{"id":155299,"date":"2020-10-04T23:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T20:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/"},"modified":"2020-10-04T23:00:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T20:00:56","slug":"bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/","title":{"rendered":"#BitMEX charges, Bitcoin stays calm, KuCoin \u2018identifies\u2019 hack suspects: Hodler\u2019s Digest, Sept. 28\u2013Oct. 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label 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ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/#KuCoin_CEO_claims_hacking_suspects_identified\" >KuCoin CEO claims hacking suspects identified<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/#Chainalysis_and_Texas_firm_win_1-million_IRS_contract_to_crack_Monero\" >Chainalysis and Texas firm win $1-million IRS contract to crack Monero<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/#Global_economy_saved_Reddits_MOON_token_has_a_264_septillion_market_cap\" >Global economy saved: Reddits MOON token has a $2.64 septillion market cap<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/#100_million_worldwide_now_use_crypto-based_assets_Cambridge_study_says\" >100 million worldwide now use crypto-based assets, Cambridge study says<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/#Winners_and_Losers\" >Winners and Losers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" 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href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bitmex-charges-bitcoin-stays-calm-kucoin-identifies-hack-suspects-hodlers-digest-sept-28-oct-4\/#Cashless_future_ahead_Utopian_digital_dream_with_dystopian_inequality\" >Cashless future ahead? Utopian digital dream with dystopian inequality<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#BitMEX charges, Bitcoin stays calm, KuCoin \u2018identifies\u2019 hack suspects: Hodler\u2019s Digest, Sept. 28\u2013Oct. 4<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/28-4october-scaled.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<pre><code>                The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more \u2014 one week on Cointelegraph in one link!\n                &lt;p style=\"text-align: center\"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Coming every Sunday, &lt;\/i&gt;&lt;i&gt;Hodlers Digest&lt;\/i&gt;&lt;i&gt; tracks every important crypto <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> story from the previous week. Essential reading for all Hodlers!&lt;\/i&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Stories_This_Week\"><\/span><b>Top Stories This Week<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CFTC_charges_BitMEX_with_illegally_operating_derivatives_exchange\"><\/span><b>CFTC charges BitMEX with illegally operating derivatives exchange<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged the derivatives exchange BitMEX with operating an unregistered trading platform and violating Anti-Money Laundering regulations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A civil enforcement action has been filed against five entities and three individuals who allegedly own and operate the exchange  including BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The CFTC is accusing the exchange of failing to take the most basic compliance procedures, and it is seeking the restitution of all ill-gotten gains, civil monetary penalties, permanent trading bans and injunctions against future violations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>BitMEX lashed out against the heavy-handed charges. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The exchange said it plans to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">defend itself vigorously against the allegations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and stressed that its platform is continuing to operate as normal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Despite this, data from Crystal Blockchain suggests that an unprecedented <\/b><b>45,000 BTC (with a market value of $475 million) has been withdrawn from BitMEX<\/b><b> since the charges were levied.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"KuCoin_CEO_claims_hacking_suspects_identified\"><\/span><b>KuCoin CEO claims hacking suspects identified<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lets take a look at whats been h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening over at KuCoin in a little bit more detail now. <\/span><b>Its estimated that the Singapore-based exchange lost upward of $200 million in customer funds as a result of a major hack in late September.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hot wallets for BTC, ETH and ERC-20 tokens were affected by the incident, and analysts have claimed that as most of the funds stolen were ERC-20 tokens, the ill-gotten gains could easily be laundered through DeFi protocols.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>On Saturday, KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu said a thorough investigation has uncovered substantial proof that has allowed it to identify some suspects.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Law enforcement officials and police are officially involved to take action, he wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lyu added that KuCoin is slowly coming back to full functionality and has reopened deposits and withdrawals for 31 tokens. <\/span><b>Services for BTC, ETH and USDT will follow.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chainalysis_and_Texas_firm_win_1-million_IRS_contract_to_crack_Monero\"><\/span><b>Chainalysis and Texas firm win $1-million IRS contract to crack Monero<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It trebles all around for Chainalysis. <\/span><b>The IRS has given the blockchain analytics firm a cool $500,000 upfront as it tries to develop tools that can track transactions involving the privacy coin Monero, as well as layer-two protocols.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another firm, the lesser-known Integra FEC, has also secured a contract on identical terms. <\/span><b>If its <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> is proven successful and approved for use, itll be given another $125,000.