# RCMP asks crypto exchanges to halt trading for wallets connected to truck convoy protests

# RCMP asks crypto exchanges to halt trading for wallets connected to truck convoy protests

“# RCMP asks crypto exchanges to halt trading for wallets connected to truck convoy protests ” As reported by Canadian news outlet The Globe and Mail, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canada’s federal police force) sent letters to several cryptocurrency exchanges demanding that they “cease facilitating any transactions” with more than 30 specific cryptocurrency wallet…

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# ‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto

# ‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto

“# ‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto ” Ohio’s eighth district congressman Warren Davidson has introduced the “Keep Your Coins” bill in the House of Representatives to protect individuals’ self-custodied crypto wallets from U.S. government agency control. The introduction on Feb. 15 comes just a day after the Canadian government…

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# US lawmaker introduces bill for government-backed insurance of ‘qualified’ stablecoins

# US lawmaker introduces bill for government-backed insurance of ‘qualified’ stablecoins

“# US lawmaker introduces bill for government-backed insurance of ‘qualified’ stablecoins ” House Financial Services Committee member and New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer has introduced legislation that would have the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation back stablecoins in a  manner similar to fiat deposits. In a draft of the Stablecoin Innovation and Protection Act of 2022…

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# Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto

# Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto

“# Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto ” Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree affirming the country’s formal support of free circulation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). Lukashenko’s press office announced Monday that the president has signed a decree named “On the register of virtual wallet addresses and the…

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# Why Singapore is one of the most crypto-friendly countries

# Why Singapore is one of the most crypto-friendly countries

“# Why Singapore is one of the most crypto-friendly countries ” In her monthly Expert Take column, Selva Ozelli, an international tax attorney and CPA, covers the intersection between emerging technologies and sustainability, and provides the latest developments around taxes, AML/CFT regulations and legal issues affecting crypto and blockchain. At the end of 2021 —…

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