Turkey denies plans to tax crypto, stock gains

Maxim Akimov, the deputy prime minister of Russia, announced that the authors of Russia’s draft cryptocurrency legislation were not planning on making any changes to the bill. His statement was reported by Russian information agency Finmarket, which specializing on the financial and commodity markets, on Dec. 11.The bill “On Digital Financial Assets” — approved by…

The price action of Optimism (OP) and Fantom (FTM) tokens have been quite identical since the last quarter of 2022. The difference is, volatility is slightly higher for OP, which surged 240% year-to-date, compared to the 180% gains seen in FTM.The Fantom Foundation has made several improvements since Q4 2022, which have catalyzed an uptrend…

South Korea's largest wireless carrier, SK Telecom (SKT), is partnering with the world’s fifth largest telecoms firm, Germany’s Deutsche Telekom, to develop a blockchain-based mobile identification solution. The news was reported in a press release from SKT on Feb. 21.A Memorandum of Understanding between the two firms is to be formalized during the Mobile World…

Private-sector behemoths in Japan are exploring digital currencies as a way to streamline large fund transfers and settlements. 264 Total views 19 Total shares A consortium of roughly 70 Japanese companies, including the country’s biggest financial institutions, have joined forces to trial and launch a new yen-based digital currency in fiscal 2022, sending a strong…

Miners’ wallets were suspended for four years if they have been inactive with no outgoing transactions. 243 Total views 9 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTAccording to the results of a community vote on Feb. 22, users and validators of The Open Network (TON), a layer-1 blockchain previously…

Sunday, Sept. 30 — Markets are trading sideways today, with gains and losses among the top five cryptocurrencies not exceeding 4%.Market visualization. Source: Coin360The Bitcoin (BTC) price has spiked slightly after trading close to $9,600 for most of the day. At press time the coin is trading at $9,799, up 1.72% on the day.Bitcoin 24-hour…

Friday's sell-off made exchanges shed excess BTC even faster than before, data shows. 1377 Total views 23 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) recovered from a dip below $50,000 on Dec. 8 as Wall St. trading opened on a fresh bullish note.BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin market ditches "extreme fear"Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView captured…

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when making a decision.Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.Hackers stole 913 bitcoins from Canadian cryptocurrency exchange MapleChange. Though the…