The head of the body in charge of overseeing U.S. banks named cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) activity among factors contributing to disintermediation of the
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Data center operators have ‘no problem’ with new Russian crypto crackdown
As Russia works to “more clearly prohibit the use of cryptocurrency,” the country’s largest data center operators aren’t really worried.
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Ground Reports Concerning Salvadoran Bitcoin Law Highlight False Narrative Painted by Influencers
On Tuesday, Bitcoin.com News spoke with Marc Falzon, an individual who has been documenting the bitcoin rollout in El Salvador since the law was implemented
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ICYMI: Crypto Surveillance…
ICYMI is an ongoing series of blog posts memorializing important Twitter threads from thought leaders at Coinbase and beyond. In this thread from 08/2/2021, Coinbase
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US lawmakers propose adding digital assets to ‘wash sale’ rule and raising capital gains tax
If passed, the plan would raise the capital gains tax rate for “certain high income individuals” to 28.8%, while eliminating the “wash sale” loophole for
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SEC chair doubles down, tells crypto firms ‘come in and talk to us’
“Under our laws, they have to register with the Commission unless they qualify for an exemption,” said Gary Gensler.
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