Russia may allow Venezuela to purchase auto parts from a domestic manufacturer using its controversial state digital currency, the petro. Both countries are presently subject to US sanctions.
<h1>Russian Central Bank Pitches Ethereum Platform To Support EAEU Payments Network</h1>
An official with Russia’s central bank has said that a proposed pan-EAEU payments network could be launched on an Ethereum-based platform.
<h1>UK FCA Warns Against Bulgarian Cryptocurrency Derivatives Provider</h1>
On Thursday, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a cautionary note about Olsson Capital, a Bulgarian firm that has been offering cryptocurrency-linked financial products in the United Kingdom without authorization.
<h1>Thai Digital Asset Regulation To Begin In April; Draft Decree Details Tax Standards</h1>
According to a draft version of a royal decree, ICO issuers in Thailand will have 90 days to inform the SEC of their intentions. The document also states that digital asset trades will be subject to a 15 percent capital gains tax and a seven percent value-added tax, regardless of a trade’s profitability.
<h1>Thai Digital Asset Regulation To Begin In April; Draft Decree Details Tax Standards</h1>
According to a draft version of a royal decree, ICO issuers in Thailand will have 90 days to inform the SEC of their intentions. The document also states that digital asset trades will be subject to a 15 percent capital gains tax and a seven percent value-added tax, regardless of a trade’s profitability.
<h1>Thai Digital Asset Regulation To Begin In April; Draft Decree Details Tax Standards</h1>
According to a draft version of a royal decree, ICO issuers in Thailand will have 90 days to inform the SEC of their intentions. The document also states that digital asset trades will be subject to a 15 percent capital gains tax and a seven percent value-added tax, regardless of a trade’s profitability.
<h1>Thai Digital Asset Regulation To Begin In April; Draft Decree Details Tax Standards</h1>
According to a draft version of a royal decree, ICO issuers in Thailand will have 90 days to inform the SEC of their intentions. The document also states that digital asset trades will be subject to a 15 percent capital gains tax and a seven percent value-added tax, regardless of a trade’s profitability.
<h1>Thai Digital Asset Regulation To Begin In April; Draft Decree Details Tax Standards</h1>
According to a draft version of a royal decree, ICO issuers in Thailand will have 90 days to inform the SEC of their intentions. The document also states that digital asset trades will be subject to a 15 percent capital gains tax and a seven percent value-added tax, regardless of a trade’s profitability.
<h1>China’s IT Ministry Hints At Blockchain Standardization Committee’s Mandate</h1>
The role of a recently-announced blockchain standards committee, which will be a Chinese government body, is beginning to come into focus.
<h1>UK Announces Cryptocurrency Taskforce, Australian FinTech Partnership</h1>
Several UK government agencies will collectively make up a newly unveiled cryptocurrency taskforce.
<h1>Mnuchin To Host International Talks On Venezuela</h1>
Officials from the EU, Canada, the UK, several Latin American nations, and the US will meet in April to discuss strategies to ramp up economic pressure against Venezuela’s government.
<h1>OECD Urges Examination Of Tax Standards For Cryptocurrency, Blockchain Technology</h1>
On Tuesday, the OECD called for international collaboration regarding taxation matters, specifying that its Forum on Tax Administration will study the “tax consequences” of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. In the last week, the intergovernmental organization also addressed the emerging sector through its report on the “Tax Challenges Arising from Digitalisation.”
<h1>G20’s Closing Statements On Cryptocurrency And Blockchain</h1>
The G20 summit in Argentina closed its session with a directive for future development of crypto-asset and blockchain standards, protections, and innovation.
<h1>France’s Le Maire Places Cryptocurrency Regulation ‘At Heart’ Of G20 Discussions</h1>
France’s minister of finance published an op-ed today, highlighting France’s crypto-related ambitions. He used very enthusiastic language and likely timed the publication to coincide with today’s G20 meeting of central bankers.
<h1>G20 Summit Attendees Largely Agree That Cryptocurrencies Are Assets</h1>
Financial authorities currently attending the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit are reportedly nearing a consensus on the position that cryptocurrencies are assets.
<h1>FSB Chairman To G20 Summit In Argentina: ‘Crypto-Assets Do Not Pose Risks’</h1>
The central bankers and finance ministers of G20 member nations are meeting today and tomorrow in Buenos Aries to discuss the future of the global economy. Talks will include cryptocurrency and associated regulations.
<h1>Thought Leaders Advocate For Pan-Europe Public Blockchain</h1>
While individual blockchain endeavors have spun up from Lithuania to Switzerland, there is an effort to create a far-reaching blockchain that will span Europe.
<h1>Gov’t-Affiliated Investment Association In China To Launch Blockchain ‘Center’</h1>
A government-affiliated organization in China has announced that, in line with the country’s current “five-year plan” for economic growth, it will establish an organization to promote blockchain investment and development.
<h1>Zurich: Blockchain Leadership Summit Features Growing International Government Interest</h1>
President Putin’s economic adviser and Prince Michael of Liechtenstein both stood out among a wide-ranging host of blockchain thought leaders and industry experts who discussed possible future initiatives to an international audience.
<h1>Dutch Finance Minister Addresses Cryptocurrency Regulation In Letter To Parliament</h1>
This month, the Dutch finance minister remarked upon cryptocurrency regulation in the Netherlands and the European Union.
