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SEC chief Gary Gensler to face Congress grueling over crypto policy

The United States Securites and Exchange Commission chief Gary Gensler is set to testify before the the House Financial Services Committee for the first time.In an interview, Patrick McHenry, chairman of the Financial Services Committee, confirmed that the SEC chief would have to face Congress' questions over his approach towards

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Biden’s policy on crypto taxation undermines his environmental goals

Gains accrued by staking cryptocurrency should not be treated as a taxable event. It only makes sense to tax such gains upon their conversion to legal tender currency. To do otherwise undermines a marquee environmental policy from the administration of United States President Joe Biden.The Internal Revenue Service appears strongly

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‘Next Round of Bailouts Is Here’ — Bitcoin and Precious Metals Soar Amid Speculation of Fed Policy Change – Bitcoin News

At around 7:30 a.m. ET, the price of bitcoin skyrocketed past the $27,000 range to a high of $27,025 per unit. Precious metals, or PMs, like gold and silver, also rose between 1.98% and 2.12% against the U.S. dollar over the past day. While many market observers are wondering why

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Recent contagion was ‘TradFi to crypto’ and not vice versa — Circle policy director

Caroline Hill, the director of global policy and regulatory strategy for stablecoin issuer Circle, has placed some of the blame from the recent collapse of banks tied to crypto on traditional financial institutions rather than digital assets.Speaking at a South by Southwest (SXSW) panel on regulating cryptocurrencies in Austin, Texas

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CFTC continues to explore digital asset policy considerations in MRAC meeting

The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, was a part of discussions on a regulatory framework for digital assets as well as use cases for blockchain technology.In a March 8 meeting of the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee, commissioners, regulators, and industry representatives were scheduled to discuss “critical

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