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Ireland’s New AML Strategy Brings ‘Enhanced Checks’ on Private Crypto Wallets
The country's first strategy of its kind also brings stricter due diligence for firms dealing with overseas crypto companies.
The South African Revenue Office has released tax guidelines for crypto assets, potentially subjecting approximately 6 million users to audits.
Odaily Odaily that the South African Revenue and Taxation Office (SARS) released a draft guidance on cryptocurrency taxation on July 1, 2026, proposing compliance rules for approximately 5.8 million to 6 million cryptocurrency users in South Africa, with a public comment period open until August 31, 2026. Under the updated framework, crypto assets are classified as intangible assets, not foreign or traditional currencies, and taxpayers are not required to pay tax on unrealized gains or losses while simply holding the assets. Tax obligations are triggered upon disposal of the assets. If an individual's crypto activity is deemed similar to business activities or short-term day trading, profits will be classified as gross income and taxed at marginal rates ranging from 18% to 45%. If crypto assets are held as long-term investments, capital gains tax will be levied on disposal gains, with an effective individual tax rate ranging from 18% to 36%. The draft also treats the exchange of crypto assets as a barter transaction, with tax consequences arising immediately at the local market value at the time of exchange. SARS announced the deployment of a Crypto Revenue Augmentation Unit to track and audit digital wallets, and urged taxpayers who had previously failed to disclose crypto earnings to complete their filings through a voluntary disclosure program to avoid administrative penalties from increased enforcement after the August deadline. (Bitcoin.com News)
Binance: Micron dividends have now been distributed to users' spot wallets.
PANews reported on July 6 that Binance announced on its X platform that Micron bStock (MUB) dividends have been distributed to users' spot wallets. Holders who hold their positions until June 15, 2026, will receive a dividend of $0.15 per share, distributed in MUB.
SecondFi has launched an asset recovery wallet check tool, allowing users to initially check if their wallets have been affected.
According to Foresight News , Cardano wallet service provider SecondFi has launched an asset recovery wallet check tool, allowing users to initially check if their wallets have been affected. The official statement indicates that the addresses currently displayed are based on SecondFi's preliminary review data of the security incident (not final data) and may not be a complete or final list.
Pirated Copies of 'The Odyssey' Are Hiding Crypto-Stealing Malware
Bitdefender says fake downloads of the newly released blockbuster are already spreading Lumma Stealer, malware that scrapes crypto wallets, passwords and browser sessions from infected machines.
Ireland plans industry standards for illicit crypto use
The proposed policies under Ireland’s AML framework included stricter measures on transfers from private crypto wallets and overseas digital asset companies.