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Greece unveils 10 percent capital gains tax on crypto, exempts up to 500 euros a year

Greece has released a draft bill to impose a 10 percent capital gains tax on profits from cryptocurrency transactions, with an exemption for annual gains of up to 500 euros. The proposal sets out taxation standards and the scope of exemptions for digital assets. It marks the first time Greece has moved to establish a formal framework for taxing digital assets, Cointelegraph reported on Oct. 8 local time.

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Ex-FBI agent charged with stealing $1 million in crypto from seized wallets, sought ChatGPT investment advice

A former FBI supervisory special agent has been charged with stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency by using access information from wallets obtained during investigations. Prosecutors say Patrick Steven Yaroch moved funds from target wallets to accounts he controlled while working in the FBI’s counterintelligence and espionage unit and holding Top Secret clearance. Investigators found a Trezor hardware wallet, seed phrases and assets in his Kraken account, and recovered ChatGPT chats about investing $1 million and obtaining EU residency or citizenship.

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ECB selects 36 companies to test digital euro ahead of 2027 pilot

The European Central Bank has selected 36 payment service providers to take part in tests of the digital euro ahead of a pilot programme due to start in the second half of 2027. The ECB plans to move the project from the design stage to a testing stage and run a 12-month beta test. The list includes fintech firms such as Stripe and Revolut and banks including Deutsche Bank and UniCredit.