German Finance Ministry Proposes 25% Crypto Tax Starting 2028

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Metaplanet’s Executive Stock Pool Sparks Shareholder Backlash, CEO Addresses MMXX Ties

Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns.  Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option pool, which was designed as 20% of fully diluted shares and automatically expanded as the company issued new shares to fund its Bitcoin (BTC) accumulation. Bitcoin…

KYC data is an irresistible honeypot for hackers, and we must change how it is collected

Privacy-preserving identity verification systems could allow individuals to prove only what a service needs to know while keeping the underlying information under their control, writes Coin Center’s Laz Pieper. Source link

Jack Dorsey’s Block seeks US trust bank charter for Bitcoin, stablecoin

The proposed Builders Bank would offer federally supervised digital asset custody but would not accept deposits or issue loans. Source link

Bitcoin Short-Term Holder Whales Sit on Record $9 Billion Unrealized Gains

Bitcoin (BTC) whales have more reason to sell than at any time in Bitcoin’s recent history as their unrealized profits hit records. Key points: Bitcoin short-term holder whales saw unrealized profits spike to $9 billion on Sept. 4, the largest reading ever tracked by CryptoQuant data. Profitability is sensitive to small BTC price fluctuations, falling…

Circle agrees to buy cross-border payments firm Tazapay for $400 million

The deal could grant Circle vital, regulated “last-mile” infrastructure, bridging the gap between stablecoins and traditional local banking systems. Source link

New York Town Weighs Crypto Mining and AI Data Center Ban

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Strategy Skips Bitcoin Buy to Repurchase $176M STRC

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, skipped its weekly Bitcoin acquisition to repurchase $176 million of its preferred STRC stock. Strategy repurchased 1.8 million STRC shares for an aggregate $176.3 million between Aug. 31 and Sept. 7, according to a Tuesday filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The company also doubled…

Bitcoin Faces a Support Battle at $78,300 as Middle East Woes Pressure Risk Assets

Bitcoin (BTC) dipped below $78,000 at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as risk assets fell on renewed Middle East tensions. Key points: Bitcoin briefly dropped under $78,000 for the first time since Sept. 3, following downside pressure on US equities. WTI crude oil hit three-month highs near $95 per barrel on renewed military strikes in the…

Copper CEO Amar Kuchinad departs as search for a buyer enters a fourth month

Kuchinad, the CEO of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper since 2024, has left the company, according to two people familiar with the matter. Source link