South Korea's new president delays crypto taxes in favor of consumer protections
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South Korea’s new president delays crypto taxes in favor of consumer protections

South Korea’s newly-elected president Yoon Seok-yeol announced Tuesday he would push to defer taxation on crypto investment gains at least until a new set of regulations called the Digital Asset Basic Act is enacted. South Korea’s crypto tax was initially set to come into effect for the 2022 fiscal year, but was pushed back to 2023 last December. E-daily reported…

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Bitcoin funds saw largest single week of outflows since June 2021
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Bitcoin funds saw largest single week of outflows since June 2021

Institutional investors shed $133 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) investment products last week, marking the largest week of outflows since June last year. According to the latest edition of CoinShares’ weekly Digital Asset Fund Flows report, the overall digital asset fund outflows for the week ending April 29 totaled $120.1 million, with the large Bitcoin outflows marginally offset by a…

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Coinbase took out the first Bitcoin-backed loan from Goldman Sachs
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Coinbase took out the first Bitcoin-backed loan from Goldman Sachs

America’s largest crypto exchange Coinbase has been revealed as the mystery firm that took out Wall Street’s first Bitcoin-backed loan from Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs has $2.5 trillion assets under management as of 2021. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the Bitcoin-backed loan issued by Goldman had been taken out by Coinbase as a way to deepen ties between the crypto…

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Wisdomtree Executive Says Crypto Is a New Asset Class That People Can't Ignore
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Crypto Is a New Asset Class That People Can’t Ignore – Featured Bitcoin News

An executive at Wisdomtree, an asset management firm with $78 billion under management, says that “Cryptocurrencies have firmly established themselves as a new asset class and it truly is something that people can’t ignore.” He added: “We are past the point where there is speculation around whether or not this is a trend that’s here to stay.” Wisdomtree’s Executive on…

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L2 transaction fees need to be under 5c to be 'truly acceptable'
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L2 transaction fees need to be under 5c to be ‘truly acceptable’

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that Layer-2 transaction fees need to be under $0.05 to be “truly acceptable.” Buterin made the latest comments in response to a Twitter post from the Bankless podcast host Ryan Sean Adams, who shared a screenshot of the average transaction fees for eight Ethereum Layer-2 platforms. The data is from L2fees.info, a website that…

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Shares Investment Advice — Says 'This Will Serve You Well in the Long Term'
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Gives Investment Advice He Says ‘Will Serve You Well in the Long Term’ – Featured Bitcoin News

Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has shared his recommended investment strategy, which he believes “will serve you well in the long term.” Some people noted that Musk’s strategy is similar to one adopted by Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Elon Musk’s Investment Advice Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk gave some investment advice Sunday, noting that he has been…

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Threat Models For Home Bitcoin Miners
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Bitcoin Bottom Line Protecting Bitcoin Mining

Watch This Episode On YouTube Listen To The Episode Here: In this week’s “Bitcoin Bottom Line” episode, co-hosts Steven McClurg and C.J. Wilson are joined by guest Nick Hansen, CEO of Luxor, and Josh Olszewicz, Valkyrie’s head of research. Luxor is one of the top 10 bitcoin mining pools in the world. They have a Hash Rate Index, and through…

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Bitcoin And An Addiction To Debt
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The Future Looks Bright For Bitcoin

It was an honor to take part in this year’s Bitcoin 2022 Conference in Miami. The inspiring conversations that took place at the convention center are what fuels the work we do. The discussions that really spoke to me were those centered around education and global Bitcoin adoption. I emphasized this point during the panel on “Building Lightning-Focused Companies:” Everything…

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Uganda Central Bank Tells Licensed Entities to Stop Facilitating Crypto Transactions – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News
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Uganda Central Bank Tells Licensed Entities to Stop Facilitating Crypto Transactions – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

The Ugandan central bank has warned licensed entities and the public against facilitating crypto-related transactions as well as the practice of converting cryptocurrency into mobile money and vice versa. The central bank warned it will not hesitate to act against entities found to be in breach of the country’s laws. No Entity Issued License to Trade Cryptos The central bank…

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