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Stablecoin Bill Won’t Force All Issuers to Be Banks, Congressman Says

“Apparently, we'll have options for both banks and non banks,” Himes told CryptoX in an interview. He said Chairwoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and the ranking Republican on the committee, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), have been working together on a narrow, stablecoins-only bill, and it’s expected to establish “standards for reserves”

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Grayscale hires former Solicitor General to help force Bitcoin ETF approval

Grayscale Investments has hired a former U.S. Solicitor General in preparation for a potential legal spat with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), should the regulator reject its application for a spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) on July 6.The company has been waiting on a decision from the

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Chinese Crypto Regulations Force NFT Gaming App Stepn to Block Mainland Users – Metaverse Bitcoin News

China’s anti-crypto regulations have reportedly forced the non-fungible token (NFT) game, Stepn, to exclude users from the mainland starting on July 15. Shortly after the announcement, Stepn’s in-game cryptocurrency is reported to have briefly dropped by 38%. Stepn Adheres to Local Regulations China mainland users of the NFT gaming app Stepn

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Utah Governor approves of blockchain and digital innovation task force

After nearly a three-year-long discussion about establishing a task force to oversee blockchain and crypto initiatives, the governor of Utah, Spencer Cox, signed a bill to create the Blockchain and Digital Innovation Task Force.The Utah State Legislature first saw the introduction of the house bill (H.B. 335) in early February

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Hawaii Senate committees favor task force to regulate crypto, blockchain

Two committees of the Hawaii State Legislature — Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) and Ways and Means (WAM) — unanimously approved the launch of a specialized task force to explore the use and regulation of the crypto ecosystem.In a letter addressed to the President of the Hawaii Senate, Ron Kouchi,

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US Air Force files trademark application for ‘SpaceVerse’ initiative

The United States Air Force has filed a trademark application hinting at the military branch potentially expanding into the metaverse.According to a Thursday application submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Department of the Air Force trademarked the word "SpaceVerse," defined as “a secure digital metaverse that converges

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India’s Crypto Trading Volume Plummets as New Tax Rules Enter Into Force – Regulation Bitcoin News

Crypto trading volumes in India have plummeted following the new tax law entering into force. The new rules impose a 30% flat tax on crypto income and do not allow losses to be offset against gains. New Crypto Tax Rules in Effect The new crypto tax rules entered into force on April

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