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EU to Make Crypto Companies Report Tax Details to Authorities

New OECD-inspired tax evasion plans take a step further than the MiCA but haven’t settled how to deal with foreign providers

EU tax commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

Policy

Hong Kong Amends Finance Law to Incorporate Crypto Firms

Virtual asset service providers will be covered by terror financing and anti-money laundering rules as of June 2023.

Hong Kong regulator pushes for tougher crypto regulations. (Chester Ho/Unsplash)

Policy

Kim Kardashian Likely to Win Lawsuit Over Involvement With EthereumMax

A California district judge decided to dismiss the motion because the complainant was not able to supply sufficient facts.

Regulators are worried about the rise of financial influencers like Kim Kardashian. (Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images)

Policy

Senate Committee to Subpoena FTX's Sam Bankman-Fried if He Does Not Testify Voluntarily

The Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees are holding hearings on FTX's collapse next week.

The collapse of crypto exchange FTX under Sam Bankman-Fried raises the issue of proofs of reserve. (CoinDesk)

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Gensler Says SEC Is Fine Going After Crypto With Its Current Authority

As a new Congress prepares to work on uncertain crypto legislation next year, the SEC chairman says his agency needs nothing apart from more money and more reach overseas.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, on Capitol Hill, September 15, 2022 in Washington, DC.  (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Policy

South Korea’s Central Bank Wants to Oversee Stablecoins

The country joins other jurisdictions in proposing standards for stablecoin issuance.

Seoul, South Korea (Ciaran O'Brien/Unsplash)

Policy

ECB Official Says Energy-Intensive Crypto Should Be Banned

Fabio Panetta also said that investors have been caught in a "bubble."

Fabio Panetta talks to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. (Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)

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UK Regulator Is Firming Up Its Approach to Crypto Oversight

The Payment Systems Regulator will be looking at what happens if a crypto payment system goes wrong, PSR's Nick Davey told CoinDesk in an interview.

(Jack Lucas Smith/Unsplash)

Policy

Early Bitcoin Pioneer Ian Freeman Goes to Trial in New Hampshire

Freeman is facing eight counts related to tax evasion and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.

A supporter of the so-called "Crypto 6" attended the first day of Ian Freeman's trial for tax evasion and money laundering charges. (Cheyenne Ligon/CoinDesk)

Policy

Exploring Biden’s Executive Order on Crypto, 6 Months In

I spoke to Carole House, a former White House adviser and one of the authors of President Joe Biden’s executive order on crypto.

(Jonathan Simcoe/Unsplash)