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IGTF will exempt cryptocurrency operations

Decree No. 4,784 was recently published, which exempts cryptocurrency purchase/sale operations, such as Bitcoin, and payments made with these assets for goods and services within Venezuelan territory from the payment of the Tax on Large Financial Transactions (IGTF). This measure also applies to…
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Coinbase surpasses Q4 2022 revenue expectations

Coinbase, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency platforms, beat fourth-quarter 2022 revenue expectations, despite falling transaction volume. The company reported revenue of $1.86 billion, beating the estimates of analysts, who had…

Coin Cloud ATM company files for bankruptcy

The company Coin Cloud, operator of cryptocurrency ATMs, announced that it is filing for bankruptcy, according to Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Law. Coin Cloud currently operates some 4,000 bitcoin ATMs in this country and in…

IMF and El Salvador assess the region’s economy

The Government of El Salvador received a visit from the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to evaluate the economy of the region. The meeting is held as part of the traditional visit that the IMF maintains with member…

Crypto ban in China poses a risk

Huang Yiping, a former member of the People's Bank of China's Monetary Policy Committee, said the current ban on cryptocurrency trading in China could result in long-term missed opportunities for the formal financial system, including…

Tesla posts loss on Bitcoin trades

Electric vehicle maker Tesla posted a gross impairment loss of $204 million on its Bitcoin holdings in 2022, according to a report filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Despite recording a profit of 64 million from…

Bitcoin miners begin to show significant increases

The bitcoin mining community experienced a 50% increase in revenue in the first month of 2023 through mining rewards and transaction fees. The drop in bitcoin mining revenue in December 2022, coupled with a rise in energy prices, had put…