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U.S. Lawmakers Urge Treasury to Revise Proposed Crypto Tax Rules

Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y) led a group of nine lawmakers in the effort.

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry got tied up as temporary Speaker of the House, distracting him from crypto legislation. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Stablecoin Issuer Paxos Plans New U.S. Dollar-Backed Token for Singapore Operations

The company plans to issue a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin upon receiving full approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, its central bank.

Paxos CEO Charles Cascarilla at Invest 2018 (CoinDesk)

Policy

SEC Delays Decision on HashDex Bitcoin Spot ETF Application, Grayscale Ether Futures Filing

Franklin Templeton also has an outstanding bitcoin ETF application with a Nov. 17 decision deadline.

Photo of the SEC logo on a building wall

Policy

Crypto-Friendly Lawmakers Ask Biden, Yellen to Quantify Hamas' Digital Asset Fundraising

Lawmakers want to know to what extent Hamas may actually be raising crypto funds to finance terrorism, and what role the U.S. has had in seizing those funds.

Rep. Tom Emmer

Policy

CBDCs Good for Payments, Even With Competition: IMF

The International Monetary Fund's planned CBDC handbook offers guidance for policymakers on how to explore digital versions of sovereign currencies.

The IMF is looking at crossborder payments using CBDC (World Bank/Flickr)

Policy

CFTC Chief: Nothing Changed After FTX Meltdown to Empower Agency to Prevent Repeat

U.S. CFTC Chair Rostin Behnam says his agency is still awaiting new authorities from Congress to get supervision power over the crypto markets.

Rostin Behnam

Policy

Germany's Commerzbank Wins Crypto Custody License

It's the first German full-service bank to be granted the custody license, according to a statement.

Commerzbank Tower in financial district, Frankfurt, Germany (Marco Bottigelli/Getty)

Policy

Kazakhstan Central Bank Marks Digital Tenge Pilot With First Retail Payment

The National Bank of Kazakhstan plans to implement a digital tenge by the end of 2025.

Kazakhstan cityscape landscape (Alexander Serzhantov/Unsplash)

Policy

Central Bank Digital Currencies Can Replace Cash, Offer Resilience: IMF Chief

The public sector should continue to prepare for CBDC deployment, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Managing Director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Policy

Crypto Custodian Hex Trust Obtains Full Dubai Operating License

This final approval allows the firm to offer digital asset custodial services to institutional clients and sophisticated investors in Dubai.

Dubai (Wael Hneini/Unsplash)