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US House committee releases new stablecoin bill draft

The United States House Financial Services Committee has released the third draft of the stablecoin bill presented by its chair, Representative Patrick McHenry. The latest draft of the bill is bipartisan and includes specific proposals from Republican and Democratic committee members. The draft bill titled, The Future of Digital Assets: Providing

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Coinbase, Robinhood, CFTC to testify in Congress over draft crypto bill

Coinbase, Robinhood, and representatives from the United States commodities regulator are set to testify before Congress on June 6 to discuss a newly proposed crypto bill. The trio will be sharing their firm's, or agency’s views on a proposed bill that could see certain crypto tokens classified as digital commodities, among

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Chinese city releases policy draft for metaverse industry development

On May 24, the Chinese city of Zhengzhou announced a series of policy proposals to support metaverse companies operating in the region. As part of the initiatives, the municipal government will establish a dedicated fund worth 10 billion yuan ($1.42 billion) to foster growth and development in the industry.Per the

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The European Union’s Crypto Tax Plans Include Non-Fungible Tokens, Foreign Companies, Draft Text Shows

The bill, dated May 5, closely matches proposals made by the European Commission in December 2022, as part of a bid to stop EU residents stashing crypto abroad to hide it from the taxman. The commission would have to set up a register of crypto asset operators’ by December 2025,

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Bahamas securities watchdog presents comprehensive new draft digital assets act

The Securities Commission of The Bahamas (SCB) published a draft of the Digital Assets and Registered Exchanges (DARE) Bill 2023 on April 25. The sweeping bill will undergo a consultation period with the goal of enacting it by the end of the quarter.The 2023 bill updates the DARE Act of

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Draft bill suggests separating legislation on payment stablecoins and digital asset markets

Republican lawmakers with the United States House Financial Services Committee have released a draft of a bill focused on payment stablecoins rather than overseeing other aspects of digital asset markets.A senior Republican committee staffer involved in drafting the legislation told reporters on April 24 that they had narrowed the scope

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