Portugal News

Libra will be a “journey of years and decades” and not a payment service like PayPal but more of an interoperability protocol like email, says Calibra’s VP of p...

The Portugal Tax Authority announced tax-free cryptocurrency trading, adding to the tax benefits already offered by the national government.

Five figures were arrested over the scheme, which police say was one of the most sophisticated ever seen in Europe.

Major expansion of payment systems in Brazil and no taxes on BTC transactions in Portugal in news of the week from Cointelegraph Brasil.

The Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority clarified that there is no income tax on Bitcoin and cryptocurrency in the country.

Portuguese sports club SL Benfica now has an option on its website to buy products in cryptocurrencies UTK, BTC, or ETH.

During an EU meeting, seven southern EU member states released a declaration asking for help in the promotion of blockchain.

French retail giant Auchan has expanded its blockchain products’ traceability solution after successful a 18-month pilot in Vietnam.

VAT implications of virtual products are still somewhat unestablished, leaving room for interpretation.

Personal income taxation does not apply to cryptocurrency gains in Portugal.

Portugal is the latest country to close the net on cash.

Cointelegraph is now available in Portuguese.

Serbia's Central Bank warns consumers against "virtual currency" such as Bitcoin, stating that digital currencies weren't backed by any Central Bank and that us...