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US Judge Orders Kraken to Release Customer Data to IRS in Cryptocurrency Tax Probe

Kraken, the San Francisco-headquartered digital currency exchange, has received a court order from a U.S. judge requiring the release of customer data to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The court filing, submitted on Friday, states that the IRS…

Veteran Trader Peter Brandt Urges Federal Reserve to Raise Interest Rates Another 100 Basis Points

Veteran trader Peter Brandt has urged the U.S. Federal Reserve to stay hawkish and increase interest rates another 100 basis points to protect the nation’s wealth. He stressed that there is nothing more destructive to wealth than inflation…

Slovakia to Lower Tax on Income From Crypto Holdings

Lawmakers in Slovakia have adopted legislation that will reduce the tax burden for cryptocurrency holders in the country. Income derived from long-term investments in digital assets will also be relieved from healthcare taxes, the parliamentarians…

Azuki Is Rebuilding After Its Elementals Mint Mishap

Azuki’s latest expansion of its NFT ecosystem missed the mark, while Candy Digital and Palm NFT are merging together to create a superpowered NFT production studio. Also, Warner Music Group and Polygon are launching a blockchain music accelerator…

VLS Beta For Major Security Enhancement Of Lightning Nodes Released

In a significant development for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, the Validating Lightning Signer (VLS) beta release has been announced, aiming to address the growing security concerns within the network. The VLS solution, an open-source Rust library…

Biden Pledges to Eliminate Tax Loopholes for Crypto Traders — Vows to Make US Tax System Fair

U.S. President Joe Biden has promised to make the federal tax system fair by eliminating loopholes for crypto traders and hedge fund managers. He aims to “achieve tax code fairness” by “ensuring that the burden is shared by the wealthy…

Bitcoin Cash Hashrate Gains Momentum: Miners Flock to BCH as Profitability Surges 

Over the past two weeks, bitcoin cash has experienced a significant surge, increasing 182% against the U.S. dollar and attracting more hashrate to its network. Approximately 22 bitcoin cash mining pools are now allocating SHA256 hashrate to the…