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Mayoral candidate pledges to make NYC ‘most cryptocurrency-friendly city in the nation’

Curtis Sliwa, a beret-wearing Republican running to be the mayor of New York City, said one of the goals of his campaign is to focus

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El Salvador police arrested and released Bitcoin detractor without a warrant

An El Salvadorian news outlet has reported that local police arrested a computer and cryptocurrency expert who was critical of the country accepting Bitcoin as

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Survey finds Europeans want home countries to regulate crypto, not EU

A large-scale poll across 12 European Union member states reveals that a majority of Europeans would prefer local governments to create and regulate cryptocurrencies.  Redfield

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Not Legal Advice… America: The world’s most creative junkie

Not Legal Advice… is a monthly column from Zachary Kelman, Cointelegraph’s general counsel. He is a New York-licensed attorney specializing in political, legal and regulatory

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Belarus president Lukashenko calls on state to mine cryptocurrency

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on the government to mine cryptocurrency use spare power infrastructure. Lukashenko spoke at the opening of the Petrikovsky mining

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Crypto is too big to exist outside of public policies, warns SEC chair

Crypto assets will not last long outside of a public policy framework because “finance is about trust,” warns Gary Gensler, the chair of the United

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Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approves $150M Bitcoin Trust

El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has passed legislation creating a $150 million dollar Bitcoin Trust and supporting the development of crypto infrastructure and services across the

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Slovenian finance authority proposes 10% tax on crypto income

According to local media reports, the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia, or FURS, is considering imposing a 10% taxable income bill on cryptocurrency

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New NY governor taps former Obama official to head state’s financial regulator

Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York who has been in office for only a week since the departure of Andrew Cuomo, has nominated Adrienne

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Treasury attempts to squeeze further crypto-related data sharing provisions in budget bill: Roll Call

U.S. Department of the Treasury will reportedly push to extend the reach of new rules designed to govern the cryptocurrency space. Closely following the infrastructure