Australia’s tax regulator has been unable to clarify confusing aspects of its new guidance that suggests capital gains tax (CGT) is payable on a slate of everyday decentralized finance transactions. The ATO failed to answer direct questions from Cointelegraph on whether staking Ether on Lido or transferring funds via bridges to layer 2 networks are
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Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments. HTX exchange hacked… again  In the fourth hack affecting the HTX (formerly Huobi Global) ecosystem in just two months, the exchange lost $13.6 million via a hot wallet hack that occurred on November 22.  In its November 23 announcement, the exchange promised to
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Ether (ETH) price is trading slightly higher on Nov. 23, maintaining support above the $2,000 level after briefly retesting $1,930 on Nov. 21. Over the past week, Ether’s price has increased by 2.5%, while the total market capitalization has grown by 0.5%. This uptrend can be attributed to improved decentralized applications (DApps) metrics, increased protocol
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A CryptoQuant Analyst has identified a significant systemic buying trend in Ethereum, suggesting a rising influx of strategic investments into the blockchain network.  Analyst Reveals Ethereum Systemic Buying Trend A crypto market observer and a contributing analyst at CryptoQuant, Maarten Regterschot has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to publish a systemic buying trend he witnessed
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XRP (XRP) price has dropped 18.5% from its local high of $0.67 on Nov. 23. And, it appears the cryptocurrency will suffer more selloffs in the coming weeks. XRP technicals hint at extended correction XRP has failed to break above a descending trendline resistance since January 2018. And, it fell short of logging a breakout
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After a long and dramatic presidential race, libertarian candidate Javier Milei triumphed in Argentina’s presidential election on Nov. 19. Milei promises to abolish the country’s central bank, among a slew of other radical policy changes capturing the attention and imagination of the crypto community. With 99% of the vote counted on Sunday, Nov. 19, Milei
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Amid ongoing campaigns for the elections in 2024, many United States lawmakers have not sealed the deal on legislation aimed at establishing regulatory clarity on aspects of the digital asset space, including stablecoins. Speaking with Cointelegraph at the North American Blockchain Summit on Nov. 16, Consensys senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters Bill
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Bitcoin (BTC) took fresh aim at $38,000 into Nov. 23 as an “aggressive bid” dispelled cold feet over Binance’s $4.3 billion fine. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin analysis: “Something is cooking” Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price strength making a striking comeback to top out at $37,870. A subsequent cooling
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The collapse of FTX in 2022 and Binance’s recent $4.3-billion settlement with United States authorities provide a strong argument for the provisions of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) legislation, a European Commission official said in an interview. Ivan Keller, policy officer for the European Commission, spoke to Cointelegraph at the MoneyLIVE conference in
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The Italian Data Protection Authority, a local privacy regulator, announced the launch of a “fact-finding” investigation on Nov. 22, in which it will look into the practice of data gathering to train artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The investigation aims to verify the adoption of appropriate security measures on public and private websites to prevent “web
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Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell has welcomed the result of the Binance investigation in an X (formerly Twitter) post and has highlighted the need for long-term-oriented visionaries and shareholders. Over the last 12 months, leaders of major crypto exchanges, such as FTX and Binance, have come under federal scrutiny by United States government agencies for allegations
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Binance’s $4.3 billion settlement with the United States was the final hurdle before the country’s securities regulator approves spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), many industry watchers claim. The settlement involved Binance agreeing to Justice Department and Treasury compliance monitors for up to five years, allowing the agencies sweeping powers to keep the exchange in line
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