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Top cryptocurrency exchange , LBank, gave its various communities across the world a July to remember. With a lineup of activities, the trading platform kept it interesting, interactional and most importantly, educational for its users. In addition, the exchange supported several philanthropic projects that helped the less fortunate in different regions. While the month was jam-packed with activities, LBank Labs, LBank’s investment division, was hard at work, identifying new businesses to incubate. It also hosted an end-of-the-month “Fintech Meetup,” bringing all budding experts to discuss crypto regulation and the next-generation innovative financial solutions. Without exception, this month’s globalisation and inclusion campaigns of the top exchange were felt in India, Turkey, Pakistan, Indonesia, Nigeria, Kenya, Tunisia, and many other regions. A Four-city India Event Presented by LBank: The LBank Show                 The LBank Sho...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has modified the crypto question asked on Form 1040, the tax form used by all U.S. taxpayers to file an annual income tax return. New Crypto Tax Question The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a draft of Form 1040 for the 2022 tax year last week. Form 1040 is the tax form used for filing individual income tax returns in the U.S. The crypto question on the front page of Form 1040 now reads: “At any time during 2022, did you: (a) receive (as a reward, award, or compensation); or (b) sell, exchange, gift, or otherwise dispose of a digital asset (or a financial interest in a digital asset)?” The new question expands on its previous version on Form 1040 for the tax year 2021, which states: “At any time during 2021, did you receive, sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any financial interest in any virtual currency?” In March, the IRS published a notice stating: “All taxpayers filing Form 1040, Form 1040-SR, or Form 1040-NR must check one box...

Several solutions can potentially improve cross-border payments significantly and central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be the “holy grail,” according to the European Central Bank (ECB). In a new report, the eurozone’s monetary authority also claims stablecoins, among other options, are “problematic.” ‘Holy Grail’ of Cross-Border Payments in Reach Through CBDC, European Central Bank Insists Cross-border payments should be immediate, cheap, universal, and settled in a secure medium, the European Central Bank remarks in a recently published report . For the first time, the “holy grail” of such transactions is within reach, thanks to declining data transfer costs, the birth of innovative concepts, and global collaboration aiming to enhance these payments, the regulator says in the recently published paper. The review, co-authored by ECB’s Director-General for Market Infrastructure and Payments Ulrich Bindseil and economist George Pantelopoulos, explores various ways to achieve th...