Deutsche Bundesbank President on Digital Euro: ‘The Eurosystem Has No Interest in Monitoring People’s Payment Patterns’

Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, praised the privacy traits a hypothetical upcoming digital euro would possess. During a speech, Nagel specified that the Eurosystem would have “no interest” in monitoring the payments and expenses of digital euro users and would not be able to identify them based on their payments. Deutsche Bundesbank President […] Source CryptoX Portal

Fidelity Digital Assets ‘Signals’ Report Revises Bitcoin Outlook to ‘Neutral’

The latest quarterly report from Fidelity Digital Assets (FDA) Research reveals key insights into the bitcoin and ethereum markets as of Q1 2024. With a detailed analysis of market conditions and future outlooks, FDA’s research report provides several predictions for short and long-term trends. Fidelity Digital Assets Spotlights Bitcoin and Ethereum Market Shifts in New […] Original

Crypto Exchange Okx Partners With Manchester City to Launch Football Shirts Mintable as Digital Collectibles

Okx and the English football club Manchester City have partnered to launch commemorative football shirts that can be minted as non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Fans of Manchester City, the reigning English football champions, will be able to mint the “Unseen City Shirts” digital collectible from April 22-25. Authentic Fan Engagement The cryptocurrency exchange Okx and the […] Source

IRS Releases Draft Tax Form for Digital Assets — Expert Raises ‘Major Privacy and Security Concerns’

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a draft tax Form 1099-DA for reporting digital asset proceeds from broker transactions. Brokers, including unhosted wallet providers, are required to report proceeds from digital asset dispositions to the IRS. A crypto tax expert has highlighted that the collection of certain data points, such as wallet addresses, […] Source CryptoX Portal

Russian Duma Financial Market Chairman States Digital Financial Assets Might Replace Fiat for International Payments

Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov stated that digital financial assets, issued by institutions regulated by the central bank, could replace fiat channels for international settlements. Aksakov also acknowledged that while not being controlled for this use case, digital assets were already being used to settle international payments. […] Source CryptoX Portal