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Jack Dorsey, founder of payments company Square, urged the introduction of a de minimis tax exemption on small Bitcoin (BTC) transactions to help make the cryptocurrency more suitable for everyday payments.“We want Bitcoin to be everyday money ASAP,” Dorsey said on Wednesday, following Square’s integration of Bitcoin payment services for merchants using the company’s checkout and point-of-sale systems.His comments drew attention from Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis, who introduced a de minimis tax provision as part of a standalone crypto tax bill in July, exempting BTC transactions $300 or under from capital gains tax with an annual exemption cap of $5,000.Source:…

FIL$2.1939 fell as much as 7% in the last 24 hours, tumbling from $2.39 to $2.23, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model.The model showed that the token posted a $0.19 range representing 7.9% volatility. Sellers dominated at the $2.41 resistance level as transaction volume exploded to 5.92 million tokens traded, crushing the 3.42 million daily average. Bulls defended $2.23 support, with volume spiking above 4.8 million, according to the model.Classic capitulation patterns emerged as selling exhaustion signaled potential base formation above critical $2.23 floor, the model said.In recent trading, Filecoin was 5.1% lower, around $2.26.The wider crypto market also…

Following a slight slump yesterday from its recent highs, Bitcoin (BTC) is now trading in the low $120,000 range. Meanwhile, BTC’s miner correlation has undergone a significant shift over the past few months, indicating a clear change in market dynamics between miner behavior and price direction. Bitcoin Miner Correlation Turns Negative According to a CryptoQuant Quicktake post by contributor Arab Chain, fresh data from Binance shows that Bitcoin price and miner flows to the crypto exchange have undergone a significant shift in recent months. Related Reading Specifically, the 30-Day Rolling Correlation indicator has tumbled to its lowest level since March…

Early Bitcoin BTC$111,480.33 investor and BCH$594.70 advocate Roger Ver is close to settling tax fraud charges with the U.S. Department of Justice, the New York Times reported Thursday.Often known as “Bitcoin Jesus” due to his early evangelization for the crypto, Ver was indicted last April and arrested in Spain on allegations he failed to file tax returns on capital gains he made after selling “tens of thousands” of bitcoins and giving up U.S. citizenship, the DOJ charged at the time. Ver fought his extradition to the U.S., filing a lawsuit earlier this summer.According to the Times, the proposed settlement is…

Today in crypto, Democrat Senators were criticized for proposing a DeFi restriction list, Roger Ver has reportedly reached a deal with the US Justice Department to avoid prison over tax charges, while Luxembourg’s sovereign wealth fund made its first Bitcoin ETF investment.Backlash as Democrats propose ‘restricted list’ for DeFi protocolsDespite previously supporting a crypto market structure bill, several Democratic Senators have reportedly introduced a counter-proposal that could see decentralized finance protocols placed on a “restricted list” if deemed too risky.This move, among others they proposed, could “kill DeFi,” according to its critics.The Senate Banking Committee Democrats sent a proposal to…

A torrent of high-profile TGEs is about to reshape Web3. The prediction giant Polymarket and the leading wallet MetaMask are both gearing up for token launches, joined by the well-funded Monad, signaling a critical phase of decentralization and liquidity for the crypto market.Polymarket Founder Hints at Token FutureShayne Coplan, the founder of the dominant predictions platform Polymarket, is actively fueling speculation about the launch of a native POLY token. The strategic move directly follows a period of unprecedented institutional investment and rapid platform growth, signaling a likely transition to a more decentralized, token-driven structure.Coplan initiated the latest round of speculation…

Bitcoin price was holding steady near the $120,000 mark today but recently slumped below that mark to $119,768. All this movement is after a volatile and bullish start to October. Some analysts point to signs that the market has entered what many describe as the “euphoria phase” of the current bull cycle. Bitcoin price surged more than 30% since the start of the year, buoyed by sustained inflows into U.S.-listed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, renewed investor confidence in digital assets, and expectations that the Federal Reserve will move toward cutting interest rates.  Bitcoin price briefly touched above $126,000 earlier this week…

Crypto exchange Coinbase and payments giant Mastercard have each held advanced acquisition talks to buy BVNK, a London-based fintech that builds stablecoin payment infrastructure, according to six people familiar with the matter who spoke with Fortune.The discussions have not been finalized, but several of the sources told Fortune that the potential sale price is between $1.5 billion and $2.5 billion. The talks may still fall apart, yet Coinbase appears to be ahead of Mastercard at this stage, three of the sources told Fortune.If completed, the acquisition would be the largest stablecoin-related deal yet, signaling how mainstream financial and crypto firms…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Quick Facts:1️⃣ An OG whale rattled the market after offloading over $393M in $BTC and opening a massive $419M short on Hyperliquid.2️⃣ But institutional demand still remains strong. Strategy’s $80B Bitcoin treasury now ranks #5 among all US corporate treasuries, surpassing giants like NVIDIA, Apple, and Meta.3️⃣After $BTC’s $126K ATH, a crypto analyst views a pullback to $108K–$118K as strong support before the crypto leader potentially breaks $150K this year.4️⃣ As $BTC’s demand possibly accelerates, the Bitcoin Hyper Layer 2 prepares to make the Bitcoin network faster,…

Early Bitcoin investor and Bitcoin Cash co-founder Roger Ver has reached a tentative settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over criminal tax charges tied to an alleged $48 million loss to the government, The New York Times reported on Oct. 9.Ver was arrested in April 2024 and charged with mail fraud, tax evasion, and filing false tax returns.Prosecutors alleged that Ver concealed ownership of large Bitcoin holdings from the Internal Revenue Service while living abroad, thereby depriving the U.S. government of tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue.People familiar with the matter told the newspaper that under the…