These are the 5 most important news of the week

Another exciting week in crypto space is coming to an end. The most important events around Bitcoin, Ethereum and Co. at a glance.

Hive: Germany and USA succeed in striking against hacker network

German and US authorities were able to locate one of the largest hacker networks in the world. After a corresponding cyber attack, the hacker collective often demanded ransom demands in the form of cryptocurrencies. Investigators estimate that the resulting damage could be “in the billions”. The decisive clue came from Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg. There the authorities were able to secure “data and accounts of the network and its users”, explains the Stuttgart public prosecutor’s office.

All other details can be found here: Germany and the USA take down the “Hive” hacker network

Ethereum: test upgrade for Shanghai successfully started

The “Shanghai” hard fork is intended to enable users to access their plugged ethers in the network. These are still “closed” due to the Ethereum Merge. In preparation for the hard fork, a first test upgrade has now been successfully carried out. Shanghai, meanwhile, is scheduled to be officially held in March.

This way for more information about the test run: Ethereum successfully starts test upgrade

FTX: $700 million seized from Sam Bankman-Fried

There is some news in the Causa FTX. While judicial Documents Noting that $700 million related to FTX has been seized, the crypto exchange’s bankruptcy trustees released a list of creditors. The juicy bit: Big brands like Netflix, Apple, and Google have also been impacted by the FTX meltdown.

You can find out more about the confiscated funds here: $700 million assets confiscated from ex-FTX boss

You can access the FTX creditor list here: FTX insolvency administrators publish creditor document

Amazon: Possible NFT debut of the online giant

The US news magazine Blockworks reportedthat the e-commerce giant wants to enter the NFT business. A separate initiative is to be launched in the spring. The article refers to a total of four anonymous sources. They claim that Amazon has requested digital collectibles from some players in the crypto industry. It remains to be seen whether it will actually be implemented.

You can read more about Amazon’s possible Web3 breakthrough here: Is Amazon getting into the NFT business?

Regulation: Will there soon be uniform crypto taxes in the EU?

The European Parliament published one draft, which provides for the introduction of uniform crypto taxes on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for all member countries. This could be implemented in an EU-wide capital gains tax. However, taxes could be due not only on profits, but also on transactions, mining or trading crypto assets.

This way to all the details about Parliament’s proposal: Will the European Union introduce uniform crypto taxes soon?