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Americas taxman received a total of 22 proposals as it begins its quest to clamp down on privacy coins amid fears theyre increasingly being used by cybercriminals. <\/span><b>It said comparative analysis was used to decide which companies should win the contract.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chainalysis is among the leading firms in crypto analytics and routinely wins such contracts with a range of government agencies.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Global_economy_saved_Reddits_MOON_token_has_a_264_septillion_market_cap\"><\/span><b>Global economy saved: Reddits MOON token has a $2.64 septillion market cap<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The coronavirus has ripped the global economy to shreds  but worry not Reddit may have just saved the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Traders have apparently devised a way to exchange the social networks crypto-based Community Points tokens for fiat.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Etherscan had said more than 30 septillion MOONs have been distributed to 7,800 addresses. <\/span><b>Given these tokens were changing hands on Honeyswap for $0.088 of xDAI at one point, that would result in a market cap of $2.66 septillion. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By contrast, the entire global economy was worth roughly $133 trillion in 2019.<\/span><b>But dont pop the champagne yet. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It seems more than possible this is just a badly written smart contract. MOONs stated supply is actually 30 million tokens, giving the project a market cap of just $2.64 million. <\/span><b>Thats hardly enough to make the good times roll again.<\/b><\/p>\n<h4><b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6323 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Digest_03-10_1-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><\/b><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"100_million_worldwide_now_use_crypto-based_assets_Cambridge_study_says\"><\/span><b>100 million worldwide now use crypto-based assets, Cambridge study says<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This next story helps illustrate the Everestian challenge that Bitcoin faces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A new study by the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance recently revealed that 100 million people around the world currently hold Bitcoin and other blockchain-based assets.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is a <\/span><b>189% <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">increase from 2018 when there were estimated to be 35 million identity-verified crypto users worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Figures from the third quarter of 2020 also showed there are up to <\/span><b>191 million<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> accounts at crypto exchanges  a number that doesnt include self-hosted wallets.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Winners_and_Losers\"><\/span><b>Winners and Losers<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6322 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Winners-and-Losers_october4-01-1024x826.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"826\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">At the end of the week, Bitcoin is at <\/span><b>$10,614.21<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Ether at <\/span><b>$348.89<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and XRP at <\/span><b>$0.24.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> The total market cap is at <\/span><b>$339,870,924,686<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Among the biggest 100 cryptocurrencies, the top three altcoin gainers of the week are <\/span><b>Celsius<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Arweave<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>Zilliqa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The top three altcoin losers of the week are <\/span><b>Yearn.finance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>PumaPay<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><b>SushiSwap<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more info on crypto prices, make sure to read <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cointelegraphs market analysis<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Most_Memorable_Quotations\"><\/span><b>Most Memorable Quotations<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KuCoin is acting quickly and transparently to deal with it. We are trying our best to mitigate the impact of the incident by working with many blockchain projects, security firms and crypto exchanges.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Charlie Cai<\/b><b>, KuCoin media manager<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Donald Trump<\/b><b>, U.S. President<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think, once and for all we can all agree that #btc is not correlated to gold and is correlated to equities, no chopping and changing whenever it suits our bias, this is how it is now.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b><\/b><b>Benjamin Blunts<\/b><b>, pseudonymous trader<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NBA Top Shot, on a scalable blockchain like Flow, is the first time fans can own a piece of the on-court action.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Aaron Gordon<\/b><b>, professional NBA player and Dapper Labs investor<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Bitcoin market has always reacted negatively to major exchange issues or government confiscations. Historically this has always presented a great buying opportunity for Bitcoin. The Department of Justice action against BitMEX will be no different.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Vijay Boyapati<\/b><b>, Bitcoin researcher<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In public statements and at public events promoting Kin, Kik extolled Kins profit-making potential. Kiks CEO explained the role of supply and demand in driving the value of Kin: Kik was offering only a limited supply of Kin, so as demand increased, the value of Kin would increase.