The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) is coming out against cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase’s application for a National Trust Company Charter in the US — a move that could threaten banks’ interests as the company […]
Cryptocurrency advocacy organization Coin Center has weighed in on the ongoing criminal trial of two brothers who allegedly exploited the Ethereum blockchain using maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. In a Monday amicus curiae brief — […]
Crypto firms offering financial products must obtain an AFSL by 30 June. Bitcoin and NFTs are said to be excluded from the financial product category. The Treasury has finished consultations on new crypto legislation. Australia […]
European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde released a statement on Friday touting the digital euro, a central bank digital currency (CBDC), as a unifying force in the European Union (EU) and said the ECB […]
Lawmakers previously proposed a $19 billion Bitcoin reserve. Countries like Germany, Pakistan, and the Philippines are reviewing similar plans. Brazil’s Drex CBDC could support future digital reserve systems. Brazil’s central bank is preparing to host […]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that the US would suspend restrictions designed to limit access to Chinese companies buying technology that the US government considers sensitive. The eased restrictions were given in […]
The AfD party is urging Germany to treat Bitcoin as a strategic national asset. The AfD Bitcoin reserve motion seeks MiCA exemption and clear, favorable tax rules. AfD is pushing Bitcoin as “state-free money” to […]
The Norwegian Tax Administration said that more people declared cryptocurrency holdings in 2024 compared to the previous year, following efforts to increase reporting. In a Tuesday notice, Norway’s tax authority said more than 73,000 people […]
North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican member of the US Senate Banking Committee, reportedly warned that Congress has only a few months left to advance crypto legislation before election politics stall progress. According to […]
Opinion by: Rachel Lin, co-founder and CEO at SynFutures DeFi has come a long way since the boom-and-bust cycle of 2020’s DeFi Summer. Much of the surge in the early days was fueled by experimentation, […]
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