CryptoSlate
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Top IRS official says ‘pure crypto tax crimes’ on the rise alongside scams
IRS criminal investigation chief Guy Ficco told CNBC on April 12 that taxpayers are increasingly committing tax crimes involving crypto. Ficco...
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EU watchdog warns of high concentration in crypto markets, notes minimal euro usage
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) warned that crypto markets are highly concentrated on April 10 . ESMA said concentration...
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SEC issues Wells notice against Uniswap over securities laws issues
The US SEC has issued a Wells notice to Uniswap Labs , the entity behind the Ethereum-based decentralized exchange, Uniswap . The notice...
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US senator claims Biden administration uses crypto as ‘scapegoat’ to mask failures in halting illicit finance
In a pointed critique during a Senate hearing on April 9, Senator Tim Scott accused the current US administration of making digital assets the...
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US Treasury official targets Tether USDT stablecoin in Russian sanction evasion
US Treasury Deputy Secretary Adewale Adeyemo said Russia was increasingly using alternative payment mechanisms like Tether’s USDT...
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Policymakers must think outside of currently accepted norms to understand crypto
The persistent disconnect between policymakers and technology invariably results in proposed and approved regulations overlooking pertinent parts...
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Even crypto friendly UK banks freeze accounts in fear of crypto transactions
There has been an increase in bank accounts belonging to crypto professionals being frozen or restricted across the UK, US, and EU over the past...
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SEC opens request for comments on 3 spot Ethereum ETFs
The SEC has opened comments on Grayscale , Fidelity , and Bitwise ‘s applications to launch spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs)....
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UK regulators launch sandbox to integrate DLT with financial system
The Bank of England (BoE) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have announced the launch of the Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS) on...
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US, UK enter agreement to develop AI safety standards
The US and the UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop standards for AI Safety on April 1 . The agreement aims to develop and...
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Singapore revises Payments Service Act to include cross-border transfers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has significantly amended its Payments Service Act (PSA) to enhance its jurisdiction and bolster user...
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Coinbase CFO believe Ethereum is unlikely to be classified as a security
Coinbase CFO Alesia Haas believes that “Ethereum ( ETH ) is not a security,” and regulators are unlikely to label it as such. Haas...
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AI’s Brave New World: Whatever happened to security? Privacy?
The following is a guest post from John deVadoss, Governing Board of the Global Blockchain Business Council in Geneva and co-founder of the...
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Court rules Custodia Bank not entitled to Federal Reserve master account
A Wyoming court has ruled against Caitlin Long’s Custodia Bank by determining that the lender is not entitled to a Federal Reserve master...
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CFTC’s Caroline Pham says KuCoin charges may infringe on SEC authority
CFTC Commissioner Caroline Pham said on March 29 that her agency’s charges against KuCoin may infringe on the duties of the SEC. Pham...