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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela May Collect Taxes In Crypto; Russian Agency Proposes AI To Track Crypto Transactions

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Venezuela may be going forward with a plan to allow the use of the Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency to pay taxes, according to Cointelegraph. Because of the new campaign, Petro’s usage has seen a surge in recent days, according to the report. The software would cost $10.4

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Cyberattack Closes Web Access To Canadian Government Agencies 

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It collects taxes, administers tax law and policy and oversees charities. As a result of the breach, the CRA said more than 11,000 of 12 million personal accounts were compromised, including online portals accessing tax payer data and COVID-19 relief programs. Last month, a national survey found more than 80 percent of U.S.

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NY Creates Cryptocurrency Task Force

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A New York State politician announced the creation of what he called the nation’s first cryptocurrency task force, to “study how to properly regulate, define and use” the currency, according to a Facebook post and reports. Cryptocurrency, however, is more than just an asset that stores value.

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Loews Hotels CEO: Business Travel Won’t Return This Year

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Loews Hotels CEO Jonathan Tisch does not expect a return to significant national, international or business travel anytime soon, according to an interview he gave on CNBC ’s “Closing Bell.”. On whether the sector will see bankruptcies, he said 20 percent of New York’s hotels will not reopen. It’s a challenge,” he said. “We

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Sprint And T-Mobile Merger, Spend Management And State Tax Top This Week’s News

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It’s the end of a short holiday workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. .

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The ICBA 22/23 executive committee is all in

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“I’m so inspired by the professionalism, integrity and commitment of our executive committee and board of directors as we work together to serve the needs of community bankers across the nation,” says Terry Jorde, ICBA senior executive vice president and chief of staff. ICBA president and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey echoes this sentiment.

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London’s Dirty Little (Money Laundering) Secret

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office were facilitating tax evasion and money laundering. regulators didn’t seem inclined to take any real steps toward looking into the claims about BSI’s role in tax evasion at the time. A former employee at Swiss bank BSI, who worked at the bank’s U.K. But as the FT’s reports showed, U.K.

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