Malaysia Tightens The Noose On Crypto Taxation With Nationwide ‘Ops Token’ In...
To curb tax evasion within the cryptocurrency sector, the Malaysian Inland Revenue Board (IRB) has initiated a special operation named “Ops Token.” This campaign, conducted with the assistance of the Royal Malaysia Police and CyberSecurity Malaysia, targeted several business entities across the Klang Valley suspected of underreporting their cryptocurrency transactions. Related Reading: Crypto Investors Rejoice: […]
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting ready to start issuing federal licenses to cryptocurrency service providers in the first quarter. The UAE crypto regulation will take a hybrid approach. The government hopes that a nationwide crypto licensing system will attract big companies to the region.
UAE Prepares to Regulate Crypto Sector Nationwide
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting ready to start issuing federal licenses to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) by the end of the first quarter, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing an unnamed government....
Bitcoin firm BitX, which focuses on bringing bitcoin services to emerging markets, has added Malaysia to its stable of exchanges. The new exchange, which has been operating live for two weeks now, allows Malaysians to link local bank accounts for both deposits and withdrawals in the local currency, the ringgit. In keeping with BitX's goal to provide local services with local staff, customer support is also available in the country's official language, Bahasa Malaysia. BitX CEO Marcus Swanepoel told CoinDesk that Malaysia is a "very tech savvy market", with bitcoin trading already active at....
In the past two years, law enforcement authorities in Malaysia have arrested hundreds of individuals for theft of electricity allegedly used to mint digital currencies. The country’s police force has also confiscated equipment worth millions of dollars.
Malaysia Police Announce Results From Crackdown on Illegal Mining
Since 2020, Malaysian authorities have detained a total of 627 people involved in crypto mining activities using stolen electrical power, the country’s Bernama news agency revealed. During the same period, law enforcement officials also seized mining....