The committee recommended more clarity for DAOs, new capital gains tax provisions, and tax breaks for green miners. The Senate Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Center (ATFC) has just tabled its third and final report in Parliament which has 12 far-reaching recommendations for the regulation of the digital asset and fintech industry…
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Debt ceiling uncertainty erodes trust in the dollar, the DOJ announces the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and the SEC investigates Circle. There is nothing surprising about Senator Cynthia Lummis, a Wyoming Republican known to be among the staunchest crypto supporters in the U.S. legislature, revealing a sizable Bitcoin (BTC) purchase that she had made earlier in…
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The Ransom Disclosure Act aims to help the Department of Homeland Security gather critical data on ransom payments in cryptocurrency and fiat. As cryptocurrency adoption continues apace in the United States, lawmakers want to better understand how it’s used — for both legal and illegal purposes. The Ransom Disclosure Act, introduced by Senator Elizabeth Warren…
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Bitcoin’s futures markets premium and options risk gauge show no signs of excessive leverage or FOMO from traders — yet. Cryptocurrency markets rallied 12.5% over the past seven days to reach a $2.44 trillion market capitalization. However, that move doesn’t seem to be inspiring confidence because the same level was tested 16 days ago when…
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“High, unpredictable fees can make crypto trading really dangerous for people who aren’t rich,” said Senator Warren. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren, known by many as an outspoken cryptocurrency skeptic in the United States government, criticized outages at exchanges and high transaction fees during periods of price volatility. In a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Committee…
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The bill would give legal recognition to transfers and registrations made through blockchain smart contracts. On March 29, the Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill that seeks to legally recognize transactions and registrations made via blockchain smart contracts. The bill — SF541 — gained Senate approval earlier in the month. Under the auspices of…
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Bitcoin reaches $51,000 as the U.S. Senate greenlights $1,400 “stimmy” checks for Americans. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) reached over $51,000 on March 7 after the U.S. Senate passed the anticipated $1.9 trillion stimulus bill, which is roughly two times larger than the market capitalization of BTC. United States’ President Joe Biden said that the…
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Bitcoin will come to the rescue if the fiat system fails, says the incoming senator from Wyoming. An unprecedented year, 2020 has sent the global economy into a tailspin in an effort to compensate for COVID-19-related difficulties. If the traditional system collapses, Bitcoin will become vital, according to United States Senator-elect Cynthia Lummis. “If we…
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New details of the salacious Butina-Byrne romance that led the Overstock CEO to resign emerge in latest volume of Senate Russia investigation. On Aug. 18, the Senate Intelligence Committee released volume five of its investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. The new version found that former CEO of Overstock.com and noted crypto advocate…
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Check out this week’s Bad Crypto podcast. It’s been another good, stable week for Bitcoin. No big breakout yet but also no sudden collapse and a comfortable rise of around 1.6 percent. If that sounds like Bitcoin is becoming a bit predictable, don’t rest too easy. Some analysts see this sideways period as the prelude…
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