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Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide

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Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide

Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May are bringing new focus to this loophole. A group of eight Spanish and Latin American individuals have been arrested, along with several of their associates, for using crypto ATMs to fund drug traffickers in Columbia. While large cryptocurrency exchanges worldwide are subject to increasing oversight and regulation, bitcoin ATMs often fall in legal gray areas, prompting debate amongst regulators and crypto users alike.

Also read: Crypto Terminals Offer Venezuelans a Bridge to Economic Prosperity  Read more...

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Spain Monitors 15,000 Cryptocurrency Investors to Curb Tax Evasion

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Spain Monitors 15,000 Cryptocurrency Investors to Curb Tax Evasion

Spain’s Ministry of the Treasury has identified 15,000 cryptocurrency investors it will monitor to prevent tax evasion and money laundering, according to local media reports. The ministry has vowed to ensure that the investors pay taxes on capital gains from digital currency transactions and that they declare any other benefits accrued from trading.

Also Read: KPMG: Institutional Investment Key to Cryptoassets Growth

 ‘Opaque’ Ownership

According to Spanish daily newspaper El Pais, the country’s tax agency — the Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT) — plans to monitor “the fiscal incidence of these new technologies, such as blockchain and, especially, cryptocurrencies,” to curb tax-related fraud and stamp out money laundering.  Read more...

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Malaysia to Spain: Asian FinTech Completes Ripple Blockchain API Payment

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A central-bank approved Malaysian Fintech startup that has specializes in international money transfers has completed its first cross-border transfer on RippleNet, Ripple’s enterprise blockchain platform using an API solution. With a payment from Malaysia to Spain, Kuala Lumpur-based MoneyMatch has completed its first cross-border blockchain transaction, a local report from Focus Malaysia confirmed. The transaction,

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Five Universities Offer Crypto Courses in Spain, Argentina and Venezuela

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Five Universities Offer Crypto Courses in Spain, Argentina and Venezuela

Five universities across three Spanish-speaking countries are now offering crypto courses. Among major topics of studies are Bitcoin, Ethereum, cryptocurrencies, blockchains, initial coin offerings (ICOs), smart contracts, DAOs, and crypto-economics.

Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space

Universidad de Alcalá, Spain

Universidad de Alcalá is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. It is a Unesco world heritage site and one of the longest standing European universities, dating back to the year 1293.

Five Universities Offer Crypto Courses in Spain, Argentina and VenezuelaThe school now offers a course entitled “Master in Ethereum, Blockchain Technology and Crypto-Economics.”  Read more...

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Government of Spain Considers Blockchain-Friendly Regulations

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Government of Spain Considers Blockchain-Friendly Regulations

The government of Spain is preparing blockchain-friendly legislation including possible tax breaks to attract companies in the emerging blockchain technology sector, Bloomberg Politics reports.

“We hope to get the legislation ready this year,” said MP Teodoro Garcia Egea, who is preparing a comprehensive cryptocurrency-related bill. “We want to set up Europe’s safest framework to invest in ICOs.”

Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and token sales are one of the latest blockchain-related hot trends and have permitted several companies to raise tens and even hundreds of millions of dollars in a short space of time, bypassing the need for prior regulatory approval.  Read more...

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Spain: First Real Estate Sale Using Only Bitcoin in Country

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A real estate company based in Barcelona, Spain has sold an apartment for Bitcoin as cryptocurrency enters the mainstream. 

A New Way To Pay

Mister Piso, a real estate company based in Spain, has sold the first piece of real estate using Bitcoin as legal tender. The company is hoping that a shift into cryptocurrency could accelerate sales and revitalize the housing sector.

Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies have steadily gained popularity since its inception around 2009, but why does this appeal to businesses or the consumer?  Read more...

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