Bill Hughes

Bill Hughes

Bill Hughes is senior counsel and director of global regulatory matters at ConsenSys.

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The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
The IRS Should Heed This Warning
Devs are not brokers.
The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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Ripple's Legal Win Means It's Time for Crypto to Stand Up to the SEC
The company's partial victory in court is a watershed moment for the crypto regulatory fight, ConsenSys Director of Global Regulatory Matters Bill Hughes argues.
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SEC’s DeFi Rulemaking Do-Over Falls Short
An attempt at classifying decentralized, open-source protocols as regulated exchanges is a "gussied up ban on blockchain in the U.S.," ConsenSys lawyer Bill Hughes writes.
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4 Reasons Why US Lawmakers Shouldn’t Back Sen. Warren’s Latest Crypto Bill
The Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act is unworkable and assuredly unconstitutional.
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2023 Should Be the Year of On-Chain User Security
If crypto does not get its house in order, regulators will do it for them.
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Money Crypto Versus Tech Crypto
How the two faces of the ecosystem impact the regulatory discussion.
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The Right Tax Treatment of Staking Rewards Is Clear: Taxation Only After Sale
The U.S. needs to get straight on staking rewards, or risks losing its edge on the crypto industry.
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A New SEC Definition for ‘Exchanges’ Has Big Implications for Crypto
The crypto community should seize the opportunity to be heard as the SEC looks to expand its remit.
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