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Portugal will implement 28% tax on crypto in 2023
Capital gains earned from crypto held for less than a year will be taxed 28%.
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CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: EU readying regulations on DeFi; Bitcoin mining difficulty reaches new ATH
BitBoy Crypto alleges former SEC director accepted bribes to declare Ethereum a commodity, investors pile on bonds as the interest in crypto fades, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.
Macro
Dominic Frisby gives his take on investing in Bitcoin, gold
Author Dominic Frisby makes a case for holding both BTC and gold when it comes to protecting oneself during precarious geopolitical times.
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Regulation
EU signals regulatory intent with study on ’embedded supervision’ of Ethereum DeFi
The E.U. wants to gather real-time data on DeFi activity despite the MiCA bill excluding decentralized services.
Regulation
EU narrows Russia’s options further with crypto sanctions
The EU says its sanctions will potentially weaken Russia's industrial capacity to continue its war in Ukraine.
Exchanges
Russia blocks crypto exchange OKX without disclosing reason
The authorities blacklisted Okx.com's IP address on October 4.
Crime
Mastercard launches new product to help banks combat crypto-related crime
Mastercard launched new software "Crypto Secure", powered by CipherTrace to help banks and card issuers to identify and block fradulent transactions via crypto exchanges.
Macro
Bitcoin decouples from legacy markets amid macro turmoil
The safe haven narrative returns as Bitcoin's price performance shows a distinct inversion against the S&P 500.
Macro
Future rate hikes may be good for the crypto markets as major currencies are devalued against the dollar
Bitcoin volume against the British Pound reached unprecedented highs this week as Lingham argues rate hikes may hit bears hard.
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Adoption
Sweden’s central bank tests CBDC for retail and international remittance payments
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British pound drops to all time lows against the dollar
Banking
Former IMF official believes CBDCs need to function offline to gain mass adoption
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