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South Korea Postpones 20% Crypto Tax to 2025

The government announced its 2022 tax reform plan on Thursday, which included further postponing plans to tax crypto earnings that were already delayed by a year.

South Korea has delayed plans to tax crypto by two years to 2025. (Jacek Malipan/Getty)

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Japan's Self-Regulatory Project in Peril as Financial Regulator Reprimands Crypto Advocacy Group: Report

The JVCEA has received an “extremely stern warning” over delays in anti-money-laundering rules and poor governance.

Japan's financial regulator has warned the self-regulatory body representing the crypto industry to get its act together. (mbbirdy/Getty Images)

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'Singapore-based' Crypto Firms Leading Market Meltdown Were Not Regulated, Central Bank Chief Says

Troubled companies like Three Arrows – reported by the media as being based in Singapore – have "little to do" with local crypto regulations, said the head of the Monetary Authority.

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Indian Exchanges Hold Meeting to Discuss Way Forward After Crypto Advocacy Body Is Dissolved: Sources

The meeting is currently underway and at least 10 major exchanges are involved in the deliberations.

Indian crypto exchange are meeting in Bengaluru. (Shutterstock)

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Dubai Unveils Metaverse Strategy, Aims to Attract Over 1,000 Firms

The strategy is expected to support the creation of more than 40,000 virtual jobs by 2030.

Líderes de Dubai buscan convertir a los EAU en un hub para el metaverso en 2030. (Captured Blinks Photography/Getty)

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US Congressional Group ‘Disturbed’ by Crypto Mining Energy Usage

The six Democratic lawmakers found that seven large crypto miners consume enough energy to power all the households in Houston, Texas.

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India's Crypto Industry Advocacy Body Disbanded

The Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council was the country's only crypto lobbyist group.

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

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US Tribal Nation-Backed Economic Zone Passes Rules Defining Digital Assets

The Catawba Digital Economic Zone in South Carolina hopes to attract crypto companies to remotely incorporate under its laws.

The Catawba Digital Economic Zone, backed by the South Carolina tribal nation, wants to attract crypto companies with its innovation-friendly regulations. (Ken Lund/ Flickr)

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International Standard Setters Publish Guidance on Stablecoin Regulations

The two groups recommend that stablecoins be treated the same as other assets that perform a transfer function.

International standards setters have set global guidelines for stablecoin regulations. (Janine Bolon/Pixabay)

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France Starts Second Stage of Wholesale CBDC Experiments, Central Bank Governor Says

Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau said the work ensures that France stands ready to bring central bank money as a settlement asset as early as 2023.

Banque de France head François Villeroy de Galhau (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)