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U.S. Regulator Cuts Digital Assets Out of Hedge Fund Rule
4.5.2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission has decided to leave digital assets out of a new rule requiring more information from hedge fund and private equity advisers.
The agency voted to adopt new changes to private fund reporting, specifically to Form PF — a reporting form for registered...
SEC has 10 days to respond to Coinbase complaint: Legal exec
4.5.2023
Coinbase's legal battle for regulatory clarity over the trading of digital crypto assets saw a development as the Third Circuit responded to their complaint against the SEC
SEC steps back from defining digital assets in new hedge fund rules
4.5.2023
The SEC and its staff are “continuing to consider” the term “digital assets” despite proposing a definition of the term around nine months ago
U.S. SEC Changes Its Mind on Officially Labeling Digital Assets
4.5.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) took one small step backwards in regulating the crypto sector on Wednesday, when it deleted what would have been its first formal definition of “digital asset” from its latest hedge fund rule
White House Pushes DAME Tax Proposal to Address Alleged Environmental Costs of Crypto Mining
3.5.2023
On May 2, 2023, the Biden administration unveiled a blog post outlining the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax, featured in the president’s comprehensive 182-page budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024. The DAME tax targets “making crypto miners pay for the costs they impose...
White House advisors renew push for 30% digital mining energy tax
3.5.2023
The May 2 blog post by the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers (CEA) has already attracted strong criticism from the community
US congressmen chide presidential advisers over crypto stances in economic report
2.5.2023
The legislators objected to a chapter of the president’s annual report that they believe diminished the role of Congress and could damage the economy with its hostility to digital assets
Tokens but not crypto: Nigeria SEC prepares new digital asset rules
1.5.2023
Nigeria’s securities regulator will take at least ten months to determine whether to register a digital asset-related company
Report: Kenya to Start Levying Tax on Revenue Earned by Crypto Exchanges
29.4.2023
According to regulations published by the country’s treasury secretary, global crypto exchanges used by Kenya’s estimated 4 million users will start paying a 1.5% tax on revenues earned. Tax-Avoiding Digital Asset Platforms The Kenyan Treasury has said it will start levying taxes...
Where crypto can grow: Digital asset regulations around the world
28.4.2023
While many countries have sped up their efforts to regulate cryptocurrencies following a crisis-filled 2022, most still lack a clear framework for the industry to build around
US House committees hear similar testimonies in simultaneous hearings on digital assets
27.4.2023
A range of speakers addressed issues of agency turf wars and regulator fitness in hearings on regulatory gaps
Hong Kong authorities remind banks not to be too hasty in rejecting digital asset clients
27.4.2023
Increasing familiarity with virtual assets clients will make Anti-Money Laundering measures easier with time, and the firms should be treated reasonably, the HKMA says
Ethereum Price to Peak at $2,758 This Year, Then Fall to $2,342 by 2023’s End, Finder Experts Say
27.4.2023
A recent survey made public by the online comparison platform Finder.com has revealed the predictions of 32 professionals in the fields of fintech and cryptocurrency. The specialists have expressed their conviction that ethereum, the second largest digital asset by market capitalization, will...
Silicon Valley-based tech accelerator expands its digital asset vertical to France
26.4.2023
Plug and Play Tech Center will add crypto and digital assets to the list of verticals in its Paris office, where it will help startups network with consumer brands
Bahamas securities watchdog presents comprehensive new draft digital assets act
26.4.2023
After the FTX scandal focused the international spotlight on it, the Securities Commission of The Bahamas completes its regulator overhaul
Deloitte on a crypto hiring spree, reveals LinkedIn job postings
26.4.2023
Deloitte highlights its commitment to Web3 and crypto through its intent to hire cryptocurrency experts to join its team, with over 300 positions posted on LinkedIn
CFTC proposes reducing anonymity to manage risks
25.4.2023
CFTC Commissioner urges crypto companies to verify the digital identity of users and says that congress is considering new laws addressing anonymity and digital identity
Draft bill suggests separating legislation on payment stablecoins and digital asset markets
24.4.2023
The draft bill no longer included aspects of an earlier version that included legislation of custodial service providers and algorithmic stablecoins, as well as a CBDC study
NFT.NYC: Games and tokenization are driving NFT industry maturation
21.4.2023
At the NFT.NYC 2023, Cointelegraph's team learned first hand how NFTs are shaping the digital world of tomorrow
Sotheby's will auction off part of 3AC's digital art collection
19.4.2023
Among the pieces being auctioned include a zombie CryptoPunk and Autoglyphs from Larva Labs as well as Dmitri Cherniak’s artwork ‘The Golden Goose’