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U.S. Senate’s Warren Calls for Crackdown on ‘Sham’ Crypto Audits

The senator and her Democratic colleague Ron Wyden asked the U.S. auditing watchdog to rein in bogus audits in the digital assets sector.

By Jesse Hamilton

Mar 21, 2023 at 9:45 p.m. UTC

Mar 21, 2023

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Post-FTX, India and Europe Push Ahead With CBDCs

After the exchange’s collapse, central bankers are focusing on their own forms of digital money.

By Nathaniel Whittemore

Nov 30, 2022 at 8:42 p.m. UTC

Nov 30, 2022

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Secret CIA Bulk Surveillance Program Includes Some Americans’ Records

Senator Ron Wyden D Ore and Sen Martin Heinrich D N M are calling for more transparency from the Central Intelligence Agency CIA Thursday requesting details of the agency’s secret bulk surveillance programs that include information collected about Americans The Hash discusses the latest on the surveillance state and why nothing you do online is [...]

By CoinDesk Staff

Feb 11, 2022 at 7:59 p.m. UTC

Feb 11, 2022

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The US Senate Goes to War Over Crypto Taxation

With two competing amendments and pressure from the White House and Treasury, crypto taxation is suddenly the crux of the massive infrastructure bill.

By David Z. Morris

Aug 6, 2021 at 5:34 p.m. UTC

Aug 6, 2021

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Senators Propose Crypto Tax Exemptions Amendment for $1T Infrastructure Bill

Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Pat Toomey (R-Penn.) are proposing an amendment to the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that will exempt bitcoin miners and other validators from the crypto tax reporting provision.

By CoinDesk Staff

Aug 5, 2021 at 2:46 p.m. UTC

Aug 5, 2021