U.S. Lawmakers Urge Treasury to Revise Proposed Crypto Tax Rules
A letter by a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has urged the U.S. Treasury to revise its proposed digital-assets taxation regime.
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Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Plans New U.S. Dollar-Backed Token for Singapore Operations
Paxos, a cryptocurrency brokerage firm, has received a preliminary license from regulators to offer digital payment token services in Singapore, the company said Wednesday in a statement.
NYDFS Rolls Out Stricter Guidelines for Cryptocurrency Listings, De-listings
The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has said it strengthened its guidelines for listing or de-listing cryptocurrencies in a move to beef up protections for crypto investors throughout the state, NYDFS Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said Wednesday in a statement.
SEC Delays Decision on HashDex Bitcoin Spot ETF Application, Grayscale Ether Futures Filing
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is delaying any decision on efforts by Hashdex and Grayscale to convert existing investment products into exchange-traded funds, according to a set of filings on Wednesday.
Monetary Authority of Singapore Starts Tokenization Pilots Alongside Financial Services Heavyweights
The test will explore bilateral digital asset trades, foreign currency payments, multicurrency clearing and settlement, fund management and automated portfolio rebalancing.
U.S. CBDC Is Unlikely in the Near Term: Bank of America
The Federal Reserve continues to pilot a central bank digital currency, but will not issue one without executive branch and Congressional support, the report said.
‘Mutant Ape Planet’ NFT Developer Pleaded Guilty in $3M Fraud
The developer behind the Mutant Ape Planet non-fungible token (NFT) collection – a knockoff of the Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFTs – pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding buyers in a rug pull that netted almost $3 million, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Delaware, We Need to Talk
Some sectors of the crypto industry were excited (and/or confused) by an apparent BlackRock XRP Trust filing in the state of Delaware, suggesting the massive asset manager may try to launch an XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) after applying to launch bitcoin and ether ETFs. But, this filing was “false.”
Cathie Wood Speculates Gary Gensler’s Political Ambitions Are Affecting Spot BTC ETF Judgement
Wood said Gensler’s concerns that bitcoin is prone to market manipulation, one of the barriers to the approval of a spot BTC ETF in the U.S., belie his perfectly sound cryptocurrency knowledge.
Crypto.com Wins Digital Asset License in Dubai
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com has been granted a licence to operate specified virtual asset service activities in Dubai.