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Dutch lawmakers passed a 36% tax on actual returns, requiring investors to pay annually on unrealised gains (market value increases) even if they haven’t sold their crypto. The reform, set for January 1, 2028, replaces the current “assumed return” system with a model that taxes yearly changes in value alongside traditional income. Critics warn the law could create liquidity pressure, forcing holders of volatile assets to sell positions just to cover tax bills on “paper” profits. Dutch lawmakers have passed a 36% tax on unrealised gains on crypto trading and investments.  The new capital gain tax refers to a proposed…

The fight over CLARITY has always been sold as a battle for rules, a way to finally give the U.S. crypto market a clean lane to run in.That story still matters. The past week made something else clearer: the legislation is becoming a proxy war over who gets to pay Americans for holding digital dollars.On Feb. 9, CryptoSlate wrote that a Feb. 10 White House meeting could be the moment CLARITY unfreezes, with stablecoin rewards likely to be the price of progress. Related ReadingWhite House meeting could unfreeze the crypto CLARITY Act this week, but crypto rewards likely to be…

XRP changed hands at around $1.50 as the broader market remains mostly bearish. SBI CEO Yoshitaka Kitao has said the firm does not hold $10 billion XRP, but a 9% stake in Ripple Labs. Can bulls reclaim $2 amid broader market resilience? XRP price hovered near $1.47 in Asian trading hours on Monday, Feb.16, 2026, with the cryptocurrency down 8% in the past 24 hours. The altcoin’s intraday performance came after comments from SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao, who recently clarified the firm’s investment in Ripple and the token XRP. XRP and a $10 billion SBI holding rumour SBI, one…

X (formerly Twitter) plans to launch “Smart Cashtags,” allowing users to trade stocks and cryptocurrencies directly within the app via interactive ticker symbols in posts. The platform is also rolling out an external beta for X Money, an in-house payments product, within the next one to two months as part of Elon Musk’s “everything app” vision. Musk continues to integrate crypto into his business ecosystem, noting that Tesla and SpaceX still hold significant Bitcoin and may expand the use of Dogecoin for merchandise and space missions. X, Elon Musk’s social media platform, plans to let users trade stocks and cryptocurrencies…

Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has warned that prediction markets are in danger of becoming “cursed” and “corposlop” due to an over-reliance on retail gambling. Buterin suggested an alternative path for prediction markets where they could become hedging instruments allowing users to offset the cost of their personal expenses, a use case Buterin suggests could remove the need for fiat currencies entirely. Ethereum co-founder, Vitalik Buterin, has expressed concern around the direction prediction markets are taking, suggesting they’re heading down a path towards becoming “corposlop” as they increasingly rely on “people with dumb opinions who bet on totally wrong things,” to…

Tokenized US Treasuries are close to $11 billion, but the chain war is shifting from issuance to distribution and utility. Where yield tokens actually sit, how often they move, and whether they plug into stablecoin settlement and collateral workflows are what matters.Last week, XRP Ledger (XRPL) got two signals that it’s trying to matter in that “venue” fight.First, Aviva Investors said it’s partnering with Ripple to tokenize traditional fund structures on the XRP Ledger, framing tokenization as moving from experiments to “large-scale production” over the next decade.Second, OpenEden’s TBILL token supply is skewed toward XRPL: more of the supply resides…

Two democratic senators have asked the Treasury to determine whether a UAE-backed investment in a Trump-linked crypto firm requires national security scrutiny. The reported 49% stake was acquired shortly before Trump’s second inauguration and involved substantial payments to entities linked to his family and Steve Witkoff. Lawmakers raised concerns about potential foreign access to user data and cited intelligence warnings regarding G42’s alleged China ties. Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim have urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to assess whether a US$500 million (AU$705 million) investment by a United Arab Emirates-linked entity in World Liberty Financial should face a…

Crypto analytics platform Santiment has identified a “capitulation” signal in the memecoin sector, suggesting that extreme social media pessimism and the “end of the meme era” narrative historically precede a market rebound. The total memecoin market value fell 34.04% over 30 days to US$31.02 billion, coinciding with Bitcoin reaching its lowest price since October 2024. Most top-100 memecoins show muted movement, though outliers like Pippin surged 243.17%, leading to debates on whether the next market cycle will be narrower and more selective. Santiment says memecoins may be closer to a rebound than traders think, arguing that the current mood around…

Bitcoin is hovering near the US$60,000 psychological level, where approximately US$1.24 billion in “put” options are clustered, creating a potential trigger for market volatility. Analysts warn that dropping below this zone could force lenders to automatically sell collateral from Bitcoin-backed loans, potentially causing a “deleveraging” wave toward the US$40,000 range. Following a 47% decline from its October peak, Standard Chartered has slashed its year-end 2026 forecast to US$100,000, citing the risk of a further slide to US$50,000 before a potential recovery. Bitcoin’s (BTC) options market and loan structures are concentrating attention on the US$60K (AU$91K) level.  A recent report by…

A Miami federal court entered a multimillion-dollar default judgment after the defendant failed to participate in proceedings. The court allocated damages across emotional harm, reputational impact and punitive findings tied to online statements. Attempts to overturn the ruling were denied despite claims of incarceration and mental health challenges. Kevin O’Leary has secured a US$2.8 million (AU$3.95 million) default judgment against crypto content creator Ben Armstrong in a defamation action heard in federal court in Miami. The ruling was issued by the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida and followed Armstrong’s failure to appear or file a defence.…