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Bitcoin prices have been doing well lately, while other major cryptocurrencies are outshining Bitcoin with their performance. According to CoinDesk price data, Ether, the second-largest crypto asset by market cap, more than doubled in recent months, while Cardano’s ADA token tripled by the same time. That’s why some investors are wondering whether Bitcoin is still…

According to the Economic Times, the Indian government is planning to compartmentalize virtual currencies and their tax treatment based on their use cases —payments, investment, or utility. Although the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has not granted legal tender status to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, it is eager to charge tax on cryptocurrency investment gains….

Charles Randell, chair of the FCA and Payments Systems Regulator, warned in a new piece written for the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime that over-extending the reach of regulators could backfire in the case of some cryptocurrency tokens. The chair of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that there is currently a…

DeFi is changing the way the sector operates by using onramps and integrations across blockchains to make giving to charities easier, writes George Harrap on Cointelegraph. Most of the stories coming out of the crypto industry this past year have centered around enormous numbers flowing in and out of the space. From stablecoins topping over…

Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone argues that Bitcoin is gradually becoming a global reserve asset that complements the US dollar. According to a Bloomberg report, digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum are on the way to new highs. The September edition of Bloomberg’s Crypto Outlook called $100,000 BTC and $5,000 Ether (ETH) the “path…

The Federal Reserve has resorted to flooding the economy with dollars to curb inflation. According to Forbes, the M2 money supply in April 2021 was $20.11 trillion, representing a 30% increase since January 2020. Too many dollars in the system reduces the currency value. In addition, there is pent-up demand — more money going after…