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UK Tax Authority Updates Its Guidelines for Crypto Taxation
HMRC updates its guidelines for crypto – taxation, relating to both individuals and businesses. The new guidelines explicitly state that crypto-currencies are not considered as ‘money.’
China Updates Smart City Infrastructure with Blockchain-Based City Identification System
China Updates Smart City Infrastructure with Blockchain-Based City Identification System
Crypto Regulatory Developments: Congressional Review Act, DOJ Charges, and More
A summary of recent regulatory actions and legal developments impacting the global crypto industry, for the period May 5 – May 20, 2024.
Bitfinex Releases Version 1.100: New Features, Improvements, and Bug Fixes
Bitfinex has released Version 1.100, featuring passkey integration, Thalex integration, and multiple UI improvements and bug fixes.
Gala Games Introduces New Features and Updates to Treasure Tapper
Gala Games unveils exciting updates and features for Treasure Tapper, its free Telegram mini app game, enhancing user engagement and rewards.
Gala Games Unveils Carol Hero Card Sale and Upcoming September Updates
Gala Games announces the Carol Hero Card sale and reveals September updates for The Walking Dead: Empires, including new features and event changes.
Google's Imagen 2 Unveiled: Revolutionizing Text-to-Image AI Technology
Google's latest updates to Bard introduce image generation, multilingual support with Gemini Pro, enhanced coding assistance, and broader accessibility, showcasing significant advancements in AI-driven creativity and user interaction.
Core Scientific Sold 1,975 Bitcoins More That It Mined in July
Core Scientific mentioned that curtailment activities related to power shutdowns limited its Bitcoin production activities during the month of July. The company, however, said it mined more Bitcoins during July than the previous month.
OpenAI Unveils Advanced Embedding Models with Cost-Effective Solutions
OpenAI announced the launch of new embedding models and API updates, featuring enhanced efficiency, cost reduction, and varied dimension options.
Gala Games Updates: GalaChain, Dev Tools and Social Media Rep
Gala Games, a blockchain-based gaming company, has launched its L1 blockchain for multiple games and is in the QA phase of migrating its social media platform, Rep, to its own blockchain, GalaChain. The company plans to streamline onboarding and developer tools by the end of the year.
Gibraltar Financial Services Commission Comprehensive Updates to its DLT Regulations
The Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC) has updated its guidance notes for distributed ledger technology (DLT) providers in the country.
IRS Updates 1040 Income Tax Form, Lays Traps for Crypto Tax Cheats
The IRS plans to update the 1040 income tax form for 2020 to make it more difficult for taxpayers to avoid declaring their crypto assets.
China Construction Bank Announces Updates of Blockchain Platform After $50B Transacted
One of China’s four largest banks, China Construction Bank (CCB) has officially released the second version of its blockchain platform for trade finance, reaching 360 billion yuan ($50 billion) in cumulative transaction volume. CCB announced the release of “BCTrade 2.0,” focusing on digitizing trade and financial services between 54 domestic and overseas CCB branches and 40 external organizations. Reported by Xinhua news, these organizations include state-owned banks and foreign banks.
Russia Updates Regulations on Crypto Transactions, Harsh Fines Reserved for Defaulters
Russia’s Ministry of Finance has issued an amendment to its current cryptocurrency regulations. The amendments also come with stricter sanctions.
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson Introduces New Feature to Enable Partial Staking in Multiple Stake Pools
IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson recently introduced Cardano’s delegation portfolios and hardware updates for Cardano in a recent YouTube video.
Cardano (ADA) Price Surges Over 75 Percent as the Crypto Becomes the 8th Largest by Market Cap
Input Output Hong Kong (IOHK) the blockchain development company behind the Cardano blockchain has recently released updates for Goguen, its next phase.
Payment Giant Visa Sets to Modify PoS Charges to New Business Categories
United States-based merchants are set to see an adjustment in fees to be paid as part of huge updates of payment giant Visa point-of-sale (PoS) system.
Largest Gathering of Global Blockchain Innovators in Tokyo - Meet the people behind Cosmos, OmiseGO, MakerDAO, Harmony, Ontology, Blockstack, RSK, Dapp.com...
BINARYSTAR and Asia Blockchain Review are organizing Unblock Tokyo: Ecosystem Fast Track on October 5th, in a major gathering of all-star developers to shed light on the latest developments in the industry and exclusive project updates for the blockchain and crypto community.
PwC: Crypto M&A and Fundraising in Asia Reports Major Growth
PwC previewed its latest white paper—PwC Global Crypto M&A and Fundraising Report—last Thursday at CoinDesk’s Invest: Asia event. This is the first report by PwC on the broader crypto ecosystem, but the firm will continue to publish updates twice a year moving forward.