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Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro to allow digital asset tax payments
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19 October, 2022

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro to allow digital asset tax payments

Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes announced the initiative in March, saying it was the city’s attempt to attract the...
China’s Tianjin province hikes electricity rates to root out miners
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19 October, 2022

China’s Tianjin province hikes electricity rates to root out miners

Tianjin is now the eighth province to hike the rates specifically targeting the miners, but they all insist it’s a...
Patrick Prinz on CoinGeek Backstage: No one should build on infrastructure that limits you, switch to BSV
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18 October, 2022

Patrick Prinz on CoinGeek Backstage: No one should build on infrastructure that limits you, switch to BSV

Patrick Prinz, managing director of Bitcoin Association for BSV, joined CoinGeek Backstage to talk about the BA’s current focus on...
US senator attacks SEC’s digital asset regulatory approach
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18 October, 2022

US senator attacks SEC’s digital asset regulatory approach

It’s the first time a U.S. senator has directly called out Gary Gensler’s SEC, urging the securities regulator to define...
NYDIG quietly laid off a third of its staff in September: report
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17 October, 2022

NYDIG quietly laid off a third of its staff in September: report

Sources at NYDIG say the firm, which aimed to introduce BTC to the banking system, burned through the $1b it...
SEC shoots down WisdomTree’s BTC spot ETF, cites market manipulation
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17 October, 2022

SEC shoots down WisdomTree’s BTC spot ETF, cites market manipulation

The U.S. securities regulator previously shot down WisdomTree’s spot ETF application on the same ground, even as Grayscale sues the...

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