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UK Sets April 2027 for ‘No Gain, No Loss’ DeFi Lending Tax Shift

Tax Trigger Moves to Real Disposals The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has confirmed a major change in how decentralized finance (DeFi) lending and liquidity pool activities will be taxed.

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US Digital Dollar Ban Quietly Becomes Law in Housing Bill Standoff

By Loic Dos Santos | 2 days ago

CBDC Ban Hidden in Housing Bill The United States has enacted a four-year ban on the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), embedded within the sweeping 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act...

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Circle secures OCC trust bank charter, boosting USDC’s regulated ambitions

By David E | 4 days ago

Circle jumps 14% on charter news Circle, the company behind the $73 billion USDC stablecoin, has received final approval from the U.S...

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Ripple earns EU-wide crypto passport

By David E | 1 week ago

Firm clears MiCA’s toughest regulatory bar Ripple has achieved a significant milestone in the European crypto landscape, securing full Crypto-Asset Service Provider (CASP) authorization from Luxembourg’s Commission de Surveillance du.....

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Polymarket, Kalshi, and the Regulatory Maze: Prediction Markets Face Legal Headwinds

By Loic Dos Santos | 1 week ago

U.S. Users Skirt Bans on Polymarket Despite explicit prohibitions, U.S.-based wallets traded $571 million in notional value across Polymarket’s political markets over the last 12 months...

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Europe’s Crypto Regulation Ambition Meets Enforcement Reality

By David E | 1 week ago

MiCA Rollout Faces Real-World Snags The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation was hailed as a world first, promising a harmonized framework for crypto-asset services across all 27 member states...

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MiCA’s Full Enforcement: Europe’s Crypto Market Faces a New Reality

By Loic Dos Santos | 1 week ago

July 1: No More MiCA Grace The European Union’s landmark crypto regulation, the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA), has now come fully into force as of July 1...

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Clarity Act Faces Tight Senate Deadline as Crypto Market Braces for Volatility

By Loic Dos Santos | 2 weeks ago

Senate Faces Tight Timeline on Crypto The U.S. Senate is under pressure to address the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act before lawmakers leave for their August recess, with only about 20 legislative days remaining on the calenda.....

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MiCA Deadline Forces Shakeup for 10 Million EU Crypto Users

By David E | 2 weeks ago

Ten Million Users Face Platform Shuffle On July 1, the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulatory deadline arrives, triggering a major shift for more than 10 million crypto users across the EU...

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Polymarket Faces Bipartisan Heat as CFTC Probes Alleged Fake Bets

By David E | 2 weeks ago

Senators Press CFTC on Polymarket Tactics On Thursday, June 20, Republican Senator John Curtis and Democratic Senator Adam Schiff sent a formal letter to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair Mike Selig, demanding a closer look.....

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Binance Suspends Key EU Services as MiCA Deadline Hits

By Loic Dos Santos | 2 weeks ago

Binance Halts New EU Sign-Ups Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has notified users across the European Union that it will suspend several core services starting July 1, 2024...