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Argentina's Milei Proposes Incentives for Declaring Domestic, Foreign Crypto Holdings in Draft Bill

Crypto is captured in an asset-regularization regime included in a wide-ranging bill that's facing mounting backlash from citizens.

President of Argentina Javier Milei (Photo by Tomas Cuesta/Getty Images)

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Bipartisan Anti-Crypto Terror Financing Bill Heads to U.S. Senate

Legislation will crack down on terrorist organizations like Hamas by applying sanctions to foreign parties that facilitate financial transactions with terrorists.

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India Won't See Crypto or Web3 Bill for Another 18 Months, Senior Lawmaker Tells CoinDesk

"Many important countries, whether it's the US, the UK, India, are going in for elections and so, I'm not sure in 2024 the standards will develop," Sinha said.

Jayant Sinha, Chair of the standing committee on Finance in the Indian Parliament speaking at India Blockchain Week in Bengaluru. Dec. 7, 2023. (Allan Christian/CoinDesk)

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Pro-Blockchain Bill Clears Hurdle in U.S. House

The legislation would tell the U.S. secretary of commerce to officially cheer for domestic blockchain technology, though its path toward becoming a law is uncertain.

A piece of legislation that just passed a U.S. House of Representatives committee would tell the Department of Commerce to boost blockchain technology. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Republicans' Leadership Squabbles Delayed U.S. Crypto Bills Until 2024, Key Lawmakers Say

Republican Rep. French Hill and Democrat Rep. Jim Himes see potential future floor votes for crypto bills being key to convincing the Democrat-controlled Senate to play ball.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry got tied up as temporary Speaker of the House, distracting him from crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat

U.S. CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam says his agency is still awaiting new authorities from Congress to get supervision power over the crypto markets.

Rostin Behnam

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India's Supreme Court Turns Away Petition Asking Government to Frame Crypto Guidelines

"Though the petition is under Article 32 of the Constitution, it is evident that the real purpose is to seek bail in proceedings which are pending against the petitioner," the order said.

The Taj Mahal in Agra, India (Sylwia Bartyzel/Unsplash)

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EU Parliament Approves Data Act With Smart-Contract Kill Switch Provision

The final version of the bill's text, reviewed by CoinDesk in July, revealed that it contained a smart-contract kill switch clause.

European regulators will focus more on banks' exposure to crypto-linked entities. (Christian Lue/Unsplash)