Regulation

India has decided to uphold its existing crypto tax regulations for the 2024/25 fiscal year despite ongoing appeals from industry leaders for a reduction in the current rates. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed this decision during her budget presentation on Tuesday for the 2024/25 fiscal year. India’s Latest Budget Keeps 1% Crypto TDS India’s latest budget presentation comes five months after the interim budget maintained the 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) rate...

South Korea’s crypto framework, the Virtual Assets User Protection Act, came into force on July 19. This regulation offers guidance to the crypto exchanges operating in the country. Many have stated these laws, formulated by the country’s Financial Services Committee (FSC), are on the stricter side. A press release issued by the FSC read, “The Financial Services Commission announced that the Act on the Protection of Virtual Asset Users, which intends to establish a sound order in the virtual...

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Two wallets linked to the CoinStats exploit from June have moved 311 ETH to Tornado Cash to obfuscate their fund flows. One moved 211 ETH, while the other sent 100 ETH to the mixer, amounting to $959,000. Crypto mixers like Tornado Cash are used by a wide array of individuals for anonymizing their transactions. It prevents the tracking of the origin of their funds. While these services are praised for lending privacy—a human right—using them may not comply with anti-money laundering...

The MiCA regulation has created an increased demand for compliant stablecoin, with Circle’s USDC emerging as a primary beneficiary of the trend. In fact, USDC is leading the demand for regulated stablecoins, according to French blockchain analytics firm Kaiko. Increased Demand For USDC After MiCA In its latest report, Kaiko revealed that non-compliant stablecoins account for 88% of the total stablecoin volume, at present. But Europe’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation...

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As the Nigerian SEC’s money laundering case against Binance continues, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on July 5 claimed that the exchange facilitated illegal transactions. According to Dr Olubukola Akinwunmi, Head of Payment Policy and Regulation at the CBN, Binance conducted banking and financial services without appropriate authorizations. Dr Akinwunmi testified in the Federal High Court of Abuja in front of Judge Emeka Nwite that the services Binance offered are reserved for banking...

The much-awaited Mt. Gox repayment process has begun, with the defunct exchange’s bankruptcy estate moving 47,282 bitcoins, with 140,000 pledged to satisfy creditors. That transaction signals the start of this process, and Mt. Gox’s creditors can witness the assets reaching their wallets in the following days at best. Some may receive it 60-90 days from now, although that timeline is believed to be the worst-case scenario. This repayment process was confirmed last month by Mt. Gox through a...

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