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Alvin Kellerstein<\/b><b>, U.S. District Judge<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Were seeing a spike in activity by new participants coming into BTC not yet reflected in price, it doesnt happen often. This is what traders call a divergence, in this case its obviously bullish.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Willy Woo<\/b><b>, on-chain analyst<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DeFi is the new overhyped concept in Ethereum. The noise is too much, so everyone is just like running around trying to figure out what the next big thing is and then putting a ton of money inside without doing enough research.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Kosala Hemachandra<\/b><b>, MyEtherWallet CEO<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apparently there is some kind of bitcoin buying race between MicroStrategy and Grayscale. <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Game<\/a> on.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Barry Silbert<\/b><b>, Grayscale CEO<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6324 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Digest_03-10_2-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FUD_of_the_Week\"><\/span><b>FUD of the Week<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Court_rules_Kiks_2017_ICO_violated_US_securities_laws\"><\/span><b>Court rules Kiks 2017 ICO violated U.S. securities laws<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><b>A judge has sided with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, ruling that Kiks $100-million initial coin offering did violate federal securities laws.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Judge Alvin Kellerstein concluded that ICO participants would have had a reasonable expectation of profit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In public statements and at public events promoting Kin, Kik extolled Kins profit-making potential, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The SEC brought its complaint against Kik in June 2019, arguing that the firm had violated securities laws by selling $55 million worth of Kin tokens to U.S. investors in 2017 (and the remainder to overseas investors).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>In a statement, Kik CEO Ted Livingston said the company is obviously disappointed by the ruling and confirmed that an appeal may be filed.<\/b><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_than_half_of_all_crypto_exchanges_have_weak_or_no_ID_verification\"><\/span><b>More than half of all crypto exchanges have weak or no ID verification<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A new CipherTrace study says 56% of exchanges worldwide have weak KYC identification protocols, and platforms in Europe, the U.S and the U.K. are among the worst offenders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The blockchain analytics firm analyzed more than 800 decentralized, centralized and automated market maker exchanges for its research.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Even though Europe is renowned for having stricter regulations, it was also found to have the highest proportion of Virtual Asset Service Providers with deficient KYC practices. <\/span><b>The U.S., U.K and Russia are the three countries with the highest numbers of exchanges with weak KYC.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In light of the findings, CipherTrace CEO Dave Jevans warned that he doesnt believe DeFi will manage to escape regulations for long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DeFi_is_too_noisy_MyEtherWallet_CEO_says\"><\/span><b>DeFi is too noisy, MyEtherWallet CEO says<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It looks like the CEO and founder of MyEtherWallet, Kosala Hemachandra, has a dim view of the decentralized finance industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an interview with Cointelegraph, he said: <\/span><b>DeFi is the new overhyped concept in Ethereum. The noise is too much, so everyone is just like running around trying to figure out what the next big thing is and then putting a ton of money inside without doing enough research.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hemachandra also warned that DeFi is to blame for Ethereum gas prices skyrocketing in recent weeks. At times, they have cost users between $40 and $80 per transaction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Best_Cointelegraph_Features\"><\/span><b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6325 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Digest_03-10_3-1024x767.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"767\" \/>Best Cointelegraph Features<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Open_sesame_Will_cracking_Monero_reveal_treasure_or_fools_gold\"><\/span><b>Open sesame: Will cracking Monero reveal treasure or fools gold?<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three blockchain analytics firms reportedly have Monero-tracking abilities, which could affect XMRs price  but can anyone actually track it? Heres Benjamin Pirus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"PwCs_global_crypto_tax_report_reveals_the_need_for_further_regulatory_guidance\"><\/span><b>PwCs global crypto tax report reveals the need for further regulatory guidance<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The majority of global jurisdictions have crypto asset taxation guidelines, but Rachel Wolfson argues additional frameworks are required to keep up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cashless_future_ahead_Utopian_digital_dream_with_dystopian_inequality\"><\/span><b>Cashless future ahead? Utopian digital dream with dystopian inequality<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A society without paper money might be a less equitable society, and Andrew Singer warns that those lacking digital connectivity would suffer.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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