German Finance Ministry Drafts 25% Tax on Crypto Gains From 2027
Anything bought before 2027 keeps the twelve-month exemption, so the change lands only on Germany's future crypto buyers.
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Morning Minute: Venice’s VVV Token Soars After OpenAI Dispute
Concerns over frontier AI labs stealing user data has driven demand for private inference (or at least tokens tied to private inference).
UK Crime Agency Warns of 'Innovative Use' of Crypto by Launderers
The agency ranks cryptoassets third among nine economic crime priorities, and says it wants to generate its own targets.
Mexico Seizes 300 Crypto Mining Rigs Wired Into a Hydroelectric Dam
Forensic accountants are tracing who paid for the mining hardware, and money laundering has not been ruled out.
Jack Dorsey's Block Applies for Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin
Builders Bank would consolidate custody work Block now runs under more than 50 state money transmitter licenses.
OpenAI Says It Solved a $1M Math Problem. A Rival Mathematician Says He Did It First
NYU's Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI's Sébastien Bubeck of racing to claim credit for a Navier-Stokes proof after learning about his unpublished work with Anthropic's Levent Alpöge.
$47M Still Missing After Liquid Hack as Blockstream Bargains With 'White Hats'
The hackers have returned 3,400 of the roughly 4,000 BTC drained from the sidechain, but about 600 BTC remains outstanding—and some doubt the actors' "white hat" claims.
Bitcoin Holds, Wall Street Stalls as Oil Shock Revives Fed Hike Bets
Bitcoin is defending its golden zone support while the S&P 500 grinds inside its tightest range yet, both waiting on Friday's inflation report before the Fed's September 16 rate call.
Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs
The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital.
Strive Buys $109 Million in Bitcoin, Pushes Preferred Stock Toward $1 Billion
The Vivek Ramaswamy-founded asset manager added 1,375 BTC last week, its third straight week of 5%-plus growth.
Cronos Erased Two Hours of Transactions to Reverse $111 Million DeFi Exploit
The rollback reversed legitimate activity alongside the attack, while $9.19 million remains unrecovered, according to Cronos.
US Police Fear Meta Glasses Are Watching Them Back: Report
Memos from the NYPD to Homeland Security warn the devices could be used for covert filming inside jails and police facilities.