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Greece is preparing a bill to tax crypto capital gains at 15%, with a €500 annual exemption, loss carryforwards and taxation on fiat conversions or spending. The measure would apply from January 2025 and is expected to reach parliament in November.
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Bitcoin fell below $81,000 as surging oil prices and hawkish Federal Reserve comments revived fears of further interest-rate increases. The cryptocurrency remains more than 30% below its October 2025 record, despite some analysts viewing its broader trend as bullish.
Standard Chartered plans to offer custody for selected cryptoassets, stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets to institutional clients in Singapore, extending a digital-asset service already available in the UAE, Luxembourg and Hong Kong.
The U.S. government moved 12,267 bitcoin, worth about $1 billion, linked to the Bitfinex hack into unlabeled wallets, according to Arkham data cited by CoinDesk. The transfer showed no sign of a sale, following a separate $383 million movement to Coinbase Prime.
Jonathan Spalletta was convicted over two 2021 Uranium Finance hacks that prosecutors say stole more than $50 million. Authorities said he laundered funds through Tornado Cash and spent them on rare trading cards, Roman coins and other collectibles.
Bitcoin fell below $83,000 as oil climbed above $102 on reports of possible U.S. strike options involving Iran. Higher Treasury yields and roughly $550 million in leveraged crypto liquidations added to pressure on digital assets and global stocks.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin backed a cautious, gradual migration to fresh crypto addresses after an Ethereum researcher warned that AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs could threaten wallet cryptography before quantum computers do.
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake has urged major crypto holders to prepare for “bunker mode” after OpenAI published new mathematical results. He warned that AI could, in a worst-case scenario, find a classical shortcut to recovering wallet private keys before quantum computers become practical.
OpenAI has published 722 manuscripts generated by an unreleased internal AI model, but only 162 have Lean-checked main results. Mathematicians say the company’s one-prompt, single-agent claim remains unverified until the model, prompts and supporting details are made available.
Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake urged the crypto industry to calmly prepare for “bunker mode,” warning that AI-driven mathematical advances could break ECDSA encryption in months rather than years in a worst-case scenario, before quantum computers become capable of the same attack.
CFTC Chair Mike Selig says the regulator wants stringent cryptocurrency rules designed to prevent another FTX-style collapse. The comments point to a tougher regulatory approach, although no details on the proposed framework, timing or affected assets were provided.
Charles Schwab’s 2026 Modern Wealth Survey found that 60% of Americans who already own cryptocurrency plan to invest more over the next year. That exceeds the comparable shares among ETF, stock, bond and mutual-fund investors, while younger Americans continue to show the strongest crypto ownership.
Block gave one ComplexCon attendee 1 BTC, worth $85,000 at the time, through Cash App’s Lightning Lake game in Los Angeles. The promotion formed part of Jack Dorsey’s broader effort to make bitcoin usable in everyday payments.
Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, says the Bank of Russia has approved it to provide bitcoin custody and digital-asset transfer services. The bank describes itself as the country’s first authorized institution for bitcoin custody.
Bitcoin dropped below $83,000 as Brent crude moved above $102, mortgage rates reached a nearly three-year high and markets reassessed the prospect of further Federal Reserve rate hikes. Nearly $178 million in leveraged bitcoin long positions were closed during the selloff.
Europol says future quantum attacks are more likely to compromise exposed cryptocurrency wallet keys than destroy blockchains. The agency urged a phased move to quantum-resistant security, noting that about 6.9 million bitcoin sit at addresses with exposed public keys.
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan said the race to find the next 100x cryptocurrency token resembles irrational exuberance, as traders attempt to sell before prices collapse. He contrasted that speculation with prediction markets, where participants trade contracts tied to future events and defined probabilities.
