The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5), a global anti-tax fraud group, hosted investigators, cryptocurrency experts and data scientists in ‘The Cyber Challenge’ event to track down individuals and organizations committing tax fraud. The J5 members are composed of…
Category: Crypto Trends
Thailand’s KBank acquires crypto exchange business Satang
Thailand’s Kasikornbank, one of the largest banks in the country, is moving into the cryptocurrency industry by acquiring a majority stake in the local crypto business Satang. Kasikornbank, also known as KBank, acquired 97% of shares in the operator of…
Bitcoin price model expects $45K ‘phase’ to hit in November
Bitcoin (BTC) is on track to hit $45,000 in November as part of a classic BTC price cycle, popular analyst CryptoCon said. In an X thread on Oct. 25, the Bitcoin price model creator turned his attention to one based…
Lightning Network faces criticism from pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton
Lawyer and cryptocurrency supporter John Deaton has criticized the Lightning Network, deeming it less effective than the “Spend The Bits” protocol on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). Lightning is a layer-2 scaling solution for Bitcoin. It is designed to improve the…
Council of Europe adopts DAC8 crypto tax reporting rule
The eighth iteration of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8), a cryptocurrency tax reporting rule, was formally adopted by the Council of the European Union on Oct. 17. The regulation will enter into force after it’s published in the Official…
ProShares prepares to launch unique Short Ether Strategy ETF
ProShares introduced a trio of Ether (ETH) futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in recent weeks, and the fund’s latest offering — the Proshares Short Ether Strategy ETF (SETH) — is set to start trading in November. The ETF is scheduled for…
Binance users in Hong Kong lose $450K in wave of fraud texts: HK police
Hong Kong’s police force has raised the alarm after 11 Hong Kong-based Binance customers were targeted in a wave of phishing scams sent through text messages. Hong Kong police warned users of the scam in an Oct. 9 post to…
Canadian regulatory body clarifies stablecoin rules for exchanges and issuers
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has provided guidance to exchanges and cryptocurrency issuers on its interim approach to what it calls value-referenced crypto assets, with a particular focus on stablecoins. On Oct. 5, the umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and…
Coinbase crypto exchange obtains payment license in Singapore
The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is expanding operations in Singapore by securing major regulatory approval from the country’s central bank. Coinbase has obtained a Major Payment Institution (MPI) license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the firm announced on…
BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, ADA, DOGE, SOL, TON, DOT, MATIC
Bitcoin (BTC) managed to stay above the $26,000 level even as the S&P 500 tumbled to a three-month low and the US dollar index (DXY) rose to a new year-to-date high. This is a mildly positive sign as it shows…