Crypto Weekly: Saylor’s bitcoin sale, Greece mulls crypto tax

June 10, 2026

STORY: From Michael Saylor’s bitcoin sale to Greece’s potential new tax… This is Crypto Weekly.:: Crypto Weekly:: Bitcoin hovers around key $60,000 markBitcoin hovered around the key $60,000 mark.But that hasn’t stopped Standard Chartered’s Geoffrey Kendrick feeling bullish about it.He’s the lender’s global head of digital assets research.Kendrick stuck with his call for bitcoin to hit $100,000 by the end of the year as most of the selling may be over.But he did call it a ‘painful’ week as the crypto token fell more than 12%.It also saw one of the highest profile holders of the token made a sale.Michael Saylor’s Strategy said it had shed some of its holdings for the first in four years.Strategy is the largest corporate holder of bitcoin.:: Reform UK gets big crypto fundingReform UK raised more money than any of its political rivals for the third quarter in a row.That’s what data from Britain’s Electoral Commission showed.Nigel Farage’s party saw big donations from billionaire crypto investors, including the Thailand-based Christopher Harborne.Reform raised around $12.4 million in the first three months of the year, while the governing Labour party took in just over $5.3 million.:: Greece ‘prepares’ crypto capital gains taxGreece could be moving towards taxing gains on cryptocurrency.That’s what two government officials told Reuters.They said lawmakers are preparing legislation to impose a 15% capital gains tax on crypto.A senior government official told Reuters the Finance Ministry is readying a law that’s expected to be submitted to the country’s parliament in the coming months.:: Japan banks plan to issue stablecoinsAnd Japan’s three largest banks said they will jointly issue stablecoins during the current fiscal year ending in March 2027.It would mark a major move towards digital payments in a country where cash and credit cards are still popular.Mitsubishi Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group announced the update.They said they will set up a council to examine the operational frameworks and prepare for the issuance.

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