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SEC pushes decision on VanEck Bitcoin ETF until June
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- . April 28, 2021
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the original 45-day window to approve a Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, or ETF, from asset manager

Roger Ver’s next life: Cryonics meets crypto
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- . April 28, 2021
Toward the end of our hour-long interview, Bitcoin.com founder Roger Ver drops a bombshell: He had considered killing himself to escape a jail sentence at

Former gov’t official blames crypto mining for energy crisis in Kyrgyzstan
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- . April 28, 2021
Amid growing concerns over the energy sector in Kyrgyzstan, a former government official has argued that cryptocurrency mining is a major factor driving the energy

Turkey may establish central custodian bank following alleged fraud at two major exchanges
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- . April 27, 2021
Following the arrests of several employees at Turkey-based crypto exchanges Thodex and Vebitcoin last week, government officials are reportedly planning to establish a central bank

Luxembourg PM wants nation to be the ‘digital frontrunner’ in blockchain
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- . April 27, 2021
One of the smallest countries in Europe is aiming to be comparatively progressive in its adoption of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, according to the nation’s leadership.

Crypto tax in South Korea is ‘inevitable’ in 2022, says minister
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- . April 27, 2021
Amid the growing opposition against the new cryptocurrency tax regime in South Korea, finance minister Hong Nam-ki confirmed that the government will start taxing capital gains

Employees of Korea’s financial regulator ordered to report crypto holdings
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- . April 27, 2021
Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman Eun Sung-soo has ordered FSC officials who hold crypto to file reports on their investments by May 7. The

Irish crypto firms must comply with money laundering laws for the first time
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- . April 27, 2021
Ireland’s crypto businesses have become subject to regulatory oversight for the first time, with local digital asset firms now observing anti-money laundering guidelines set out

Biden’s proposed capital gains tax rise will hit only richest 0.3%
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- . April 26, 2021
Following major sell-offs in cryptocurrency markets amid reports of United States President Joe Biden’s capital gains tax rise proposal last week, the Biden administration defended

Mercurial on crypto: Will India’s latest stance lead to positive regulation?
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- . April 26, 2021
For most of the last decade, India’s stance on cryptocurrencies has been uncertain, to say the least. The current soft ban is hurting the country’s