# Is there a right way to regulate crypto? Yes, and this is how

# Is there a right way to regulate crypto? Yes, and this is how

“# Is there a right way to regulate crypto? Yes, and this is how ” Cryptocurrency is becoming increasingly mainstream. Between the entrance en masse of traditional financial institutions — from investment funds, to banks, to insurance companies — to the multitrillion-dollar market capitalization, crypto is truly unignorable.  As such, it is also increasingly on…

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# Pronouncements from the G-7 allow green fintech to flourish

# Pronouncements from the G-7 allow green fintech to flourish

“# Pronouncements from the G-7 allow green fintech to flourish ” After debating the issue for over eight years, the secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mathias Cormann, welcomed a historic international agreement by G-7 finance ministers from the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Canada on…

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# More IRS crypto reporting, more danger

# More IRS crypto reporting, more danger

“# More IRS crypto reporting, more danger ” The United States Internal Revenue Service classifies crypto as property, meaning you can trigger taxes every time you use crypto to buy something. You might be using it to pay for a Tesla electric vehicle — oh, sorry, that’s not possible anymore — a cup of coffee…

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# Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin

# Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin

“# Dutch official calls for complete ban on Bitcoin ” While El Salvador adopts Bitcoin as legal tender, one Dutch official blasted the cryptocurrency, calling for an urgent blanket ban. Pieter Hasekamp, director of the Dutch Bureau for Economic Analysis under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, published an essay entitled “The Netherlands must ban bitcoin.”…

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# Texas regulator allows state-chartered banks to hold Bitcoin

# Texas regulator allows state-chartered banks to hold Bitcoin

“# Texas regulator allows state-chartered banks to hold Bitcoin ” A Texas state regulator has officially affirmed that Texas state-chartered banks are allowed to store cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) for their customers. The Texas Department of Banking, a state regulatory agency chartering state banks and supervising financial services, issued a notice on Thursday stating that local…

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# Fantom to pilot blockchain-based IT solutions in Uzbekistan

# Fantom to pilot blockchain-based IT solutions in Uzbekistan

“# Fantom to pilot blockchain-based IT solutions in Uzbekistan ” The Fantom Foundation has announced a joint venture with AG Mentors Group headed by former Uzbekistan Deputy Prime Minister Elyar Ganiev. According to the announcement published on the Fantom Blog on Wednesday, the collaboration will use Fantom-based blockchain solutions to modernize the country’s IT infrastructure….

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# Elizabeth Warren compares ‘bogus’ crypto to ‘legitimate’ CBDCs in senate hearing

# Elizabeth Warren compares ‘bogus’ crypto to ‘legitimate’ CBDCs in senate hearing

“# Elizabeth Warren compares ‘bogus’ crypto to ‘legitimate’ CBDCs in senate hearing ” Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren did not mince words when it came to criticizing crypto, but seemed to consider a federally-backed digital currency as a possible solution to address problems around financial inclusion in the United States. At a Wednesday session of the…

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# Chinese search engines block results for top crypto exchanges

# Chinese search engines block results for top crypto exchanges

“# Chinese search engines block results for top crypto exchanges ” China’s stance toward decentralized cryptocurrency trading appears to be getting even tougher. Chinese journalist Colin Wu and crypto news site 8BTCNews have both claimed that as of Wednesday, search results for some of the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges are pulling up zero results. Cointelegraph’s staff…

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