Israel's Tax Authority Probes NFT Creators Over Alleged Tax Evasion

Israel's Tax Authority has arrested two NFT creators for charges of tax evasion and money laundering after allegedly failing to report $2.2 million in sales throughout 2021.

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The Jerusalem Magistrate's Court released the two on probation and ordered them to hand over the ETH tokens and keys to associated wallets.

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Nevertheless, the project has agreed to stop selling the Holy Rocks NFTs until the end of legal proceedings, according to its website.

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