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The U.S. is weighing crypto tax rules, and many in the digital asset industry worry the government going too far. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
The IRS Should Offer a Free Tax Reporting Tool to DeFi Users
Blockchain is not the problem, it is the solution to the problem the U.S. tax agency wants to solve through its highly controversial "broker rule."
The U.S. is weighing crypto tax rules, and many in the digital asset industry worry the government going too far. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk.)
By Michael Bodman
Nov 13, 2023 at 2:38 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2023
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The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
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)
By Bill Hughes
Nov 13, 2023 at 2:09 p.m. UTC
Nov 13, 2023
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Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may press on with its crypto accounting policy if Congress fails to block it. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
Analysis
U.S. SEC's Knock From Congressional Watchdog May Not Budge Crypto Accounting Policy
Even if the agency is forced by the GAO finding to submit its Staff Accounting Bulletin 121 to Congress for review, lawmakers probably won't strangle the policy, according to...
Chair Gary Gensler's U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may press on with its crypto accounting policy if Congress fails to block it. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Nov 2, 2023 at 3:21 p.m. UTC
Nov 2, 2023
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Cost of Not Enacting Crypto Regulation Is 'Extremely High,' Legal Expert Says
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Regulation
Cost of Not Enacting Crypto Regulation Is 'Extremely High,' Legal Expert Says
As part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto 2023 event in Washington, D.C., Vanderbilt Law School Professor and Associate Dean Yesha Yadav discusses the string of bankruptcies the c...
Cost of Not Enacting Crypto Regulation Is 'Extremely High,' Legal Expert Says
By CoinDesk Staff
Oct 26, 2023 at 3:03 p.m. UTC
Oct 26, 2023
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Money reimagined
Crypto Regulations and International Challenges Explored at CoinDesk's State of Crypto Event in DC
Commissioner Summer Mersinger delivers a candid perspective on cryptocurrency regulation at CoinDesk's State of Crypto event in Washington, DC.
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By Michael J. CaseySheila Warren
Oct 25, 2023 at 7:16 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2023
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Policy
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SEC’s Gensler Won’t Say What’s Next With Bitcoin ETFs After Grayscale Loss
The agency chairman also declined to give any indications on timing or the order applications might be considered.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Jesse Hamilton
Oct 25, 2023 at 6:17 p.m. UTC
Oct 25, 2023
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paypal logo on a smartphone booting up the payments app (Marques Thomas/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
What Crypto Can Learn From Regulatory Overhauls at PayPal, Robinhood and Revolut
Regulatory oversight is a force of legitimacy and stability for businesses with new ideas, Flowdesk's Anne-Sophie Cissey writes.
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By Anne-Sophie Cissey
Oct 19, 2023 at 2:02 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2023
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto in a new Senate bill. But does it get disclosures right? (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
Consensus Magazine
Opinion
It’s Time for a Purpose-Built Disclosure Framework for Crypto
Without looking at the unique attributes of crypto, it will be difficult (or even impossible) to understand and place a valuation on a crypto asset.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission would be granted far-reaching authority over crypto in a new Senate bill. But does it get disclosures right? (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Rob Krugman
Oct 18, 2023 at 2:01 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2023
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Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Policy
Analysis
Crypto World Hopeful as California Chases BitLicense in Absence of U.S. Feds
The BitLicense axis between New York and California may draw in other jurisdictions as the states solidify their position as the only regulatory option for crypto businesses i...
Crypto insiders credit California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration as good listeners as they work on their own version of New York's BitLicense. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
By Jesse Hamilton
Oct 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2023
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U.S. Crypto Regulatory Fog Keeps Standard Chartered Rooted in UAE, Asia
Standard Chartered chose Dubai as its base for launching crypto services. Reading between the lines, the message coming from banks and large institutions is that almost anywhe...
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By Ian Allison
Oct 18, 2023 at 1:54 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2023
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