EU's proposed framework for crypto assets market

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South Korea-based digital asset investors to pay 20% in taxes from crypto trading

South Korea, digital assets, taxes, crypto trading, private sector, cryptocurrency, earnings, virtual currencies, electronic certificates, digital certificates, financial assets, capital gains, Financial Services Commission, financial regulator

New York state financial regulator announces new framework for crypto coin listings

New York State’s financial regulator has proposed a plan that would allow licensed virtual currency companies that have already received approval for coin listings to introduce new coins without additional permission.

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France, Germany against Facebook's Libra, in favour of public cryptocurrency

France and Germany have expressed their disapproval of Facebook’s Libra currency, as it poses risks to the financial sector, and have backed the development of an alternative public cryptocurrency.

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Frances Finance Minister calls for EU rules on virtual currencies

France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has said the European Union should introduce a common set of rules to govern virtual currencies, which are now mostly regulated at national level.

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Bitcoin and AML: regulating the new mainstream

Nadja van der Veer, Payment Counsel: “Cryptocurrency has been historically involved in a lot of negative news, instigated by government warnings”

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Chile to start taxing cryptocurrency earnings

Chile has announced it is planning to start taxing cryptocurrencies in April 2019, when taxpayers pay their yearly income taxes, although it’s unclear at what rate.

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Coinify to power EU trading in BRD wallet

Coinify, a virtual currency payment provider, has teamed up with BRD, a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mobile wallet, to support the global access of virtual currencies.

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Trezor advises against fake wallets in circulation

Trezor has warned its customers against scams that use fake wallets to steal cryptocurrencies, as copies of Trezor One are stolen, as well as virtual currencies deposited there.

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