CRYPTO

Authored by 'Vivek Sen Bitcoin' via BitcoinMagazine.com,

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick revealed in an interview on Tuesday that President Donald Trump plans to announce a bitcoin strategic reserve later this week.

Speaking to independent news outlet The Pavlovic Today, Lutnick stated that the President “definitely thinks there’s a bitcoin strategic reserve” and will unveil plans for it during the White House’s inaugural crypto summit on Friday.

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After hinting at it to start the week, President Trump just signed an executive order on Thursday creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, marking a major shift in U.S. digital asset policy.

But many crypto enthusiasts are a littel disappointed (and price action is reflecting that currently), as instead of acquiring crypto assets, White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, wrote in a post on X that the reserve will be funded exclusively with bitcoin (more…)

As cryptocurrency continues to gain global traction, tax policies vary widely across different jurisdictions. Some countries impose steep taxes on capital gains from crypto trading, while others exempt digital assets entirely. Meanwhile, several nations have outright banned cryptocurrency transactions.

This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, illustrates the crypto capital gains tax rates for individual investors as of January 1, 2025, based on data (more…)