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The Bpay payment system plans to launch ATMs in Moldova where it will be possible to cash out Bitcoin cryptocurrency in Moldovan lei.
The third bill on regulation of the cryptocurrency market has already been submitted to the Verkhovna Rada. Head of the Committee on Tax and Customs Policy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Nina Yuzhanina noted that the document offers simplified taxation for transactions with cryptocurrencies
The Israel Tax Authority has published a document that clarifies the status of digital currencies. According to the tax service, Bitcoin should not be equated to a currency or any type of currency. Tax officials believe that Bitcoin and other digital currencies should be treated as goods.
The DPRK authorities are using hackers to attack cryptocurrency exchanges, in particular Bitcoin. Sky News reports this with reference to experts in the field of cybersecurity.
By the summer of 2018, the government and the Central Bank will have to develop a procedure for taxation and registration of companies engaged in cryptocurrency mining. This order was given by President Vladimir Putin
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) finalized the legal framework for cryptocurrencies in the country following the orders of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc earlier this year.
Belarus has launched its own cryptocurrency, the thaler. Its creators, a group of Belarusian economists, IT specialists and journalists, emphasize that their brainchild will not compete with the Belarusian ruble, its task is to help attract investment into the country’s economy and help the development of small and medium-sized businesses.
Andreas Antonopoulos is known as the author of the best-selling books Mastering Bitcoin and The Internet of Money, as well as for his brilliant speeches at various conferences and events, in which he mercilessly exposes the hypocrisy of the corrupt financial system and talks about the advantages of Bitcoin.
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