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“HMRC treats crypto assets as property for tax purposes. However, this is inconsistent with the approach currently being adopted by Government and other regulatory bodies in the UK," said the executive director of CryptoUK Ian Taylor 25 Total views 2 Total shares Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the U.K.’s tax agency, on Wednesday, has…

The announcement stated that the program is the largest ever announced in the crypto space. 607 Total views 15 Total shares The Binance cryptocurrency exchange has announced a $1 billion accelerator fund to expand the capabilities of the Binance Smart Chain ecosystem and advance mainstream adoption across the financial technology sector.The exchange showcased the eight-figure…

Blockchain payments network Ripple has announced that it sold $66.24 million worth of XRP in Q3 2019 — down a staggering 73.66% compared to the record sale worth of $251.51 million in the previous quarter.According to the third quarterly report released on Oct. 18, Ripple had previously announced the plan to sell XRP tokens slower…

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The EURB is fully regulated and backed 100% by Euros, allowing banks and institutional investors to use the cryptocurrency without exposure to counterparty risk. 2236 Total views 5 Total shares Germany’s Bankhaus von der Heydt, or BVDH, has launched a Euro stablecoin on the Stellar network. The bank claims the token is the first of its…

As cryptocurrency staking is growing increasingly popular, one may wonder about staking opportunities of not only crypto exchanges or software wallets but also hardware wallets.By definition, staking allows investors to earn crypto without selling their holdings but rather by delegating crypto to a staking validator to support a blockchain. Originating from the word “stake,” the…

Hop plans to roll out support for additional crypto assets and layer-two networks in the coming weeks. 412 Total views 4 Total shares Hop Protocol, a team working on interoperability within Ethereum’s layer-two ecosystem, has launched its Hop bridge for the first time. A July 12 blog post notes the bridge has been launched with limited…