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UK tax agency cracks down on rules around DeFi lending and staking

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the U.K.’s tax agency, on Wednesday, has released a controversial set of guidance that could affect innovation in Decentralized Finance (DeFi).The updated regulation focuses on the treatment of digital assets specifically for DeFi lending and staking in the UK, and whether returns or rewards

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As China Cracks Down On Crypto, Blockchain Technology Keeps Flowering

While China continues to stomp on the cryptocurrency industry, its blockchain technology keeps advancing in accordance with the country’s national strategy and its 14th five-year plan. Ansteel Group, a state-owned iron and steel maker, is among the latest to incorporate blockchain technology into its business. Its international trade unit recently issued

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No-loss lottery PoolTogether cracks 50 million in deposits after token airdrop

No-loss lotteries appear to have found a snug product-market fit. Just a few days after the airdrop of their governance token, POOL, the self-styled “savings game” PoolTogether has cracked $50 million in total value locked with ease, currently sitting above $51 million spread between DAI, USDC, UNI, and COMP lottery pools.

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Russia Cracks Down on ‘Anonymous Darknet Networks’ Like TON and Tor

The Russian communications watchdog has launched an offensive on censorship resistant platforms, including the Telegram Open Network (TON) and privacy browser Tor.Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media — better known as Roskomnadzor — published a notice on March 3 seeking to engage contractors to

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