Crypto and Laws
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MoonPay CEO was responsible for $500K donation to Miami mayor’s super PAC
Miami mayor Francis Suarez’s presidential campaign received a donation from the CEO of the crypto firm MoonPay, the Miami Herald reported...
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Dubai expands crypto licenses, granting approval to Nomura
Dubai has granted a coveted full crypto license to a subsidiary of Japanese financial giant Nomura Holdings Inc., according to BNN Bloomberg....
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IRS clarifies rules on crypto staking rewards
The Internal Revenue Service issued new guidelines on July 31 , outlining its stance on taxing cryptocurrency staking rewards. The new...
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Binance secures first operational license in Dubai amid regulatory hurdles in Europe.
Following multiple setbacks with European regulators, Binance has become the first digital asset exchange to receive an Operational Minimum...
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Coinbase CEO claims SEC said ‘every asset other than Bitcoin is a security’
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reportedly asked Coinbase to stop trading in all cryptocurrencies besides Bitcoin. In an...
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GitHub urges the European Union to reconsider its AI Act
In a joint effort, GitHub, Hugging Face, Creative Commons, and other tech companies have penned an open letter appealing to European Union (EU)...
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Elizabeth Warren Reintroduces Crypto Bill, Gains Support from Banking Policy Group
In an unexpected alliance, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren and the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) have found common ground on the issue of...
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Wall Street banks back Elizabeth Warren’s Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act
U.S. senator Elizabeth Warren reintroduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act on July 28, backed by unlikely allies — the Wall Street...
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Binance’s German license application faces regulatory hurdles
The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) has reportedly expressed concerns over Binance’s leadership and company...
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SEC commissioner strikes back at chief accountant
Hester Pierce, the commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), recently voiced her concerns about a statement made...
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A suite of crypto legislation passed the House Financial Services Committee this week
On July 27 , the House Financial Services Committee advanced seven pieces of legislation concerning critical issues in digital asset regulation....
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Democratic congressman Ritchie Torres calls Gensler’s SEC ‘arbitrary and capricious’
Democratic House of Representatives member Ritchie Torres criticized the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and advocated for new laws...
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Jason Lowrey’s ‘Softwar’ removed from circulation and MIT library for unknown reasons
Jason Lowrey , the author of Softwar: A Novel Theory on Power Projection and the National Strategic Significance of Bitcoin , has withdrawn his...
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SEC commissioner Hester Peirce calls watchdog’s public accounting warning into question
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Commissioner Hester Peirce questioned why the regulator wants to discourage...
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Crypto self-custody bill clears US House Committee
Sailing through the legislative storms of the United States, a significant piece of legislation, the “Keep Your Coins Act of 2023,”...