South Africa’s Tax Authority Proposes Crypto Tax Guidance

South Africa’s tax authority has proposed new guidance that clarifies how crypto assets are taxed under existing income and capital gains tax frameworks. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Wednesday published draft guidelines on crypto asset taxation, applying South Africa’s existing tax framework, primarily the Income Tax Act, 1962, alongside capital gains tax rules….

Americans traded $571 million on Polymarket politic bets despite U.S. ban

As such, Allium can tie only about 6% of Polymarket’s political-market wallets to a country – so the firm says the figures should be read as directional rather than exact. Polymarket did not immediately respond to request for comments ahead of U.S. market hours. Meanwhile, a further interesting bit is what Americans bet on. Geopolitics…

Is Bitcoin Heading for $65K? Sharplink Buys $16M ETH. Market Moves.

Bitcoin rises amid Fed inflation talks: Bull trap or $65K next? Bitcoin (BTC) reacted positively to US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks on stubborn inflation. Despite the gains on Wednesday, traders fear that incentives for fixed-income investments and strong earnings momentum in tech stocks will continue to pressure non-yield-bearing assets like cryptocurrencies. Michael van…

Binance Sees $1.23B Outflows as ETH Withdrawals Surge

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, recorded a sharp surge in weekly outflows as Ethereum withdrawal activity climbed to a multi-year high. According to DefiLlama data viewed by Cointelegraph on Sunday, Binance saw $1.23 billion in net outflows during the week beginning June 29, a 207% increase from roughly $400 million the…

Russia on Track for Digital Ruble Rollout on Sept. 1: Central Bank Governor

Russia’s central bank governor, Elvira Nabiullina, confirmed that the country was prepared to roll out its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in two months, following the timeline it laid out last year.  According to a Thursday report from Russian state media outlet RIA Novosti, Nabiullina said that “everyone is ready” for a Sept. 1 digital…

Bitwise Says Strategy Now Less Important Figure in Bitcoin

Strategy’s era as the dominant Bitcoin buyer may have come to an end following last week’s STRC turmoil, which cast doubt on the company’s Bitcoin-buying strategy and sent the cryptocurrency to a nearly two-year low, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. “For years, Strategy has been the most dominant Bitcoin buyer in the…

Vitalik Buterin Unveils New ‘Lean Ethereum” Strawmap

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has named quantum resistance, scalability and privacy as three of Ethereum’s top priorities under a new “Lean Ethereum” strawmap, which lays out the network’s technical direction for the remainder of the decade.  In a post to X on Saturday, Buterin said the collection of upgrades will roll out over the next…

BTC price news: Bitcoin retakes $63,000, reversing end-June losses

Bitcoin climbed above $63,000 in U.S. morning hours Saturday, up 1.4% over 24 hours and 3.6% on the week, per CoinDesk data, its highest in two weeks and a full reversal of the losses that closed out June. XRP led the day’s majors, up 5.3% to $1.18 and nearly 10% on the week, a move…

ESMA’s First Post-Deadline MiCA Update Adds Standard Chartered

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the first update to its register of crypto companies under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) after the transitional period ended Wednesday. Friday’s update to the register added 37 licensed crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), including global banking group Standard Chartered, which secured MiCA authorization…

Defendant Files to Dismiss New York Lawsuit Seeking Ownership of 39,069 Bitcoin Wallets

A pseudonymous defendant has moved to dismiss a New York lawsuit seeking ownership of 39,069 dormant Bitcoin addresses, arguing that Bitcoin addresses are merely data strings that cannot be sued. The defendant, identifying themselves as “John Doe 33,” filed a notice of appearance and motion to dismiss on Thursday, claiming they control one of the…