Regulation


Finance

Crypto Startup Amber Group Acquires Japanese Exchange DeCurret

The exchange, which has been in operation for three years, has yet to turn a profit.

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Policy

India Edges Toward Crypto Legalization With 30% Tax, Announces Digital Rupee

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman noted the moves during the country's annual budget speech to Parliament.

Nirmala Sitharaman Minister of Finance of India with an inset of the Ministry of finance of New Delhi, India (IMF Photo/Cliff Owen; Sapru/Flickr)

Policy

Provision in House Bill Allowing Treasury Secretary to Block International Crypto Transactions to Be Removed

An agreement has been reached between the congressman who introduced the provision and an industry think tank that lobbied against it.

Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.) is chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, which is holding a hearing on domestic terrorism financing on Thursday.

Videos

The Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Is Back

A controversial proposed rule that would enforce know-your-customer (KYC) rules on unhosted or self-hosted crypto wallets may again be under consideration by the U.S. federal government, particularly in the Treasury Department’s semiannual agenda of regulations. CoinDesk’s Nikhilesh De discusses what this means for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

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Policy

Thailand Axes 15% Crypto Withholding Tax Plans Following Pushback: Report

Earned income on crypto trading or mining can be reported as capital gains on income taxes, tax officials said.

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Policy

Hong Kong Regulators Impose Limits on Investing in Spot Crypto ETFs

Regulators want only professional investors to be exposed to those kinds of products.

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Policy

Russian Government Agrees on Road Map to Regulate Crypto: Report

Government ministries and other official bodies agreed on principles for future crypto regulation. The Bank of Russia objects.

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Finance

Warren Targets 6 More Crypto Miners for Their Energy Use

The crypto miners welcomed the dialogue on the environmental issues of mining with the Massachusetts senator.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)