Federal banks in the U.S. see new capacity to provide services to crypto firms, specifically stablecoin operators. Per an interpretive letter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency released on Monday, national banks will be free to hold reserve currencies for stablecoins. The new guidance reads, “We conclude that a national bank…
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The IRS has a strong interest in receiving information from informed whistleblowers about offshore crypto accounts and criminal crypto tax activity. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced governments worldwide to focus on bringing blockchain technology to their financial services, along with the needed regulatory upgrades to keep the burgeoning fintech industry clean. Related: Not like before:…
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Why the government should make a monetary transition to Bitcoin, and the problems that cryptocurrency would help solve, such as preemptive war and national debt. As an anarcho-capitalist, I hold that property rights are sacred and that violence is acceptable only when our natural rights, as embedded and enshrined in the Constitution and Bill of…
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In a world where all public records are stored on an immutable ledger, it would be difficult to be a corrupt government official. Some of the main functions of government institutions include redistribution of resources and maintaining official records. These are precisely the domains where blockchain technology — with its focus on facilitating secure, traceable…
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That may not necessarily be a good thing for the struggling state. The de facto state of Abkhazia threw the towel on its fight against crypto mining, with the president recently announcing measures to lift the nation’s current ban. According to Finanz.ru, Aslan Bzhania stated on Thursday that his government plans to introduce “the most…
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It is already illegal to mine crypto within the de facto state. Abkhazia, a de facto state in the South Caucasus, continues to face an energy crisis. The head of the region’s national energy provider recently blamed increased crypto mining activity for the problems. According to Jam News, the government’s year-old ban on crypto mining…
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Avanti CEO and Kraken Financial Managing Director discuss Wyoming’s progressive steps in blockchain regulation San Francisco-based crypto exchange Kraken has become the first cryptocurrency business to receive a charter to operate as a bank in the United States. When seen as part of a larger-scale shift in regulatory attitudes that may help to bring crypto…
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China might lead the charge into the digital economy, but will being the first major economy to launch a CBDC be enough to win global reserve currency status? China’s Digital Currency Electronic Payment system is at the forefront of news around central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs. As China will be the first nation to…
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Why we need regulatory frameworks in the crypto space, with a focus on regulating the financial aspects of cryptocurrency-based operations. When Malta set out to provide a regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency sector, policymakers and advisers recognized how blockchain, distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, as well as related technologies, imposed new challenges to providing…
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New money transmitter licensing promises to roll 40 states into a single exam and license. An organization of state regulators in the U.S. has announced a new streamlined process for money transmitter licensing that will save crypto firms from getting separate licenses in 40 states. The Sept. 15 announcement from the Conference of State Bank…
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