Elon Musk’s Twitter Buy Exposes a Privacy Minefield

The social network’s user data and more will soon be at the whims of the world’s richest man. Who’s worried? Powered by...

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Argentinian Tax Agency Supports Creation of Global Crypto Report System to Avoid Evasion
Apr27

Argentinian Tax Agency Supports Creation of Global Crypto Report System to Avoid Evasion

The AFIP, the Argentinian tax agency, is supporting the creation of a centralized system that serves as a registry for cryptocurrency holders. According to statements from its head, this would make it easier for tax agencies all over the world to curb evasion. The organization has already made use of financial information to collect taxes from Argentinian users with bank accounts abroad. Argentinian Tax Agency Backs Crypto Holder...

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National Assembly of Panama Advances Discussion of Cryptocurrency Law Project
Apr27

National Assembly of Panama Advances Discussion of Cryptocurrency Law Project

The National Assembly of Panama has advanced a cryptocurrency law project that seeks to regulate cryptocurrency activity to give more clarity to the sector in the country. The proposal, which was approved in the first discussion, was composed of two different projects presented to the economic affairs commission of the Assembly. Panama Moves to Regulate Crypto Assets Panama is taking steps to regulate crypto assets and the businesses...

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Mining Report Shows Bitcoin’s Electricity Consumption Decreased by 25% in Q1 2022
Apr27

Mining Report Shows Bitcoin’s Electricity Consumption Decreased by 25% in Q1 2022

At the end of May last year, Tesla’s Elon Musk convinced bitcoin industry leaders to form a Bitcoin Mining Council (BMC) and in mid-July, the BMC launched its public services and website. On April 25, 2022, the organization published a report that discusses the bitcoin mining industry’s improvements in sustainable energy use during the first quarter of 2022. The BMC report’s findings show Bitcoin’s electricity usage dropped by 25% in...

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Kraken Becomes First Global Crypto Exchange Fully Licensed by Abu Dhabi Global Market
Apr27

Kraken Becomes First Global Crypto Exchange Fully Licensed by Abu Dhabi Global Market

Abu Dhabi Global Market has awarded a full financial license to crypto exchange Kraken. “Kraken will be the first global virtual assets exchange group in the UAE to offer investors the ability to invest, trade, withdraw and deposit virtual assets (bitcoin and ether) directly in local AED currency,” the regulator explained. Kraken Establishes Middle East Headquarters Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced Monday that cryptocurrency...

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