Republican Senator Asks FinCEN to Reconsider Controversial Crypto Rule
The FinCEN rule, proposed under former President Donald Trump, needs to be revisited, Sen. Pat Toomey said Thursday.
The FinCEN rule, proposed under former President Donald Trump, needs to be revisited, Sen. Pat Toomey said Thursday.
When blockchain systems reduce human involvement in transactions, the carbon benefits can be substantial, says our columnist.
Gerry Rice said El Salvador's plan to adopt bitcoin as legal tender raises "macroeconomic, financial and legal issues."
Greening bitcoin would be a good thing in itself, and it would take away a tool of misdirection from those who oppose it for other reasons.
President Nayib Bukele is moving on multiple fronts to make El Salvador an unlikely bitcoin mecca.
Central banks should welcome competition from crypto and the crypto industry should be less defensive, says our columnist.
At present, there are no restrictions on exchange executives and other employees to trade cryptocurrency on their platforms.
Hassan Rouhani talked about regulating cryptocurrencies during a meeting on consumer prices.
The bill, which originally sought to freeze all “cryptocurrency mining centers” in New York for up to three years, heads to the Assembly with a more tailored focus.
The government would also create a trust that would enable the “instantaneous convertibility of bitcoin to dollars,” the bill said.
Some El Salvadoran residents are excited by the thought of bitcoin being treated as legal tender, while others are concerned it may just be a tool for corrupt officials.
Universal basic income paired with post-extractive technologies like AI and crypto can alleviate human drudgery, says one entrepreneur.
Binance said it froze the Hamas-linked wallet.
What does it mean for a country like El Salvador to adopt bitcoin as "legal tender"? It depends on whom you ask, says our columnist.
The crypto industry needs to pay attention to – and help fight – the growing ransomware threat.
Miguel Kattán, a member of President Nayib Bukele’s cabinet, sought to reassure Salvadorans fearful of a full pivot to a bitcoin standard.
El Salvador decided decades ago it didn’t trust itself to manage its own currency. Lately, it may have reason not to trust Washington either.
The South Korean parliament has begun discussing a number of bills specifically addressing crypto.
The committee said it will publish a consultation document later this week.
The paper focuses on the effects of private stablecoins on the cost and availability of lending and the challenges for monetary policy.
The new blockchain will increase efficiency and reduce cost to protect digital copyrights.
Bitcoin's big Florida meetup and CoinDesk's own $DESK project demonstrate a crypto truth: Community precedes technology when creating money.
Bank of Ghana Gov. Ernest Addison also warned against “unregulated” cryptocurrencies.
The SEC has filed charges against five promoters of the alleged crypto fraud. It's a chance to learn from the mistakes of Trevon James and Co.
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The plaintiffs claim Sirin Labs, Stox and Leadcoin didn't fulfill product promises to investors.
Derville Rowland, director general of financial conduct at the regulator, warned that investors could lose all their money.
The pandemic has made Americans increasingly open to getting help from the government. The Biden budget aims to make the most of those feelings.
Proposed cryptocurrency regulations are in the first budget released by Joe Biden's White House.
With bitcoin's environmental issues affecting its price and adoption, the community needs to reach across boundaries to develop sustainable solutions, says CoinDesk's chief content officer.
