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U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
U.S. Treasury Department Proposes 30% Excise Tax on Crypto Mining Firms
President Joe Biden unveiled his 2023 budget proposal on Thursday.
U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Biden Budget Plan Would Close Crypto Tax Loss Harvesting Loophole
The U.S. President is expected to unveil his budget proposal on Thursday.
U.S. President Joe Biden (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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The US Inches Closer to Stablecoin Rules
The question now shifts from “How will the U.S. government regulate stablecoins?” to “What will stablecoin issuers have to do?”
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Digital Dollar Needs Legislative Support, Fed Chair Says
The issue of CBDCs and financial privacy were featured during Tuesday’s contentious Senate Banking Committee hearing.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (L) and Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
US Sanctions Enforcer Blacklists a Crypto Exchange for First Time
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control labeled Suex.io a “specially designated national,” putting the exchange in a category with suspected terrorists.
Deputy Treasury Secretary Adewale Adeyemo (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

U.S. President Joe Biden (Al Drago/Getty Images)
Biden Administration Plans Cryptocurrency Sanctions to Combat Ransomware
It’s unclear how specifically the U.S. government will seek to mitigate ransomware payments.
U.S. President Joe Biden (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
US Treasury Turns Its Gaze to Stablecoin Issuers
Stablecoin transactions and their impact on financial stability are top-of-mind for Treasury officials
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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US Treasury Officials, Financial Industry Executives Met to Discuss Stablecoins: Report
In meetings this week, the officials and executives discussed regulation and related topics.
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Fed Director Michael Hsu to Succeed Brian Brooks at OCC
Hsu was part of the Fed's bank supervision division. Brooks, now CEO of Binance.US, pushed crypto-friendly rules while in D.C.
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