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U.S. Treasury Campaigning for Amplified Powers to Chase Crypto Overseas
A top official has asked members of Congress for new laws to extend the Treasury's crypto reach beyond its existing enforcement and sanctions abilities.
Grayscale Gears Up for Spot Bitcoin ETF, Updating Trust Agreement for Sake of ‘Operational Efficiencies’
The changes involve the fee structure, and how assets can be custodied for smoother share creation and redemptions.
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IOTA Jumps 43% After Registering Ecosystem Foundation in Abu Dhabi
The IOTA Ecosystem DLT Foundation claims to be the first foundation to be registered under the emirate's regulatory framework for blockchain foundations, the press release sai...
Blast's One-Week, $600M Haul Shows Promise of Yield, Pitfalls of Hype
The idea of a yield-paying layer-2 blockchain atop Ethereum has clearly demonstrated market allure. But even the project's biggest investor has taken issue with the execution...
Terra's USTC Gains 300% as Bitcoin-Focused Comeback Plan, Binance Perpetuals Listing Fuel Speculative Frenzy
USTC and LUNC tokens are remnants of the collapsed Terra ecosystem that some community members remained committed to revive.
Binance Will Cease Support for Its BUSD Stablecoin on Dec. 15
The exchange announced earlier this year that it would “gradually” end support for the stablecoin.
Digital Finance Firm SoFi Hands Its Crypto Business to Blockchain.com
Blockchain.com President Lane Kassleman said in an interview that his firm’s SoFi partnership equates to hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Binance to Make 'Complete Exit' From U.S., Pay Billions to FinCEN, OFAC on Top of DOJ Settlement
The crypto exchange, which is settling charges with the Department of Justice, will appoint a monitor as well.
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Tax Week 2023
Confused by crypto taxes? CoinDesk rounds up expert opinion on what you should be paying, how to avoid paying too much, and what to do if you are unsure, sponsored by TaxBit.
- New Form 1099-DA: What it Means for Digital Asset Brokers and Their Customers
- ‘We're Not Asking for Special Treatment’: Coin Center on the Proposed IRS Broker Rules
- The IRS and the Rising Cost of Crypto Tax Compliance
- The Tax Implications of Sam Bankman-Fried’s Conviction
- The IRS Is Making Crypto Compliance Impossible
- The IRS Should Heed This Warning
- The IRS Should Offer a Free Tax Reporting Tool to DeFi Users
- Crypto Tax Basics: A 101 for Beginners
- Top 5 Crypto Tax Questions, Answered
- IRS 'Raided' by Crypto Investors as Industry Puts Up Fight Against U.S. Tax Proposal
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Why the Crypto Industry Is So Upset About the IRS’ Proposed New Tax Reporting Rules
A pair of crypto industry tax experts describe the problems with the tax agency’s new reporting proposals and suggest alternatives.
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Protocol Village: ARPA's Random Number Generator Launches on Base
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 16-22, with live updates throughout.
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Featured Story | Bitcoin and the Changing Definition of 'Safety'
When supposedly safe investments like bonds and stocks underperform, what does that mean for our view of apparently risky investments like bitcoin? Noelle Acheson offers her t...
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Amidst Congressional Turbulence Senators Gillibrand and Lummis Speak on Overhauling Regulations at ‘State of Crypto’ in DC
At CoinDesk’s State of Crypto event in Washington, DC. Senators Gillibrand and Lummis discuss their bold comprehensive regulation bill aiming to unify all crypto interests und...
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Ali Yahya, Andreessen Horowitz: 'Many Fair Weather VCs Have Pivoted'
A16z’s general partner tells Jeff Wilser why the blue-chip venture fund is "100% committed on crypto as a space."
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From Centralization to Intent Revolution: Infura's Shift, Blockchain's 'Intents' Era, and OKX's L2 Triumph!
An exploration into emerging decentralized networks, the subtle revolution in blockchain utilization, and a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements in Layer 2 develo...
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FTX Gets Court Approval to Sell $744M Worth of Grayscale, Bitwise Trust Assets
FTX held shares of five Grayscale Trusts totaling $691 million and one Bitwise trust, amounting to $53 million as of Oct. 25, according to an earlier court filing.
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Grayscale Gears Up for Spot Bitcoin ETF, Updating Trust Agreement for Sake of ‘Operational Efficiencies’
The changes involve the fee structure, and how assets can be custodied for smoother share creation and redemptions.
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The Protocol: It's Crypto Spring, as Smart Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months
The CoinDesk Smart-Contract Platform Index (SMT) saw a significant 19% increase in November, led by surges in Sei's SEI and Axelar's AXL tokens.
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