Crypto Regulation
Argentina Sends Online Gambling and Crypto Payment Bill to Congress
Argentina’s national government has sent a new bill to Congress aimed at preventing gambling addiction and regulating online betting platforms. The proposal seeks to organize the digital gambling market, limit...
South Korea Advances Plans to Tax Crypto Staking and Lending at 22%
South Korea is advancing plans for a 22% tax framework covering crypto staking and lending income, while airdrops and hard forks would be taxed only upon sale. The National Tax...
Mastercard Secures NYDFS BitLicense to Expand Digital Asset Infrastructure
Mastercard has secured a BitLicense from the New York State Department of Financial Services, marking another step in the company’s expanding digital asset strategy. The approval allows Mastercard Transaction Services...
Indonesia Expands Crypto Betting Crackdown After Polymarket Ban
Indonesia has blocked access to the crypto-based prediction market platform Polymarket after authorities concluded that the service violated the country’s online gambling laws. The decision was announced by the country’s...
German Lawmakers Reject Green Party Push to Tax Long-Term Crypto Gains
Germany’s Finance Committee has rejected a Green Party proposal that would have ended the country’s one-year tax exemption for crypto assets. The decision keeps the current rule in place, allowing...
Russia Finalizes Crypto Bill as Digital Assets Gain Legal Status
Russia is moving closer to a formal crypto framework as the Finance Ministry and the Bank of Russia prepare final amendments to a digital currency regulation bill. Deputy Finance Minister...
CLARITY Act Clears 15-9 Senate Vote as Bitcoin Rises to $82,000
The CLARITY Act advanced through the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. The move gave crypto markets a fresh regulatory signal from Washington. Bitcoin and digital asset-linked stocks climbed as traders...
CLARITY Act Faces Tight Odds Ahead of Key Senate Vote
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are prepared to vote Thursday on the crypto-focused CLARITY Act, a proposal that could shape digital asset regulation in the United States. The Senate Banking Committee...
Coinbase, Ripple, and Fidelity React as CLARITY Act Nears Major Senate Milestone
The Senate Banking Committee is set to advance the CLARITY Act on Thursday, marking the most important step forward for US crypto regulation in years. The bill cleared committee despite...
David Sacks Calls CLARITY Act a Key Step for U.S. Crypto Policy
David Sacks said tomorrow’s CLARITY Act markup marks a major step toward making the United States the “Crypto Capital of the World.” His post came as the Senate Banking Committee...
Vietnam Plans to Officially Launch its Crypto Asset Market by Q3 2026
On May 12, 2026, Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi, during the Digital Trust in Finance 2026 forum, announced that Vietnam is preparing to officially launch its regulated cryptocurrency and...
Major U.S. Labor Unions Urge Senators to Oppose the Crypto Bill
Major U.S. labor unions, including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and others, are urging senators to oppose the Digital...
US Senate to Vote on CLARITY Act Markup, Leaves Crypto Stakeholders Optimistic
Crypto community opinion leaders seem impressed with the latest CLARITY Act markup, with many of them going public with their admiration of sections addressing matters that have come under debate...
ChatGPT, Grok, Claude, and Gemini Predict Scenarios of XRP Breakout Ahead of May 14 CLARITY Act Vote
The price of XRP is drawing attention ahead of the May 14 Senate Banking Committee markup of the CLARITY Act. Several major AI models outline bullish and bearish scenarios tied...
Housing Proposal Found Inside Major Crypto Bill Moving Through Congress
Crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett has drawn attention to a surprising section in a major crypto bill currently moving through Congress. In a post on X, Terrett said a housing proposal...
Senate CLARITY Act Vote Puts Crypto Rules and Bank Pressure in Focus
The US Senate Banking Committee will vote on the CLARITY Act on May 14 at 10:30 am ET, pushing one of the biggest crypto market structure bills seen in Washington...
Australian Crypto Investors Face Possible Tax Hike Under CGT Reform Plans
Australia’s government is considering major changes to capital gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing ahead of Tuesday’s Federal Budget, sparking debate across the investment sector. During an appearance on Sky...
Australia Seizes $5.7M Bitcoin in Darknet Crackdown
Australian authorities seized about $5.7 million worth of Bitcoin after investigators uncovered an alleged darknet-linked crypto operation, adding to growing scrutiny around digital asset crime in the country. Detectives from...
52% of Voters Back CLARITY Act as Demand for Crypto Regulation Grows
A new national survey from HarrisX, covering 2,008 registered voters, has delivered a clear message to Congress: Americans want crypto legislation passed, and they want the United States to lead...
When is the CLARITY Act Going to Pass? Let’s Ask Claude
The CLARITY Act is one of the most important pieces of legislation facing the cryptocurrency industry. The bill, which aims to establish a comprehensive digital asset regulatory framework, has encountered...
Charles Hoskinson Warns Clarity Act Could Limit New Crypto Growth
Charles Hoskinson has raised concerns that the proposed Clarity Act in the United States could restrict the development of new blockchain projects. Speaking during an interview on the Crypto Coin...
Senator Cramer Says Clarity Act Is Moving Faster Than It Looks
While the Senate Banking Committee stayed quiet on Friday and a markup slipped out of April’s reach, Senator Kevin Cramer is pushing back against the narrative that the Clarity Act...
Banking Industry Demands 60 More Days Before Responding to Stablecoin Regulations
Four of the most powerful banking lobby groups in the United States have jointly written to four federal agencies asking for more time before the industry must respond to stablecoin...
Russia’s State Duma Advances Crypto Framework Bill
Russia is finally bringing cryptocurrency out of the grey zone, and the rules are stricter than many expected. The State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, passed the first reading...
FCA Opens Consultation on UK’s Future Crypto Regime
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened a new consultation on guidance for the UK’s future crypto regime, marking another step toward full crypto regulation in Britain. The regulator said the...
