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A New York Times article Sunday said U.S. regulators are concerned stablecoins could be a source of volatility and bring the dollar-pegged currencies under regulatory purview by declaring them as a risk to the financial system or treat them as securities, money market mutual funds, or as banks.

20 сент. 2021 г.

The U.S. government plans to issue guidance and impose sanctions to clamp down on ransomware attacks. The U.S. Treasury Department is expected to announce the actions this week, focusing on payments. "The Hash" hosts discuss the potential impact on the bitcoin narrative and the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape and what they're continuing to watch from Capitol Hill.

20 сент. 2021 г.

The Senate-approved infrastructure bill has been the subject of much debate in the crypto sphere, particularly in its ​expansive definition of “broker” as it relates to crypto transactions. But according to the Proof of Stake Alliance (POSA), another provision in the bill, tax code section 6050I, could require some peer-to-peer crypto transactions to be reported to the government. Unlike other tax code reporting violations, violations of this provision are felonies. "The Hash" team unpacks the latest on the infrastructure bill and its potential impact on the crypto industry.

20 сент. 2021 г.

Upbit was named as the first officially licensed crypto exchange under new Korean regulations. India sees a surge in peer-to-peer transactions amid banking challenges. Cosmos hits an all-time high. We’ll have more on that story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

20 сент. 2021 г.

The Biden administration is planning an array of actions to mitigate ransomware attacks, focusing on payments. This week, the U.S. Treasury Department plans to unveil sanctions and guidance to tackle cryptocurrency payments made to phone companies that have been victims of ransomware attacks. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what to expect.

20 сент. 2021 г.

A new report from the Proof-of-Stake Alliance (POSA) calls attention to a little-debated tax provision that would impose new surveillance and reporting requirements on peer-to-peer crypto transactions. Abraham Sutherland, an advisor at POSA and former deputy associate counsel during the George W. Bush administration, discusses the report's highlights, warning of the possible repercussions for the crypto industry if the provision were to be legally adopted.

20 сент. 2021 г.

Big Four consulting firm Ernst and Young will use Polygon's protocol and framework to deploy its own blockchain products, enabling a future transition to public networks that will be less risky and more efficient. Ernst and Young's Paul Brody discusses what this means for its business and clients. Plus, why he's "extremely positive" about the crypto industry's increased regulatory focus, the possible impact of Ethereum's London hard fork upgrade and more.

20 сент. 2021 г.

Mathew Sigel, Head of Digital Assets Research at ETF and mutual fund manager at VanEck, discusses the potential factors driving crypto markets lower as bitcoin slips below $45,000. Plus, his take on Chinese developer Evergrande's debt crisis as it poses a potential global systematic risk to tether and the broader crypto markets and the state of bitcoin law in El Salvador following his visit there.

20 сент. 2021 г.

New data on bitcoin transactions over the past 20 months reveals bitcoin transaction fees are, at times, relatively cheap. Still, when the bitcoin mempool becomes congested, transaction fees can spike substantially, making casual transactions less viable at the base layer. “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

17 сент. 2021 г.

The dream of using bitcoin for electronic cash payments has not died out. CoinDesk's George Kaloudis discusses the latest update to the Lightning Network, explaining the difference between nodes and channels. CoinDesk's Damanick Dantes also discusses his markets analysis of bitcoin's price action this past week as the cryptocurrency consolidates, sharing insights into institutional interest. Plus, their take on El Salvador's Bitcoin Law.

17 сент. 2021 г.