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CDCROP: Temple in Pune, India (Anand Dhumal/Pixabay)
BitConnect Founder, Indicted in US Over Missing Bitcoin, Is Now Wanted in India, Too
Satish Kumbhani and six others were named by an unidentified lawyer in a complaint over missing bitcoin.
CDCROP: Temple in Pune, India (Anand Dhumal/Pixabay)

CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, Counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LL at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/Coindesk)
CFTC Commissioner: I Like Being an Underdog Versus the SEC
Kristin Johnson also suggested her agency might be able to be more responsive than the SEC because it's smaller.
CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson and Conrad Bahlke, Counsel at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LL at Crypto Connection 2022 (Amitoj Singh/Coindesk)

El senador Pat Toomey interviene en la conferencia Consensus 2022 en Austin, Texas. (Christian Barrett)
Congreso estadounidense podría aprobar ley de stablecoins este año, según legisladores
El colapso de terraUSD no ha hecho más que echar más leña al fuego para aquellos que dicen que el sector necesita claridad regulatoria, y rápido.
El senador Pat Toomey interviene en la conferencia Consensus 2022 en Austin, Texas. (Christian Barrett)

Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey speak at Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
CFTC Chairman 'Encouraged' by Bill in Congress to Give the Agency More Crypto Oversight
Rostin Behnam noted the bill would allow the CFTC to assess fees on the industry.
Former CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump, CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam and CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey speak at Consensus 2022. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Miami mayor Francis Suarez says the tokenomics of MiamiCoin, a private cryptocurrency that promised to benefit his U.S. city, are off. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
'I Don't Push Anything': Mayor Francis Suarez on MiamiCoin
Suarez, who praised the MiamiCoin initiative last year, said bad tokenomics may have led to the private cryptocurrency created to benefit the U.S. city shedding 95% of its value in a matter of months.
Miami mayor Francis Suarez says the tokenomics of MiamiCoin, a private cryptocurrency that promised to benefit his U.S. city, are off. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Niagara Falls, between the border of the U.S. and Canada in upstate New York. (Eliza Gkritsi)
NY Bitcoin Miners Start to Give Up on State Amid Regulatory Uncertainty
New York was once a draw for miners, but environmental concerns are weighing on the industry.
Niagara Falls, between the border of the U.S. and Canada in upstate New York. (Eliza Gkritsi)

The White House
US and EU Look to Blockchain to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Climate and Clean Tech working group announced its aims in a joint document published Monday.
The White House

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Bitcoin: Gold 2.0? Try Reserve Asset 3.0
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is beginning to send ripples through the global economy that could lead to a new monetary system.
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Joe Biden, presidente de los Estados Unidos (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Estados Unidos y el G7 anuncian nuevas medidas contra la evasión de sanciones mediante cripto
Funcionarios de la Casa Blanca y del Tesoro han dicho en múltiples ocasiones que hay poca preocupación de que las criptomonedas se utilicen para evadir las sanciones contra Rusia.
Joe Biden, presidente de los Estados Unidos (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

President Joe Biden (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Biden’s Executive Order Calls for ‘Highest Urgency’ on CBDC Research and Development
The president has called on the Treasury Department to spearhead a series of reports looking into CBDC technologies and how to implement them – ”if doing so is deemed to be in the national interest.”
President Joe Biden (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)