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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand

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South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. ” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. They falsely claimed to have a Harvard-educated CEO backing them.

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Bitcoin Daily: UK Tax Agency Defines Crypto As Commodities; Crypto Exchange Bittrex Sued For SIM Card Bitcoin Theft

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s tax authority has released cryptocurrency tax guidance for businesses, revealing that crypto assets will still be defined as commodities. That means that companies that participate in trading exchange tokens must make tax payments.

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite

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And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. Bitcoin breeched a key psychological barrier on news that the South Korean government would tax income earned by virtual currency exchanges to the tune of 24.2 Thus, bitcoin traded below $10,000, and cryptos traded down in sympathy.

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Insurance Helps Bitcoin Become Safer for Mainstream Consumers

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Bank depositors get tax-payer funded insurance in many jurisdictions (such as FDIC in America) in case a bank goes bankrupt. Your Bitcoin in Mt.Gox or BitFinex….buyer People paying by Credit Card can fight back against a fraudulent charge. Once you send those Bitcoin it is like handing over cash…buyer Read More.

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Bitcoin Slides Again As Banks Curb Buying

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That slide occurred as global concerns come to bear on the digital currency, tied primarily to bans on buying bitcoin levied by banks. As reported by Reuters , the price, quoted from Bitstamp, now represents a fall that has taken bitcoin well off its peak of nearly $20,000 seen late last year.

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Square: Card Not Present Transactions, Square Card Spend See Gains In Q3

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Square posted third-quarter results that showed continued tailwinds in card not present transactions, a continued shift to larger seller contributions to gross payment volumes (GPV) and increasing embrace of Cash App. Stripping out the impact of bitcoin, Square said that CashApp revenues were up 174 percent year on year to $435 million.

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Fizzle Of The Week: Bitcoin — The Bad Neighbor

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Bitcoin mining, like its real-world counterpart, uses a lot of power. The most accepted answer comes from cryptocurrency tracking site Digiconomist , which estimates bitcoin mining eats up about 3.4 However, some say that puts the power consumption needs of bitcoin at half the Digiconomist figure, and some say that nearly doubles it.

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