Those ‘Doomsday Planes’ Have Nothing to Do With Trump’s Covid-19 Test
Yes, two Boeing E-6B Mercury were flying last night. No, that’s not because of the president’s positive test. Powered by...
The Strangest Election Scenario Runs Through Georgia
There’s a small but real possibility that we won’t know which party controls the Senate until 2021, thanks to a special election and a unique state requirement. Powered by WPeMatico
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Hands Over Customer Data to UK Tax Authority
Coinbase is handing over customer data to the British tax authority, Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The measure affects customers with a U.K. address who received more than £5,000 ($6,450) worth of cryptocurrency during the 2019/20 tax year. On Oct. 2, Coinbase sent an email to its U.K. users advising them that it will share their account information with the HMRC. The exchange said the tax agency originally asked for...
Zimbabwe’s Stock Exchange Open to Crypto Listing Subject to ‘Regulatory Approval’
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange (ZSE) CEO Justin Bgoni says its recently licensed subsidiary, the Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is open to listing bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, according to local media reports, any such listings are still dependent on the digital asset issuers getting “regulatory approval.” The report does not provide any details of requirements that cryptocurrency issuers must meet for their respective tokens...
Venezuela’s State-Run ‘Defi’ Crypto Exchange Goes Live After Maduro’s Anti-Blockade Speech
Decentralized finance (defi) is allegedly coming to Venezuela after a recent decree from Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela. The government recently introduced a defi platform called BDVE that purportedly provides Venezuelan citizens with the means to swap ERC20 tokens in a noncustodial manner. For quite some time now Venezuela has had to deal with strict economic sanctions. President...
