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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren Rises Into Role Where Crypto Sector Won’t Shake Her
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren Rises Into Role Where Crypto Sector Won’t Shake Her

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UK Introduces Bill to Clarify Crypto’s Legal Status
UK Introduces Bill to Clarify Crypto’s Legal Status

The U.K. government introduced a bill to Parliament touching on the legal status of digital assets including cryptocurrencies, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs).

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Nigeria Planning to Present Law to Tax Crypto by September: Report
Nigeria Planning to Present Law to Tax Crypto by September: Report

Nigeria's Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) plans to present a bill for taxing the crypto industry for approval by parliament by September, news outlet Punch Nigeria reported on Saturday.

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The Bahamas ‘Dares’ Again 1.5 Years After FTX Collapse, Brings in New Crypto Law
The Bahamas ‘Dares’ Again 1.5 Years After FTX Collapse, Brings in New Crypto Law

The parliament of the Bahamas, where bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX was headquartered, has passed a new crypto law, The Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced on Tuesday.

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Coinbase Concerned About ‘Ongoing Regulation by Enforcement’ in Australia, Despite ‘Healthy’ Regulator Talks
Coinbase Concerned About ‘Ongoing Regulation by Enforcement’ in Australia, Despite ‘Healthy’ Regulator Talks

Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) is concerned about “ongoing regulation through enforcement,” which is not “helpful to the overall direction of the industry” in Australia ...

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Trump’s Talk of Bitcoin Reserve for the U.S. Leaves Industry Waiting for More Details
Trump’s Talk of Bitcoin Reserve for the U.S. Leaves Industry Waiting for More Details

Former President Donald Trump, a sitting U.S. senator and some of the biggest names in bitcoin (BTC) investing all seem to agree that the U.S. should begin building a reserve of the most prominent cry...

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U.S. House Passes Crypto Illicit Finance Bill That’s Likely to be Rebuffed in Senate
U.S. House Passes Crypto Illicit Finance Bill That’s Likely to be Rebuffed in Senate

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved another piece of cryptocurrency legislation with a routine voice vote, though the bill to set up a government working group to assess how to keep bad act...

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Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off
Senate Bill Could Open Crypto to U.S. Sanctions, but Industry Trying to Head It Off

A piece of legislation with heavy implications for the digital assets sector made it through the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence's funding package recently without most in the industry – and...

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U.S. Lawmaker at Center of Crypto Negotiation Predicts Digital Assets Law by Next Year
U.S. Lawmaker at Center of Crypto Negotiation Predicts Digital Assets Law by Next Year

Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) vowed the crypto industry won't have long to wait to get U.S. regulations, now that the U.S. House of Representatives has shown the way.

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U.S. House’s Emmer Says Best Hope for Crypto Legislation Is Year-End Session
U.S. House’s Emmer Says Best Hope for Crypto Legislation Is Year-End Session

Despite the crypto industry's high-profile recent wins in Congress, major legislation faces a massive practical roadblock in the Senate, U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) acknowledged Wednesday, saying th...

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