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Your Staking Rewards Are Still Taxable
The IRS’ recent decision to refund $3,200 to a Nashville couple does not protect staking rewards from future taxation. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Tax Week.
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Crypto Payments Firm Wirex Expands to US, Begins Distributing Crypto-Linked Visa Debit Card
Wirex currently has over 4.5 million customers across the European and Asia-Pacific regions.
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Diddy, Haddish, Durant Revealed as Investors in Crypto-Powered Banking App Eco
The finance app’s $26 million March round scored investments from athletes, A-listers and entertainers.
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Fintech Firm Brex Launches Crypto Rewards Program for Business Clients
The firm's business customers include Airbnb, Carta, Classpass and Y Combinator.
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BitMEX Launches Program to Reward Partners, Drive Platform Traffic
The program is an attempt to spur new user growth and reinvent the platform's image.
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Nasdaq-Listed Canadian Firm Mogo Launches Bitcoin Cashback Mortgage Program
Canada’s residential mortgage market is estimated at C$1.7 trillion.
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Serena Williams
Serena Williams Backs $5M Round in Bitcoin Rewards Startup Lolli
Williams leads a pack of notable investors in the e-commerce firm, including her husband, Alexis Ohanian, and a handful of prominent YouTubers.
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Rewards-Focused Startup Eco Raises $26M in Round Led by a16z Crypto
Newly out of alpha mode, the platform offers up to 5% rewards on both crypto asset savings and spending.
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Lolli investor Michelle Phan in the offices of Em Cosmetics. (Credit: Mark Sacro for CoinDesk)
Ashton Kutcher and Michelle Phan Invest in Lolli’s $3M Seed Round
Lolli, the bitcoin rewards shopping app, attracted celebrity investors in a $3 million round led by the early-stage arm of Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund.
Lolli investor Michelle Phan in the offices of Em Cosmetics. (Credit: Mark Sacro for CoinDesk)

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Binance Will Soon Reward Market Makers for Providing Futures Liquidity
The exchange is adjusting its fee structure to incentivize market makers to add liquidity on its futures platform.
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