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Morgan Stanley and Other Suitors Readying Bithumb Deal – Report

Shares in Vidente, the video equipment maker that owns a 10.3% stake in the South Korean market-leading crypto exchange Bithumb, have rocketed up to a 52-week high on the KOSPI index after reports linked the US-based investment banking giant Morgan Stanley to a deal that could see it invest in or...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

South Koreans Warned to Pay Tax on Crypto Held on Foreign Exchanges

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) is on the warpath – and has crypto firmly in its sights.Fresh from swooping on over 2,400 individuals it said have sought to conceal their earnings by buying cryptoassets like bitcoin (BTC) and ethereum (ETH) – in some cases seizing crypto...

, by Tim Alper

‘Time To Get Educated’: Morgan Stanley Brings BTC Funds To Rich Clients

Major US-headquartered investment bank Morgan Stanley aims to offer three bitcoin (BTC) funds to its rich clients as early as next month, while it stressed that it's time for investors to get educated about this nascent asset class.The news about the funds that enable ownership of bitcoin were...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

South Korean Authorities Liquidate Tax Dodgers’ Crypto Holdings

South Korea’s tax authorities said they have evidence that 2,416 South Korean people have hidden their income by buying cryptoassets including bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and more in efforts to avoid having to pay tax on their earnings – and have moved to seize and liquidate their...

, by Tim Alper

MP Claims that Russia’s Crypto Tax Threshold Is Subject to Change

Russian parliamentarians could be set to alter the soon-to-be-imposed legal threshold for crypto tax declarations, a State Duma committee member has conceded. Source: Adobe/frag As previously reported, lawmakers have previously voted in favor of a bill that would force crypto traders to declare...

, by Tim Alper

eToro Adds 6M Users On Its Way to Become USD 10B Public Company

Multi-asset social trading platform eToro said it added over 5m new registered users in 2020 and another 1.2m this past January alone, reaching the 20m users milestone, as it aims to go public via a merger.Per the company, in 2019, monthly registrations averaged 192,000, while last year, that grew...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Europe Gets Its New Crypto Unicorn, Bitpanda

Vienna-based digital asset platform Bitpanda said it was valued at USD 1.2bn after it raised USD 170m in a Series B round. The round was led by Valar Ventures, with participation from the partners of DST Global, the company said in an emailed announcement. Valar Ventures, a New York-based venture...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Chat App KakaoTalk’s Crypto Wallet Now Has 0.75m Users

The South Korean chat app operator Kakao says some 0.75 million, or more than 1% of its users are now using its chat app-linked crypto wallet that was launched in June 2020.Per a report from TechM, the service is firmly “en route to the 1 million-user mark,” although it still has a long...

, by Tim Alper

BlockFi Valued at USD 3B Following USD 350M Round

The US-based major financial services company focused on cryptoassets, BlockFi, was valued at USD 3bn following its recent USD 350m Series D fundraising round. It was led by new investors including Bain Capital Ventures, partners of DST Global, Pomp Investments and Tiger Global, the company said....

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

FX Branch of Japanese Giant SBI Planning Crypto Move – Report

Another subsidiary of the Japanese financial giant the SBI Group, FX Clearing Trust, is reportedly targetting crypto-related business expansion.Per an official release, the firm has now acquired a license for investment trust-related business operations, and will rename itself the SBI Clearing...

, by Tim Alper

JPMorgan to Offer ‘Crypto Exposure Basket’, but Criticized as Not ‘Crypto’

The news is out that major investment bank JPMorgan Chase is looking to offer its clients access to the crypto market - but not everybody see the offering in good light, or particularly crypto-related. Dated March 9, the bank's prospectus on the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Chinese Firms Get Bullish as Lottery Operator Renames Itself ‘BIT Mining’

Chinese firms appear to have become emboldened – and increasingly eager to clamber on board the crypto bandwagon – with 500.com, one of the nation’s biggest sports lottery firms, planning to rename itself with a distinctly crypto-sounding name: BIT Mining.The company, which is...

, by Tim Alper

Miners Returning to S Korea, Where Crypto Is ‘Essential’ for 20-30s

South Korean Crypto Fever 2.0 is showing no signs of slowing, with miners returning to the fray – and conventional investment experts claiming that crypto has become “essential” for portfolio holders in their 20s-30s.As previously reported, the operators of PC gaming rooms (PC...

, by Tim Alper

PayPal Acquires Bitcoin Custodian Curv

Online payments giant PayPal said it has agreed to acquire Curv, an Israel-based crypto custodian, in an effort to expand its crypto offerings. PayPal did not provide any further details about the deal.Curv was founded in 2018 by CEO Itay Malinger and CTO Dan Yadlin."Now, as the adoption of digital...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Indian Crypto Players Want Bigger Role In Shaping Regulation As Ban Is Less Likely

As India's Finance Minister and a member of the Lower House of Parliament both gave encouraging statements over the past weekend, local crypto industry players want to have a bigger role in shaping the regulatory landscape.The news came from India, as on March 5, as the country's Finance Minister...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

50% of Inexperienced Investors to Hold Bitcoin Less Than a Year – Survey

With recent months bringing a surge in interest in bitcoin (BTC) among individual investors, a rising share of newcomers represent so-called 'weak hands' that might sell their crypto during the first serious price correction, according to a report by market research platform Cardify. The share of...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

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