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How China Is Clamping Down On Crypto Trading With Social Media

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The Chinese government has a complicated relationship with cryptocurrency: While it seems to be enthusiastic about the applications of blockchain technology, the country has banned initial coin offerings (ICOs) and blocked crypto trading sites.

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Do You Agree with Square’s CEO That Bitcoin Will Be the World’s Single Currency?

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EXCLUSIVE— With cryptocurrencies losing their luster in the public — and the regulatory — eye, some in financial services still remain bullish on the currency even as its value falls. The social media/fintech executive made headlines in the crypto world.Read More.

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

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Proposed amendments to existing bills want to classify cryptocurrencies as goods rather than currencies. ” 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. And, the U.S.

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Potential Facebook Crypto Launch Pushes Bitcoin Over $9,000

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The coin was buoyed by the news that Facebook will potentially launch a cryptocurrency of its own. Bitcoin hasn’t been as high as $9,000 since May of 2018, and the cryptocurrency is now up 14 percent since January. There are reports that say Facebook’s cryptocurrency launch could happen as soon as Tuesday (June 18).

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Libra Could Pose Tax Challenges In Europe

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With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook ’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax lawyers. As a result, capital gains and losses would be created. These issues would hamstring the digital currency’s mainstream adoption, the Financial Times reported.

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Andreessen Partner Predicts More Libra-Type Crypto Efforts

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Mint’s decision to phase out production of pennies next year, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, a California-based venture capital firm, said money will be digital by 2030, Bloomberg News reported. Haun was questioned about why there are few venture capital companies investing in the space and if it will change.

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Facebook Working On WhatsApp P2P Digital Currency

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Facebook , Telegram and Signal are looking to launch their own cryptocurrencies that will allow users to send money internationally on their messaging systems. The social media giant has even spoken with crypto exchanges about selling the coin to consumers, telling them that it hopes to have a product out in the first half of the year.