Ex-CFO that stole $5M to trade crypto and ‘meme stocks’ gets 3 years prison
    28 Apr 2023
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    Cooper Morgenthau embezzled $5 million from three different companies and lost almost all of it trading cryptocurrencies and “meme stocks.” The former CFO of a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) was sentenced to three years in prison after embezzling $5 million that was used to trade cryptocurrencies and “meme stocks.” An April 27 press release from the…

    UK Treasury seeks input on taxing DeFi staking and lending
    28 Apr 2023
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    The proposed regulatory changes seek to simplify how DeFi returns are taxed and reduce the “administrative burden” for taxpayers. The tax treatment of lending and borrowing on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols could soon be changed in the United Kingdom as the taxation arm of the Treasury is seeking input on a possible new regime. An…

    Phantom Wallet CEO explains why wallets must move to be multichain
    28 Apr 2023
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    Phantom Wallet CEO Brandon Millman argues airdrops may not be worth the hype and self-custody wallets are not off the hook regarding regulation. Wallets have always been a key topic in the cryptocurrency industry because of their essential role in adoption. As the crypto world evolves and enters the multichain phase, wallets may need to…