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Japan’s Taxes on Crypto Firms Are Leading Some to Leave the Country

Founders face hefty corporate taxes when listing tokens and individual investors are taxed up to 55% on gains.

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Japan’s Crypto Exchanges Grapple With ‘Travel Rule’ as Deadline Looms

The country’s crypto exchanges want to stagger implementation of the rule, which will require them to share customer data on transactions above a certain threshold.

Mt. Fuji from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)

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Congressional Candidate Kurani Dropping 2,022 Solana NFTs as Part of Campaign

Shrina Kurani, a Democrat running for a House seat in California, is seeking to engage the crypto community on legislative issues.

Congressional candidate Shrina Kurani (Courtesy Shrina Kurani)

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US Lawmakers Ask Janet Yellen to Define ‘Broker’ for Infrastructure Bill

A bipartisan group of senators say they’ll offer legislation if needed to clarify the contentious provision.

Senators Kyrsten Sinema (left), Mark Warner and Rob Portman (Alex Wong/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk)

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LIVE BLOG: House Meets on Crypto Regulation

The House Financial Services Committee grills six crypto executives about trading and stablecoins in a hearing today.

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Regulators’ Stablecoin Report Met With Bipartisan Pushback

The President’s Working Group suggested Congress enact legislation that would limit stablecoin issuance to insured depository institutions, but this appears to be a nonstarter among the crypto-literate on Capitol Hill.

Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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US Policymakers Are Still Evaluating Stablecoins

Consumer protections are front and center in questions lawmakers have about stablecoins.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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OCC Wants Banks to Seek Permission Before Offering Crypto Services

The letter comes as the OCC gears up for further digital asset regulation alongside other bank regulators.

Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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What’s the SEC Saying About Crypto?

Interpreting statements from SEC officials may really be just like reading tea leaves.

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US Regulators Plan to Define Legal Bank Activities Around Crypto in 2022

The interagency sprint team was composed of the OCC, FDIC and Fed.

OCC (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)