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US Treasury Department Prepares Stablecoin Report
US Treasury Department Prepares Stablecoin Report
U.S. Treasury officials are developing a report on stablecoins and their potential risks to the financial system to present to the President’s Working Group for Financial Mark...
US Treasury Department Prepares Stablecoin Report

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill  June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash -Pool/Getty Images)
Here’s How the US’s Infrastructure Bill Crypto Tax Provision Might Be Implemented
The House of Representatives will vote on the infrastructure bill at the end of the month.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill  June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash -Pool/Getty Images)

Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role
Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role
Binance has named former U.S. Treasury enforcement investigator Greg Monahan as its global money laundering reporting officer. The appointment comes as the crypto exchange is...
Binance Appoints Former US Treasury Enforcer to Anti-Money Laundering Role

IRS Will Reportedly Ignore How Infrastructure Bill Defines 'Broker'
IRS Will Reportedly Ignore How Infrastructure Bill Defines ‘Broker’
The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing to offer an olive branch to crypto developers, miners, and hardware firms spooked by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastruc...
IRS Will Reportedly Ignore How Infrastructure Bill Defines 'Broker'

CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Near $58K, Reverses Two-Day Losses Despite Lower Trading Volume
The price gain came amid new signs of growing mainstream adoption of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.
CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index

The proposed crypto wallet rule is among those frozen by the new Biden administration.
Proposed Crypto Wallet Rule Not Among Those Frozen by Biden Pending Review
Crypto advocates mistakenly hailed the new administration for putting the controversial proposed rule on ice.
The proposed crypto wallet rule is among those frozen by the new Biden administration.

BitGo CEO Mike Belshe
BitGo to Pay $93K to US Treasury to Settle 183 'Apparent' Sanctions Violations
BitGo failed to stop people in Cuba, Iran and Syria, among other sanctioned places, from using its non-custodial wallet service, the U.S. said.
BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

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Bitcoin Trader on US Sanctions Blacklist Says He’s Innocent
An Iranian bitcoin trader added to the U.S. Treasury's OFAC sanctions list last week claims he’s been wrongfully blacklisted.
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US Bank Regulator: Virtual Currencies Could Be 'Revolutionary'
Speaking before the Institute of International Bankers this week, the US Comptroller of the Currency discussed virtual currency.
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