrueUSD (TUSD) has seen its supply jump 110% higher over the last 30 days. TUSD resides natively on four different blockchains. The number of Ethereum-based TUSD rose 27%, while the number of Tron-based TUSD stablecoins increased by 218%. TUSD Supply Swells, Tron-Issued Stablecoins [...]

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From Peak to Present: GBTCs Bitcoin Holdings Decrease by 266,827 BTC in 71 Days

As of March 22, the bitcoin holdings of Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) have diminished by 27,917.37 compared to its status three days prior, now amounting to 350,252 bitcoin valued at approximately $22.2 billion. Since evolving into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on public exchanges, GBTC has shed billions in bitcoin over the preceding 71 days. [...]

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Ethereum Rollups Start Reaping Dencun Benefits: 99% Fee Drops Reported in Some Cases

Ethereum rollups, the layer 2 scaling structures, have started reaping the benefits of the recently applied Dencun upgrade. The update, which included EIP-4844, also known as Proto-Danksharding, has allowed transaction fees to decrease by 99% in some cases, with Arbitrum, Base, Optimism, and Starknet becoming cheaper across the board. Ethereum Dencun Upgrade Reduced Rollup Fees [...]

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Slovakian parliament votes to approve lower crypto taxes

A parliamentary vote held by lawmakers in Slovakia approved an amendment that will reduce the taxation of cryptocurrencies, which is currently on a sliding scale.

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Stablecoin Market Sees Fluctuations With Some Coins Gaining and Others Reducing Supply

According to statistics, on March 26, the stablecoin economy was valued at $135 billion, with the top stablecoins representing $31.8 billion or 75% of the $42.17 billion in 24-hour global trade volume across the entire crypto market. In the last two weeks since March 11, 7.06 billion USDC and 351.57 million BUSD have been redeemed. [...]

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Dash Block Production Resumes After Disruption Amidst Miner Complaints

After experiencing a disruption while attempting to upgrade the Dash blockchain, the network has now resumed block production. As of the time of writing, 552 blocks have been confirmed since the incident. Despite the onchain resolution provided by Dash Core 19.1.0, individuals have expressed complaints regarding mining on a different chain. Complaints Arise as Dash [...]

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Republicans Seek to Repeal Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act in Exchange for Raising US Debt Limit

There has been a lot of commentary concerning the U.S. raising its debt limit, as Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said last month that a U.S. default would be “devastating,” and European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde warned it would be a “major disaster” if the U.S. defaulted on its obligations. It now appears that Republican [...]

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Tax strategies allow crypto investors to offset losses

Reporting cryptocurrency when filing taxes can help investors offset their losses.

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Hopes Dashed for India's Crypto Community

The Indian crypto community was upset that the budget did not address crypto, hoping for a 30% tax decrease. (Read More)

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Bitcoin’s Difficulty Slides 7.32%, Reduction Marks the Largest Drop in 2022

On Dec. 5, 2022, at block height 766,080, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty adjustment dropped 7.32% lower, making it the largest difficulty reduction in 2022. The current difficulty is approximately 34.24 trillion and it will remain at this point for the next two weeks or 2,016 blocks. Bitcoin Miners Catch a Break as the Network’s Difficulty Drops

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Japan’s Financial Regulator Formally Proposes Crypto Tax Reduction

Japan’s Prime Minster Kishida seeks to double household wealth and support the country’s Web3-centered businesses.

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230 Economists Warn the US Government’s Proposed Inflation Reduction Act Will Fuel Inflation

Last week, Democrats unveiled climate and health care legislation called the “Inflation Reduction Act,” and there’s a lot of debate over the name of the proposed public policy measures. After the legislation was revealed, 230 economists sent a letter to the country’s House and Senate leaders warning that the proposed policies will actually fuel inflation. More

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Litecoin on the Brink of Third Halving: Record Hashrate and Profitable Mining Despite 17% Value Dip

In a mere fortnight, the Litecoin network is poised for its third reward halving event, a seismic shift that will slash the LTC miners’ block rewards from 12.5 LTC per block down to 6.25 LTC. Data illustrates an intensified dedication of hashrate to the Litecoin blockchain as the critical halving deadline draws near. Litecoin Reward [...]

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Kraken restructures with new co-CEO, layoffs reported

Kraken hinted that its managerial structure would be reformed, without explaining the details.

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Bitcoin’s 2024 Halving Presents New Challenges: A Deep Dive Into the Future of Mining Rewards

As we wrap up the initial six months of 2023, the Bitcoin network inches closer to a significant milestone — the impending block reward halving, which lies just under 300 days ahead. Projections indicate that this event is slated to take place between April 21 and 27, 2024, leading to a substantial reduction of 50% [...]

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Ethereum projects unite to protect users from MEV-induced high prices

In total, 27 Ethereum projects joined the initiative as launch partners, which includes Balancer, Gnosis DAO, Shapeshift, and StakeDAO, to name a few.

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Litecoin Completes Third Block Reward Halving, Cutting Rewards to 6.25 LTC; Miners Face Revenue Loss as Prices Dip 4%

The Litecoin (LTC) network has officially experienced its third block reward halving at block height 2,520,000, with LTC rewards diminishing from 12.5 LTC to 6.25 LTC. Thus far, the halving has not propelled LTC prices upwards as market data reveals LTC has declined over 4% in the past 24 hours. Halving Unshaken: Litecoin Network Sees [...]

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Saudi Arabia and OPEC Reveal Surprise Oil Production Cut; White House Insists Cuts Aren’t Advisable Right Now

On Sunday, Saudi Arabia and several major oil producers announced their plan to cut oil production by 1.15 million barrels per day, starting in May and continuing until the end of 2023. According to the Saudi Energy Ministry, the move was coordinated with some members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and [...]

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El Salvador removes all taxes related to tech innovation for economic growth

Technology innovations such as software programming, coding, apps and AI development, and computing and communications hardware manufacturing will be exempted from taxes in El Salvador.

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