Italy’s Intesa Sanpaolo Acquires $1M in Bitcoin
Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, confirmed purchasing 11 Bitcoins for €1 million, marking its first direct crypto investment.…
Italy Fines OpenAI $15M Over Data Privacy
Italy’s privacy authority has mandated OpenAI to run a six-month public campaign explaining how ChatGPT collects and processes user…
Italy Reduces Crypto Tax To 28% Boosting Optimism
Italy is set to reduce the crypto tax rate to 28%, lowering it from a previously proposed 42%, to create a more favorable environment for…
Nordic VC Node.vc Closes €71 Million First Fund
A new generation of European venture capital firms, including Switzerland’s Founderful, the Italian Founders Fund, and the Dutch…
Italy Intends to Increase Bitcoin Tax to 42% from 26%
To boost funding for public services, the government of Italy intends to raise the capital gains tax on Bitcoin from 26% to 42%. To provide…
Bending Spoons Buys WeTransfer
Italy-based Bending Spoons, owner of apps like Evernote and Meetup, announced Wednesday its acquisition of file transfer service WeTransfer,…
Italy’s Dev Bank Issues Digital Bond on Blockchain
The inaugural digital bond issuance on the blockchain has been successfully executed by Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s most significant…
Bank of Italy Giving New Crypto Regulation Guidelines
The Bank of Italy, ahead of the MiCA law, is giving new guidelines for crypto regulations as it recognizes digital currencies as means of…
Google, Amazon Gain EU Court Backing in Italy
Google, Amazon, and Airbnb won Europe’s top court’s support on Thursday in their fight against an Italian rule mandating them to…