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Diem May Be Gone, but Its Legacy Lives On
It's still not yet time to lay this much plagued stablecoin project to rest.
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By Nikhilesh De
Feb 1, 2022 at 6:04 p.m. UTC
Feb 1, 2022
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US Treasury: Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Will Be Considered in 2022
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US Treasury: Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Will Be Considered in 2022
The U.S. Treasury Department revealed a controversial rule enforcing know-your-customer (KYC) rules on unhosted or self-hosted crypto wallets might be considered in its semian...
US Treasury: Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Will Be Considered in 2022
By CoinDesk Staff
Jan 31, 2022 at 8:26 p.m. UTC
Jan 31, 2022
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The Unhosted Crypto Wallet Rule Is Back
The rule was first proposed by a U.S. money-laundering watchdog FinCEN in late 2020.
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By Nikhilesh De
Jan 29, 2022 at 11:13 p.m. UTC
Jan 29, 2022
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The Mnuchin Files: New Documents Shed Light on Trump-Era Crypto Policy
Jared Kushner advocated behind the scenes for a U.S. digital currency, among other revelations in a 250-page trove from Steven Mnuchin’s tenure at Treasury.
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By Ian AllisonAnna BaydakovaNikhilesh DeLawrence LewitinnDavid Z. MorrisDanny Nelson
Jan 11, 2022 at 1:23 p.m. UTC
Jan 11, 2022
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US Treasury Department Says Cryptocurrencies Could Undermine Sanctions
The agency issued the warning after a six-month review of U.S. sanction programs and recommended the agency itself improve communication with financial institutions and other...
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By James Rubin
Oct 18, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
Oct 18, 2021
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Ransomware Payments in 2021 Already Dwarf Last Year’s Total, FinCEN Reports
FinCEN identified over $5 billion in transactions tied to ransomware payments based on $590 million detailed in Suspicious Activity Reports.
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By Nikhilesh De
Oct 16, 2021 at 12:27 a.m. UTC
Oct 16, 2021
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White House Considering Executive Order on Crypto Oversight: Report
The order would include the Treasury Department, Commerce Department, National Science Foundation and national security agencies.
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By Nikhilesh De
Oct 8, 2021 at 8:32 p.m. UTC
Oct 8, 2021
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You Can’t Use a Trillion-Dollar Coin
It isn’t just a cute but faulty idea. It’s worthless.
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By Marcelo Prates
Oct 4, 2021 at 7:47 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2021
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Stablecoin Issuers Could Soon Face Bank-Like Regulations
The Treasury Department’s highly anticipated report on stablecoins is expected to be released in late October.
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Oct 4, 2021 at 3:28 p.m. UTC
Oct 4, 2021
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Fed Chair Powell Says He Has ‘No Intention’ of Banning Crypto
When asked about earlier comments he had made about CBDCs replacing private crypto, Powell said he’d “misspoken.”
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By Cheyenne Ligon
Oct 1, 2021 at 12:33 a.m. UTC
Oct 1, 2021
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