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Argentina's Milei Proposes Incentives for Declaring Domestic, Foreign Crypto Holdings in Draft Bill
[Dec 28, 2023 7:26 AM] Crypto is captured in an asset-regularization regime included in a wide-ranging bill that's facing mounting backlash from citizens.
Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Financing Bill Heads to U.S. Senate
[Dec 8, 2023 3:05 AM] Legislation will crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions to foreign parties that facilitate financial transactions with terrorists.
India Won't See Crypto or Web3 Bill for Another 18 Months, Senior Lawmaker Tells CoinDesk
[Dec 7, 2023 2:50 AM] India is unlikely to bring a crypto or Web3-specific legislative bill anytime soon and perhaps all the way up to mid-2025, said one of the most senior politicians in India's government overseeing the financial evolution of the nation.
Pro-Blockchain Bill Clears Hurdle in U.S. House
[Dec 6, 2023 3:32 PM] Another crypto bill has cleared the goal posts of a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, with the unanimous approval of legislation that would direct the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to support blockchain technology.
New Jersey bill would make crypto sold to institutional investors a security
[Dec 5, 2023 1:20 PM] The bill complements one already on the governor’s desk that regulates digital assets owned by individuals.
Republicans' Leadership Squabbles Delayed U.S. Crypto Bills Until 2024, Key Lawmakers Say
[Nov 30, 2023 3:47 PM] Republican Rep. French Hill and Democrat Rep. Jim Himes see potential future floor votes for crypto bills being key to convincing the Democrat-controlled Senate to play ball.
Brazil to Impose 15% Tax on Crypto Earnings Held on Offshore Exchanges: Report
[Nov 30, 2023 11:18 AM] The bill is awaiting presidential approval.
Public needs to know blockchain use cases, AI needs regulation now — Andrew Yang
[Nov 16, 2023 3:44 PM] The former presidential candidate spoke at NABS about opportunities the United States may be missing to blockchain and AI for public good.
CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat
[Nov 15, 2023 10:11 AM] U.S. regulators don't have any more authority now to head off another major crypto collapse than they did when FTX imploded and took much of the industry with it, said Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Rostin Behnam.
India's Supreme Court Turns Away Petition Asking Government to Frame Crypto Guidelines
[Nov 14, 2023 7:18 PM] India's Supreme Court has turned away a petition that sought to direct the government and relevant authorities to frame guidelines for regulating the trading and mining of cryptocurrencies.
EU Parliament Approves Data Act With Smart-Contract Kill Switch Provision
[Nov 9, 2023 9:36 AM] The final version of the bill's text, reviewed by CoinDesk in July, revealed that it contained a smart-contract kill switch clause.
US lawmakers introduce CLARITY Act to limit federal ties with Chinese blockchain
[Nov 9, 2023 7:04 AM] The act aims to explicitly forbid U.S. government officials from engaging in transactions with iFinex, the parent company of USDT issuer Tether.
Rep. Tom Emmer proposes to defund SEC’s crusade against crypto
[Nov 8, 2023 8:25 PM] Rep. Tom Emmer added a provision in the House GOP spending bill that would block the SEC from using government funds to pursue crypto companies until Congress weighs in on who has jurisdiction over crypto.
U.S. House's Spending Bill Aims to Hamstring SEC's Gensler Amid His Crypto Crackdown
[Nov 8, 2023 5:58 PM] As the U.S. House of Representatives weighs legislation on next year's spending, a provision was added on Wednesday that would deprive funding from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement actions against crypto businesses.
SEC Inspector General says prohibition on crypto ownership hinders agency hiring
[Nov 6, 2023 3:48 PM] Besides being short on crypto specialists, the SEC OIG noted a litany of problems that are already familiar – lack of legislative clarity, lack of interagency coordination, etc.
XRP, TON win approval in Dubai International Financial Centre free trade zone
[Nov 2, 2023 1:32 PM] The new tokens join the ranks of BTC, ETH and LTC for use by the 4,000-plus companies located in the zone, which is considering new legal measures as well.
GAO finds controversial SEC guidance is subject to congressional oversight
[Oct 31, 2023 3:29 PM] The SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 has been the target of much criticism in the crypto community.
Coinbase-Backed Advocacy Group Enlists Crypto Masses, Raises $2M From 80,000
[Oct 31, 2023 9:00 AM] A Coinbase (COIN) effort to drum up a cross-country swell of amateur crypto advocates – the nonprofit Stand With Crypto – has paid off with a surge of more than 100,000 individuals getting involved in the opening weeks, organizers say.
Marshall Islands Further Strengthen's Law That Made DAOs Legal Entities
[Oct 30, 2023 1:04 PM] The Republic of the Marshall Islands has passed legislation that takes its already advanced law for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) a step further.
Taiwan Crypto Regulation Gets Going With First Reading of Digital Asset Bill
[Oct 27, 2023 1:48 AM] The bill sets the groundwork for defining what a virtual asset is and how exchanges should operate in Taiwan.
Despite U.S. House Drama, Sens. Gillibrand, Lummis Bullish on Stablecoin Bill and Illicit Finance Legislation
[Oct 24, 2023 11:37 AM] Even as the U.S. House of Representatives is paralyzed by a Republican leadership drama, U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) are still pressing to get crypto legislative through.
South Korean regulator outlines steps to enhance digital asset legislation
[Oct 17, 2023 2:30 PM] The Virtual Asset Users Protection Act was passed in June without a sufficient regulatory framework, the head of South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service said.
Hamas' Crypto Ties May Lend Energy to Sen. Warren's Money Laundering Bill
[Oct 13, 2023 12:03 PM] The revelations that the terrorist group behind last week’s attack on villages in southern Israel that left more than 1,200 Israelis dead was partially funded with cryptocurrency may lend additional weight to an effort from Sen. Elizabeth Warren…
U.S. House Speaker Drama Could Threaten to Unravel Crypto's 2023 Chances
[Oct 13, 2023 10:26 AM] Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are sprinting toward the worst case scenario in their scramble for a new speaker of the House, and their infighting could worsen the prospects for crypto legislation this year.
House committee chairman threatens SEC chair with subpoena, but not over crypto
[Oct 12, 2023 3:50 PM] U.S. House Oversight and Accountability Committee chair James Comer thinks Genlser is stonewalling him. Crypto supporters know the feeling.
Crypto Bills May Depend on U.S. House GOP Battle Over Scalise Speaker Pick
[Oct 11, 2023 2:28 PM] The U.S. House of Representatives won’t get back to work on crypto legislation if Republicans can’t unify behind majority choice Steve Scalise – or some alternative – after the party’s ousting of Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)…
Crypto Needs Congress, But U.S. Lawmakers Have Opted for Pandemonium
[Oct 9, 2023 8:24 AM] Without the U.S. Congress outlining a clear system of rules, the crypto industry fears it’ll be relegated as a volatile financial backwater. But Capitol Hill is beset by drama, including a U.S. House of Representatives that fired its speaker and a…
Crypto-Friendly Congressman McHenry Temporarily Takes Over U.S. House
[Oct 3, 2023 5:03 PM] Crypto-friendly Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) has landed in the driver’s seat of the U.S. House of Representatives just as legislation to establish digital-asset regulations nears a finish line there.
U.S. House Bill Seeks Centralized Record of Off-Chain Crypto Transactions
[Sep 28, 2023 3:00 PM] It would be hard for a big exchange to repeat an FTX collapse if the firm’s internal flow of crypto assets was also reported to an outside repository that U.S. regulators could see. That’s the idea behind new legislation from Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.)…