# Charitable sustainable NFTs for the United Nations’ 17 SDGs

# Charitable sustainable NFTs for the United Nations’ 17 SDGs

“# Charitable sustainable NFTs for the United Nations’ 17 SDGs ” 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. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…

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# The new episode of crypto regulation: The Empire Strikes Back

# The new episode of crypto regulation: The Empire Strikes Back

“# The new episode of crypto regulation: The Empire Strikes Back ” The latest news has left the decentralized finance community in a collective fetal position. Responding to the threat of increased regulatory oversight, leading decentralized exchange Uniswap recently restricted the trading of certain tokens. Earlier in July, Dan M. Berkovitz, chairman of the Commodity…

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# Former US Treasury official joins Binance to lead AML efforts

# Former US Treasury official joins Binance to lead AML efforts

“# Former US Treasury official joins Binance to lead AML efforts ” Former United States Treasury Criminal Investigator Greg Monahan joined major cryptocurrency exchange Binance to oversee the company’s international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) efforts, the exchange announced on Aug. 18. Before replacing Karen Leong as the global money laundering reporting officer at Binance, Monahan worked…

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# Get a passport, pay crypto, live tax-free?

# Get a passport, pay crypto, live tax-free?

“# Get a passport, pay crypto, live tax-free? ” Way back in 2014, the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruled that cryptocurrency is property in Notice 2014-21. That classification as property has some big tax consequences accentuated by wild price swings. Buying and selling crypto can trigger gain or loss and be taxable. Yes,…

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#Fear a friendless future and other commentary

#Fear a friendless future and other commentary

“#Fear a friendless future and other commentary” Iconoclast: Fear a Friendless Future “Friendlessness is on the rise,” cautions The Week’s Damon Linker. “That’s the troubling takeaway” from a study showing the number of Americans with “no close friends” has risen “fivefold over the past 30 years.” It’s not just “bad for the lonely,” it’s “a…

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