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Why Tax Deferral for Crypto-to-Crypto Like-Kind Exchanges Would Be Good for Us All

The U.S. Congress should update the tax code to treat digital assets like other types of valuable property such as real estate.

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Consensus Magazine

The World's Best Crypto Policies: How They Do It in 37 Nations

What can the United States learn from regulation around the world? Jeff Wilser takes a grand tour.

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What If Regulators Wrote Rules for Crypto?

The SEC and CFTC are unlikely to issue new rules covering crypto this year. But, if they did, calls from policymakers to regulate through rulemaking rather than enforcement offer a useful way forward, says Michael Selig, an attorney at Willkie Farr & Gallagher.

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Мнение

Can Banks Issue Stablecoins?

There is no law that bans U.S. banks from issuing paper or digital private banknotes, American Institute for Economic Research senior fellow Thomas Hogan writes.

Thomas Hogan argues that because the issuance of redeemable notes by private banks, in paper or electronic form exists in the U.S., firms should be able to issue stablecoins to their users. (K8/Unsplash)

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Privacy Is a Human Right – and the 118th Congress Must Defend It

U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending our right to use privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance.

U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending  privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance. (Chris Yang, Unsplash)

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Bad Vibes from the Word 'Crypto' Have Some Calling for a Rebrand

Money-making associations with cryptocurrencies misrepresent them as just currencies and fail to acknowledge the diverse applications of the technology.

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Bitzlato, Binance and What Regulators Are Really Doing

The U.S. Department of Justice was criticized for over-hyping the seizure of a little-known exchange.

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Политика

2023: The Year Regulators Finally Grasp Crypto?

Amid a prolonged collapse in asset prices, the digital assets space had a wild 2022. The problems may force regulators’ hands on the crypto space.

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Crypto Technology’s Impact Goes Beyond Crypto Technology

Token-based fundraising can help more than underserved markets, projects and entrepreneurs, says CoinDesk columnist Noelle Acheson. It can also help other new technologies evolve.

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In Davos, Blockchain Yields More Promises Than Problems

A United Nations official makes the case for the underlying technology behind cryptocurrencies.

As it did in 2022, Circle put up massive banner ads near the Davos Dorf train station for the World Economic Forum's 2023 conference. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)