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MakerDAO’s Christensen Turns Optimistic After US Stablecoin Report
The founder of the crypto lender and stablecoin issuer had feared the worst about potential regulation.
MakerDAO founder Rune Christensen on CoinDesk TV

US House Passes Unamended Infrastructure Bill to President Joe Biden
US House Passes Unamended Infrastructure Bill to President Joe Biden
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill with a controversial cryptocurrency tax reporting requirement, which is now awaiting Pr...
US House Passes Unamended Infrastructure Bill to President Joe Biden

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What You Need to Know About Biden’s Stablecoin Report
The much anticipated document has finally been released, and here’s what the crypto community is saying about it.
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WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (C) listens to President Joe Biden during a hybrid meeting with corporate chief executives and members of his cabinet to discuss the looming federal debt limit in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Each of the meeting participants spoke in dire terms about the negative national and global economic reaction to Congress failing to raise the limit and the U.S. defaulting on its debt. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Why Stablecoin Regulation Isn’t ‘Urgent’
The risks are real, but today’s report looks like a power grab.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 06: U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (C) listens to President Joe Biden during a hybrid meeting with corporate chief executives and members of his cabinet to discuss the looming federal debt limit in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Each of the meeting participants spoke in dire terms about the negative national and global economic reaction to Congress failing to raise the limit and the U.S. defaulting on its debt. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

LEGISLATE, PLEASE: “The current regulatory framework isn’t set up to address some of the new kinds of risks that [stablecoins] could pose,” says Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Biden Administration to Congress: Put Stablecoins Under Federal Supervision – Or We Will
If U.S. lawmakers don’t act, regulators have the authority to take their own measures, according to the long-awaited report from the President’s Working Group on Financial Mar...
LEGISLATE, PLEASE: “The current regulatory framework isn’t set up to address some of the new kinds of risks that [stablecoins] could pose,” says Treasury Under Secretary Nellie Liang. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Act Would Close Crypto Tax Loophole
The provision adds cryptocurrency transactions to constructive sale rules under the tax code.
U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Biden’s Orwellian Tax Surveillance Policy
It’s political suicide for the Democrats, and a dark sign for America.
President Biden discusses the September jobs report (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Biden Wants to Know More About Crypto
The Biden administration’s approach to crypto continues to take shape, and it still doesn’t look like any sort of outright ban is on the table.
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Is Biden Prepping an Executive Order on Crypto?
According to White House sources, the order would clarify regulatory authority.
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U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
White House Considering Executive Order on Crypto Oversight: Report
The order would include the Treasury Department, Commerce Department, National Science Foundation and national security agencies.
U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)