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Spain Working on Bill to Force Crypto Holders to Disclose Assets, Gains
13.10.2020
The planned bill comes as part of broader legislation aimed at cracking down on tax fraud, a government spokesperson said
The Securities Clarity Act Is Simple and Logical (and Bad News for Lawyers Like Me)
13.10.2020
The Securities Clarity Act deserves the crypto community's support because it's technology-agnostic, limited in scope and respects precedent
Bitcoiners Have Trillions and Trillions of Reasons to Ignore US Election
13.10.2020
Trump? Biden? Who Cares? The U.S. economy is in such shambles that massive stimulus packages are likely either way, probably financed by the Fed
Nearly 2 Million Sign Up for China’s Digital Yuan ‘Lottery’
13.10.2020
Around 50,000 digital "red envelopes," reminiscent of the traditional gifts doled out in China for special occasions and each containing 200 digital yuan ($29.60), were handed out Monday
IMF, World Bank, G7 Countries to Create Central Bank Digital Currency Rules
13.10.2020
The United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Japan will institute national digital currency banking standards with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
Chris Giancarlo’s Digital Dollar Project Proposes US CBDC Pilots
12.10.2020
The proposal games out CBDC scenarios for fundamentally different potential digital currency end users
Amid Confusion About Rules, Indian Crypto Community Pushes for Regulatory Sandbox
12.10.2020
India's crypto businesses are proposing a regulatory sandbox to allow startups to grow while the nation builds rules around the nascent space
OECD Preparing Crypto Tax Reporting Framework for World’s Largest Economies
12.10.2020
The tax framework may address questions surrounding wallet providers and income not derived from crypto sales
Maker DAO’s Embrace of Centralized Stablecoins Offers Risks and Rewards
12.10.2020
MakerDAO's ingestion of centralized stablecoins may help maintain a $ peg. But it could also invite more regulatory scrutiny
BOJ’s Kuroda Says Central Bank Will Start CBDC Experiments in Spring: Report
12.10.2020
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday that the central bank will begin experiments on a digital yen in the spring
Grayscale’s Ethereum Trust Granted SEC Reporting Company Status
12.10.2020
Institutional bitcoin investors are looking "how else they can diversify within the asset class," said Michael Sonnenshein
China Should Accelerate Rollout of Digital Yuan, Says Central Bank Official
12.10.2020
Chen Yulu, deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said at the weekend that the digital yuan project should be accelerated as an important part of the nation's financial infrastructure
Central Banks Haven’t Made a Good Case for Digital Currencies: WSJ’s Heard on the Street
12.10.2020
Central banks are rushing into digital currencies without considering how the risks might outweigh any benefits, the column argues
Spate of Bitcoin Extortion Bomb Threats Hit Government, Schools in Japan
12.10.2020
The extortionists demand a payment in bitcoin to avoid the detonation of an explosive device, per a report
BitMEX Exchange Hires Compliance Chief After US Charges
12.10.2020
BitMEX, the cryptocurrency derivatives exchange recently charged by U.S. authorities for offering illegal trading services, has hired a compliance veteran
Crypto Long & Short: A U.K. Ban on Crypto Derivatives Will Hurt, Not Protect Investors
11.10.2020
The FCA’s retail investor crypto derivatives ban is a misuse of regulatory authority, argues Noelle Acheson. What’s more, its main justification is one of crypto assets’ strongest features
Pelosi Says Stimulus Talks at Impasse; Trump Blames Pelosi: Report
11.10.2020
The House Speaker says the president's recently boosted proposal still doesn't go far enough
Ripple’s Larsen Says US at Risk of Losing Stewardship of Global Financial System to China, Disses SEC
11.10.2020
Chris Larsen, Ripple co-founder and chairman of the payments technology company’s board of directors, said China’s “itching” to be the one that designs the next financial system and that the U.S. is “woefully behind.” See also: SEC Will Be Forced to Give Crypto...
Coinbase Senior Software Engineer Left This Week, Unclear If Departure Linked to New Policy
11.10.2020
Andrei Anisimov, whose LInkedIn profile still describes him as a "Senior Software Engineer" at Coinbase, tweeted Saturday that this was his last week at the cryptocurrency exchange
Shenzhen Giving Away Millions in Digital Yuan in Lottery to Boost Consumption, Test Tech: Report
10.10.2020
The promotion is part of China's efforts to try out out and stimulate usage of its new digital currency