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Previewing Next Week's US Midterm Election

Congress is inching closer to legislation around crypto. Here’s what that could mean after next week.

The U.S. Capitol (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Crypto Investor a16z Wants to Join Ooki DAO Defense Against CFTC

Andreessen Horowitz is just the latest entity looking to argue the commodities regulator must serve its lawsuit against individual members of the DAO, not the DAO itself.

A16z's flagship crypto fund loses 40% in the first half of 2022. (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)

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Switzerland Sticks to Tougher ID Checks for Crypto to Cash Transactions

Customers will be subject to the checks if they make transactions that total $1,000 or more over the course of a month.

Switzerland (Tim Trad/Unsplash)

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France, Switzerland, Singapore to Test DeFi in Forex Markets

The countries' central banks started Project Mariana because they think decentralization could be the future of finance.

Singapore's central bank is among those testing DeFi for foreign exchange markets. (seng chye teo/Getty Images)

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Singapore Grants Stablecoin Issuer Circle In-Principle License to Offer Payment Products

Circle received its approval shortly after fellow stablecoin issuer Paxos received its own license.

Director de Estrategia de Circle, Dante Disparte (izquierda), y director ejecutivo, Jeremy Allaire. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

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Hong Kong Wants to Be a Crypto Hub Again

Though the city’s regulator has set a high bar for companies to operate at present, the door is open for the further relaxing of rules.

HONG KONG, CHINA - AUGUST 06: Traffic at a main road of a shopping district on August 06, 2022 in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong's economy contracted consecutively for the last two quarters in a row due to weak exports and investment as it struggles with pandemic-induced restrictions. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)

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Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Receives Operating License From Singapore Regulator

Paxos is the latest company to secure a license in Singapore, allowing it to offer blockchain or crypto services to local businesses.

Paxos CEO Chad Cascarilla said his company's BitLicense application was 1,000 pages long. (CoinDesk archives)

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Gibraltar Will Focus on Stablecoins and DeFi Lending After Market Turmoil

The territory wants to develop its regulatory framework for crypto, Albert Isola, minister for digital and financial services, said in an interview with CoinDesk.

Gibraltar Minister for Digital and Financial Services Albert Isola (Camomile Shumba/CoinDesk)

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A Quarter of Americans Say Inflation, Economy Woes Sparking Interest in Crypto, Poll Finds

The trend is even stronger with young and diverse investors.

Muchos jóvenes estadounidenses dicen que se están interesando más por las criptomonedas dado el clima económico actual. (Dall-E/CoinDesk)

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Coinbase Files to Support Ripple Against SEC Case

The crypto exchange joins a trade group and other groups in arguing the SEC's case threatens the broader industry.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong (CoinDesk)