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Finance

Crypto Exchange Binance Introduces Tool for Calculating Taxes on Transactions

The tool, initially available to users in Canada and France, supports reporting of up to 100,000 transactions.

Sitio web de Binance. (Unsplash)

Videos

India’s Budget Disappoints

India instituted a 30% tax on profits and a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on all transactions for the crypto sector last year. Traders' hopes of the tax change in 2023 dashed. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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India Keeps Restrictive Crypto Tax Rules in 2023 Budget

India instituted a 30% tax on profits and a 1% tax deducted at source (TDS) on all transactions for the crypto sector in 2022. Now the world's largest democracy is keeping its restrictive crypto tax rules unchanged in 2023 as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not mention crypto, virtual digital assets, blockchain or central bank digital currencies (digital rupee) while unveiling the nation’s budget. CoinDesk Global Policy and Regulation Managing Editor Nikhilesh De discusses how this could impact crypto adoption and trading volumes in the country.

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Bitcoin 'Going In the Right Direction': 21.co CEO

21.co co-founder and CEO Hany Rashwan explains bitcoin (BTC)'s uptick in January, citing December's tax loss harvesting and crypto's unique nature. Plus, his outlook on the crypto markets in 2023. "Whatever disruptions may happen ... it will not be catastrophic."

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Policy

Crypto India Looks for Relief but Holds Out Little Hope in Budget Speech

India is unlikely to make any crypto related tax cuts, multiple sources said.

Nirmala Sitharaman (right) with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Indian Finance Ministry)

Opinion

Why Tax Deferral for Crypto-to-Crypto Like-Kind Exchanges Would Be Good for Us All

The U.S. Congress should update the tax code to treat digital assets like other types of valuable property such as real estate.

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Policy

Crypto Tax Proposed by Lawmakers to Fund EU Budget

Taxing capital gains, mining or crypto transactions are all being examined to fund the European Union’s $185 billion annual spending.

The European Parliament (FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images)

Videos

Indian Budget Ahead

Crypto industry hopes for tax reductions. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Videos

Deloitte Tax Partner on Digital Currency, State of Crypto Tax

Rob Massey, Deloitte Tax LLP Partner, Global & US Tax Blockchain & Digital Assets Leader, joins "First Mover" at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss restoring trust in the crypto and blockchain industry following a year of contagion. Plus, his response to Bank of America's statement that digital currencies are the natural evolution of money and payments. And, the challenges posed by current tax policies in the US.

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Policy

Indians Moved Over $3.8B to Foreign Exchanges Since Crypto Tax Rules

A study from the Esya Centre provides the first monetary estimate of what effect the country's crypto taxes has had on domestic trading platforms.

The Internet and Mobile Association of India has disbanded its body representing India's crypto industry. (Laurentiu Morariu/Unsplash)