El Salvador plans to create a ‘Bitcoin City’—and 5 other crypto updates you should know – CNBC
Most of the top cryptocurrencies by market value suffered losses this past week.
Bitcoin is down nearly 14.6% in the last seven days, according to CoinGecko. After hitting an all-time high of $69,044 on Nov. 10, bitcoin fell below $60,000 on Tuesday. It’s currently trading at around $56,201.
Ether is down nearly 12.4% in the last seven days and is currently trading at around $4,085.
In addition, here are six important things that happened in the crypto space this past week.
1. U.S. to sell cryptocurrency worth $56 million after seizure in BitConnect case
2. Crypto.com buys naming rights to Staples Center in a $700 million deal
Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency trading platform, secured a 20-year contract deal worth $700 million with the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG) to buy the naming rights to the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The name change will take effect on Christmas Day, when the Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets.
After the deal was announced Tuesday night, Crypto.com’s coin, called CRO, rallied. And on Sunday, it hit an all-time high of 79 cents.
This deal with AEG may lead to additional market share for Crypto.com in the cryptocurrency space, as it will now be associated with the Lakers, one of the NBA’s top brands.
3. Lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to address crypto tax reporting requirement
After President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law on Nov. 15, a bipartisan group of House representatives introduced a bill to amend a cryptocurrency tax provision on Thursday.
The provision would require each “broker,” which will mainly be exchanges, to report their cryptocurrency gains in a type of 1099 form. “Brokers” will also have to disclose the names and addresses of their customers.
But critics worry that as written, the provision’s definition of a “broker” is too broad. Cryptocurrency advocates are concerned that the current language could potentially target those without customers who wouldn’t have access to the information needed to comply.
The Keep Innovation in America Act, led by Reps. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., and Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, would more specifically define “brokers,” making it clear that software developers and others won’t be included.
4. Hillary Clinton says cryptocurrency has the ‘potential … for destabilizing nations’
On Friday, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton spoke about cryptocurrencies at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum.
Clinton mentioned that “the rise of cryptocurrency” is an area that she hopes “nation-states start paying greater attention to.”
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