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New York gubernatorial candidate calls for moratorium on proof-of-work mining

With roughly nine months until major federal and state elections, New York State gubernatorial candidate Jumaane Williams is making crypto mining an issue in his

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Central Bank of Jordan reveals CBDC plans

Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has revealed that it is researching issuing a digital currency. The central bank digital currency (CBDC) would be linked to

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Russia houses $200B worth of crypto, Kremlin estimates

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Thailand scraps 15% crypto capital gains tax following public backlash

Thailand has decided to suspend the implementation of its 15% cryptocurrency capital gains tax for now. The proposal, which was presented earlier this year, triggered

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India to introduce 30% crypto tax, digital rupee CBDC by 2022–23

In a speech discussing the budget for 2022, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the launch of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2022-23

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Binance user protection insurance fund reaches $1B valuation

Binance, the world’s leading crypto exchange by trading volume, announced its Secure Asset Fund for Users (SAFU) reached a $1 billion valuation. The user protection

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Tusk Ventures CEO: Don’t repeat social media mistakes with Metaverse regulations

Tusk Ventures CEO and founder Bradley Tusk says that the failure to regulate cryptocurrency and social media effectively in the United States is a “really

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Law Decoded: Russia flounders, America competes, IMF keeps fuming, Jan. 24–31

One of the most fascinating implications of the collision between traditional political institutions and the crypto space is how it can reveal the glaring lack

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Indian parliament’s agenda includes crypto training session, leaves out bill banning digital assets

The latest bulletin covering the agenda for India’s lower house of parliament includes “a lecture on understanding cryptocurrency” and its economic impact. According to a

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Averted a year ago, controversial transaction monitoring rule is back on Treasury’s radar

As the Department of the Treasury has announced its regulatory agenda for the fiscal year earlier today, many in the web3 space have likely experienced