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Policy

Utah Senate Passes Bitcoin Bill, Removes BTC Reserve Clause

The bill provides residents with basic custody protections and establishes the right to mine BTC, operate notes and participate in staking

16:9 Salt Lake City, Utah (rmartins759/Pixabay)

Policy

Crypto Industry Asks Congress to Scrap IRS's DeFi Broker Rule

In what may be a big test of the crypto sector's new influence over a markedly friendlier U.S. Congress, it's asking for the reversal of an incoming tax policy.

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Policy

North Carolina Joins Growing Number of States Pursuing Crypto Investments

Nineteen U.S. states are weighing bills to put public money into digital assets, some of them similar to the federal pursuit of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

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Policy

Next U.S. Senate Banking Chair Calls Crypto 'Next Wonder' of World

Senator Tim Scott said the Senate will tackle crypto bills, and the incoming chair of the House Financial Services Committee said he hopes to pass them in 2025.

Senator Scott will be the next chairman of the Senate Banking Committee

News Analysis

Did Crypto Cash Break the U.S. Elections?

Years ago, a Supreme Court decision opened the door for more corporate money in politics, and a trio of crypto companies has blasted that door off its hinges.

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Policy

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

Warren will be the top Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee that crypto legislation must clear – the most senior role for the opposition party on digital assets matters.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, Congress' most dedicated critic of the crypto sector, will have a prominent role with crypto legislation. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

News Analysis

Gary Gensler's Contentious Reign Over Crypto Approaches Its Twilight

The U.S. SEC chair has arguably been the individual with the greatest influence over the direction of America's crypto policies, but his days atop the agency are numbered.

SEC Chair Gary Gensler in Washington on Oct. 25, 2023 (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

UK Introduces Bill to Clarify Crypto's Legal Status

The Labour government said the bill will give owners of bitcoin and other digital assets greater legal protection.

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Policy

A U.S. Crypto Bill's 2024 Chances

Sen. Chuck Schumer promised a crypto bill would become law by the end of the year. How likely is that?

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Tim Scott (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Policy

New Zealand to Put OECD Crypto Tax Framework in Place by April 2026

New Zealand-based crypto-asset service providers will have to collect information on users' transactions starting April 1, 2026.

New Zealand parliament building in Wellington. (Squirrel_photos/Pixabay)