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Vitalik Buterin on Wednesday whetted his support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion. He said similar wars may be raging on in other parts of the world but that doesn’t mean people should stop caring about the Ukrainians or vice-versa. Buterin in Support of Ukraine In a tweet Wednesday morning, Ethereum’s co-founder said: “Ukrainians are far from the only ones suffering from war. Also people in Yemen, Ethiopia… just as human as Ukrainians and you are. This is NOT a valid...

Continuing his quest to spread political and economic sanctions against Russia as much as possible, the Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, asked Tether to halt servicing Russians. Mykhailo Fedorov, the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, asked tether to halt servicing Russian users. Today, the entire democratic world has united against Russia to punish the bloody invaders economically. I call on Tether (and Paolo Ardoino – CTO) to stop any transactions with the...

Cardano’s network is reportedly attracting considerable interest, at least according to the Marketing and Communications Director of IOHK: Input Output. Back in September 2021, Cardano went through one of the most important mainnet upgrades called Alonzo. It was part of the development cycle of Cardano known as the Goguen era and the most important part of it was the integration of smart contracts. Since then, the network went through other important upgrades and saw...

The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection saw its floor price surge by about 25% in less than a day. The move comes following major developments announced by the company behind it. Yuga Labs – the company that took the responsibility for creating the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collections – revealed they’ve acquired the CryptoPunks and Meebits collections. In essence, Yuga Labs acquired the intellectual property rights to both series. Today we’re excited to announce that Yuga has...

Singapore’s income tax treatment will be determined based on the nature and use of the NFT. Taxing NFTs According to the latest report by The Business Times, Singapore Finance Minister Lawrence Wong while addressing the parliament revealed that the prevailing income tax rules will apply to the income derived from non-fungible token (NFT) transactions or trading in it. Due to the absence of a capital tax regime in Singapore, individuals deriving capital gains from the NFT...

Alan Chang, the Chief Revenue Officer of Revolut, is reportedly leaving the UK fintech company with plans to raise funds in the millions of dollars for a new cryptocurrency initiative. $100 Million in Funding for New Crypto Venture According to Bloomberg, Chang is set to leave Revolut after working as one of the company’s executives for nearly seven years, as stated by a spokesperson of the firm. He joined Revolut in 2015 as its fifth employee. Although the chief revenue...

Sandeep Nailwal – CEO and Co-Founder of Polygon – sees massive chaos reigning in the Indian cryptocurrency market. In his view, this disorder causes thousands of developers, investors, and entrepreneurs to leave to countries with more friendly regulatory frameworks. The Uncertainty Causes a Crypto’ Brain Drain’ It is safe to say that India’s digital asset environment is controversial. On one hand, the country has millions of crypto investors, some of whom have even swapped...

In a bid to spread awareness and bolster usage, the Jamaican Government is all set to airdrop $16 (2500 Jamaican dollars) to the first 100,000 citizens setting up Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) wallets after April 1st. Jamaica Digital Exchange (JAM-DEX) While delivering the opening presentation in the 2022/23 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives this week, Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr. Nigel Clarke stated that the main objective of the move is...

Ripple’s XRP is one of the few large cryptocurrencies that are not trading flat in the past 24 hours but has, in fact, surged by an impressive 16% before retracing. It appears that the most recent development in the company’s case against the Securities and Exchange Commission is perceived well by market participants. Ripple’s Most Recent Court Win Back in December 2020, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against Ripple. The watchdog alleged...

Greg Girasole and Alex Kriete, who were spearheading the recently-launched digital assets group for Wall Street giant Citigroup have announced departing the firm. Citi Execs Bid Adieu According to Kriete’s LinkedIn post, the duo is all set to create their own startup in the blockchain and digital asset space. “Over five years ago my personal interest and subsequent writing about blockchain-enabled digital assets (yes, “crypto”) led to an amazing network of colleagues across...