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IRS 'Raided' by Crypto Investors as Industry Puts Up Fight Against U.S. Tax Proposal
13.11.2023
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is gathering the final words now from a crypto sector that is arguing the agency's proposal for a digital-assets taxation regime is an existential threat to investor privacy and to decentralized crypto projects
Bitcoin Argentina Presents Draft Legislation to Regulate Cryptocurrency
12.11.2023
Image Source: Pixabay Bitcoin Argentina, a non-government organization dedicated to promoting crypto, has presented a draft bill aimed at regulating the cryptocurrency market in a manner that ensures decentralization and enhances public trust. The proposal was introduced by Bitcoin...
Arbitrum DAO Considers $24 Million “Backfund” for Projects Overlooked in Grant Selection
8.11.2023
Source: Pixabay The Arbitrum DAO is debating a proposal that would inject 21.4 million ARB tokens ($24 million) into previously approved projects that failed to reach the 50 million ARB total funding cut-off during the first round of grants for its Short-Term Incentive Program (STIP) last month....
Crypto Regulation News Weekly Digest: SafeMoon Executive Charges and FinCEN’s Mixing Service Proposal
7.11.2023
Last week saw major regulatory actions against crypto mixing services and alleged fraud along with pushback from lawmakers. Image by Andrii, Adobe Stock. The cryptocurrency industry increasingly finds itself under the purview of regulators striving to balance innovation with consumer protection...
A Tale of 2 SEC Commissioners
3.11.2023
Argentina Presidential Candidate Proposes Mining Bitcoin With Residual Natural Gas, Faces Skepticism
3.11.2023
Argentina’s presidential hopeful Sergio Massa unveiled plans to utilize excess natural gas from the Vaca Muerta oil fields to mine Bitcoin. However, following his proposal, the local crypto community opposed the government’s direct involvement in Bitcoin (BTC) mining. In late October...
Ex-FTX Unit LedgerX in Gray Area Beyond CFTC Proposal on Customer Funds: Commissioner
3.11.2023
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a rule change Friday on how customer funds should be invested by firms the agency oversees – futures commission merchants (FCMs) and derivative clearing organizations (DCOs)
Judge Urges for SEC Decision on Planned Celsius Restart as Crypto Miner
1.11.2023
America’s securities regulator has been urged to decide if it will approve a plan to transform Celsius Network into a bitcoin mining firm. The proposal seeks to repay customers of the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender with both crypto assets and stock in a new publicly traded mining entity. New York...
Floki Meme Coin Accuses Crypto Exchange Bitget of Listing Fake TokenFi Token and “Deceptively” Trading Millions in Volume
31.10.2023
Popular meme coinFloki has accused Bitget of listing a fake version of the TokenFi token and engaging in deceptive trading practices. On October 18, Floki initiated a DAO proposal to launch the Floki staking program and a reward token aimed at targeting the trillion-dollar tokenization industry...
OPNX Offers CoinFLEX Creditors 25% Equity and 1 Billion OX Tokens Over 10 Years
31.10.2023
Mark Lamb , a fellow CoinFLEX stakeholder and founder of OPNX, has extended an offer to CoinFLEX creditors that includes 25% equity in OPNX and the distribution of 1 billion OX tokens over a 10-year period. The proposal comes after the bankruptcy of CoinFLEX in 2022, which left many stakeholders...
Uniswap DAO Signals Approval for $12 Million Investment in Ekubo’s Governance Token – Here’s What You Need to Know
30.10.2023
Uniswap DAO, a major player in decentralized finance (DeFi) world, has shown significant support for a proposal to invest a substantial amount of its treasury funds into Ekubo, a decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on Ethereum’ Starknet network. The proposal suggests investing 3 million...
South African Crypto Platform Pins Hope on ‘Phased Asset Recovery’ Proposal
30.10.2023
A South African crypto investment platform has expressed hopes that an asset recovery proposal will result in users regaining access to funds blocked after its custody partner froze withdrawals. The crypto platform said it has also engaged regulators whom it hopes will help expedite resolution...
Fidelity Submits Updated Spot Bitcoin ETF Application
19.10.2023
Fidelity has submitted an updated proposal for a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The asset manager joins other applicants in continued efforts to address regulatory concerns that have stood in the way of approving the investment product....
FTX Customers May See 90% Asset Return by Q2 2024 in Amended Proposal
17.10.2023
Customers of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchanges FTX and FTX.US are looking forward to the possibility of reclaiming more than 90% of their assets as part of an amended proposal.
This plan aims to return funds that were held by the exchange before its collapse in November of the previous...
Solana wind down ‘deemed a necessity’ after low fees, says Lido Finance
17.10.2023
Unsustainable financials and low fees generated by Lido on Solana were two of the main reasons for the sunsetting
Crypto exchanges to fall under TradFi licensing — Australian Treasury proposal
16.10.2023
The Australian treasury's newly-released consultation paper will require to crypto exchanges to apply for financial services licence from the local financial regulator
Coinbase Sounds Alarm on IRS Crypto Tax Proposal
12.10.2023
As the U.S. crypto exchange called the recent IRS proposal for taxing crypto “incomprehensible,” the tax agency flagged that the industry isn’t paying its fair share
Argentine Peso Reaches Record Lows After National Digital Currency Push
5.10.2023
The Argentine peso reached record lows Wednesday after the economy minister and presidential candidate Sergio Massa proposed issuing a national digital currency. The informal blue exchange rate rose to 850 pesos per dollar, later retracing to 843 pesos per greenback. Massa stated he would send...
Crypto-friendly Patrick McHenry takes interim House Speaker position
4.10.2023
Eight Republicans voted against Republican Representative McCarthy, making it the first time in U.S. history that the House Speaker has been ousted by Congress
Trader Joe Sends Grant Proposal to Arbitrum
26.9.2023
Trader Joe, a major decentralized exchange (DEX) operating on the Avalanche (AVAX) blockchain, has applied for a 1.83 million ARB grant from Arbitrum DAO.
In a recent announcement shared on X (previously Twitter), Trader Joe said it has submitted a "short-term incentive proposal to the Arbitrum...