Tanzania Officials Want Global Clarity on CBDCs and Crypto Assets
Officials from Tanzania’s financial sector have called for a clearer global consensus on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and crypto-assets. The officials agreed that more discussions still need to be carried out before a final decision is made. Interoperability of CBDCs Just under a year after the Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan asked the country’s finance chiefs to prepare for cryptocurrencies, officials from the...
Crypto Exchanges Binance and Whitebit Offer Help for Ukrainian Refugees
The global crypto community has actively supported humanitarian efforts in Ukraine and two crypto exchanges are also looking to help Ukrainian refugees abroad. Binance, the largest coin trading platform, and the Ukrainian Whitebit have turned their attention to the Ukrainians who had to leave their country as a result of Russia’s invasion. Binance to Launch Charity Crypto Card for Ukrainian Citizens Escaping Conflict The world’s...
Need to File Fast? Follow This No-Nonsense Guide From Koinly
Left your crypto taxes until the last second? Here’s how to get your crypto taxes done by April 18 with the least amount of friction possible. The IRS has been really clear that cryptocurrency is definitely taxed – and that they’re able to track crypto investments through various channels. In brief, crypto is subject to Capital Gains Tax and sometimes Income Tax. You’ll pay long-term Capital Gains Tax between 0% to 20% or you’ll pay...
UK Regulator Allows 5 Crypto Firms to Operate With Temporary Registration
Britain’s top financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has allowed five crypto firms to continue to operate in the U.K. with temporary registration. The deadline for crypto firms to register with the FCA was last week but these five firms’ applications are still pending. Five Crypto Firms Can Continue to Operate in the UK With Temporary Registration The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) updated its list of...
Mexico’s Third Richest Billionaire Warns of Severe Dollar Inflation — Says Buy Bitcoin to ‘Save Your Skin’
The third-richest billionaire in Mexico, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, has shared his experience of living through hyperinflation. He warned that the U.S. and several other civilized countries are “going exactly the same route” his country went through in the 1980s. Mexican Billionaire Warns About Inflation Mexico’s third-richest billionaire, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, gave some advice Thursday regarding inflation, hyperinflation, bitcoin, and...
