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The hacker who stole over $46 million from the DeFi protocol KyberSwap has released a list of demands, including total control over the Kyber company and all its assets. The hacker specified a deadline for the Kyber team to fulfill the demands.
A law firm in Australia described the DeFi tax guidance released by the country’s finance regulator as “toilet paper.” Cadena Legal told Cointelegraph that this guidance would only confuse Australians and might reduce their willingness to comply with the rules.
The DeFi ecosystem continued the bullish market momentum from last week, with most tokens showing steady gains on the weekly charts.
KyberSwap hacker demands complete control over Kyber company
The KyberSwap hacker has finally revealed the conditions that needed to be fulfilled for them to return some of the funds taken from their $46 million hack. In an on-chain message, the hacker said they wanted total control of the Kyber company and its assets, both on-chain and off-chain.
While the hacker’s demands may be absurd, they also said what they would do if they were fulfilled. According to the message, they would double the salary of Kyber employees and buy out its executives before kicking them out of the company. The hacker also gave the Kyber team until Dec. 10 to fulfill the demands.
Australia’s confusing new crypto tax guidance is “toilet paper,” says law firm
Australian law firm Cadena Legal published a blog post highlighting that the unclear DeFi rules released by the Australian Taxation Office were “non-binding.” The law firm described the guidance as “toilet paper” and said that it makes everyone more confused.
In addition, the law firm’s founder, Harrison Dell, told Cointelegraph in a statement that this type of guidance could reduce “willing compliance” from crypto community members in Australia.
DeFi could solve Africa’s foreign exchange problems, neobank CEO says
An executive of a neobank project told Cointelegraph that DeFi is able to solve liquidity issues in Africa’s foreign exchange market. Pascal Ntsama IV, CEO of Canza Finance, said that DeFi technology could address issues on this front by providing decentralized foreign exchange for African currencies.
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