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Sanctions Against Hamas Show How U.S. 'Should Go After Any Terrorist Use of Crypto,' Former CIA Analyst Says

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on "10 key Hamas terrorist group members, operatives, and financial facilitators," including a "Gaza-based virtual currency exchange," as conflict escalates in the wake of the militant group's attack on Israel. Former CIA analyst Yaya J. Fanusie discusses the latest developments and why the latest actions are "precise and targeted."

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Australia Proposes New Licensing Regime for Crypto Exchanges, Aims for Draft Legislation by 2024

The timeline indicates it could take till 2025 for an Australian digital asset platform to receive a licence under the freshly proposed regime.

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)

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Chinese Firms Used Crypto Payments to Run Fentanyl Network, U.S. Claims in Charges

The U.S. Department of Justice charged eight companies with illegal drug production, distribution and sales of precursor chemicals, saying they used cryptocurrency to move money.

U.S. authorities cracked down on another ring of fentanyl suppliers they say are tied to Chinese companies and using cryptocurrency to move money. (Photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton)

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Crypto’s Interest in Rates

U.S. interest rates are back on the rise, but digital assets appear to be unaffected.

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Australia Senate Committee Rejects Crypto Bill From Opposition Senator Andrew Bragg

Bragg said the Labor government had put regulating crypto in the slow lane.

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)

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Sweeping U.S. Tax Proposal Met With Boos From Crypto World

Minutes after the U.S.’s long-awaited proposal for taxing crypto gains went public, objections erupted from those tied to decentralized operations counted as “brokers.”

The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Australia Acts on De-Banking of Crypto Entities, Supports Policy Recommendations to Tackle Issue

The government's choice to make its position clearer on de-banking comes hours after Blockchain Australia, the nation's industry body made a fresh commitment to minimize scams.

The Sydney Opera House in Australia (Stanbalik/Pixabay)

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3% Tax on Crypto Transfers Part of Kenya's Proposed Budget: Bloomberg

The nation's budget will be presented on June 8.

Nairobi, Kenya (Amani Nation/Unsplash)

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Rep. McHenry Questions Regulators on SVB Collapse

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) questions U.S. Treasury Undersecretary For Domestic Finance Nellie Liang, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg on Silicon Valley Bank's collapse during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday.

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Australia's Treasury and Reserve Bank Held Consultations With Coinbase, Others

Private meetings have been held this week around the Treasury's token mapping consultation paper.

Tom Duff Gordon, vice president of international policy at Coinbase, discusses future of crypto, live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (CoinDesk)

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