Derek Andersen

Derek Andersen became a business writer after changing his mind about a career in the humanities, and has never looked back. He is excited by cryptocurrency and the future.

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News

Russia is turning to blockchain technology in an effort to counteract the economic isolation brought on by the sanctions imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine....

Russian Duma passes bill to remove VAT, lower income tax rates on digital asset sales

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2022-06-28T21:15:00+01:00

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In an interview with The Financial Times, SEC chair Gary Gensler said he is working on a memorandum of understanding with the agency’s digital asset market co-r...

Gensler appeals for ‘one rule book’ in negotiations with CFTC over crypto regulation

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2022-06-24T21:30:00+01:00

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An agriculture subcommittee heard a CFTC official, a law professor, a Chainalysis cofounder and Charles Hoskinson air their views on regulation and adjacent top...

US Congressional hearing on digital asset regulation focuses on disclosure

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2022-06-23T22:50:00+01:00

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News

Peirce has called for regulatory clarity around certain issues relating to crypto as part of the SEC Spring 2022 Regulatory Agenda, which was released on Wednes...

‘Rush of radical rulemakings’ — Hester Peirce criticizes SEC agenda

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2022-06-23T00:47:34+01:00

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Analysis

The senators introduced new approaches to familiar questions concerning digital assets and decide how to divide regulatory responsibilities.

Lummis-Gillibrand crypto bill comprehensive but still creates division

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2022-06-22T15:43:00+01:00

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The international bank found high technical feasibility among the projects, but significant work on legal and governance frameworks still remains to be done.

BIS compares projects to transfer central bank digital currencies across borders

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2022-06-21T23:30:00+01:00

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The Israeli central bank looked at trust issues and policy decisions implied in a potential digital shekel, as well as some of the technical aspects of digital ...

Bank of Israel experiments with central bank digital currency smart contracts and privacy

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2022-06-21T21:30:00+01:00

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The cryptocurrency exchange is accused of failing to do due diligence, among other things, after users lost large sums as a result of the depegging of stablecoi...

Coinbase is facing class-action suits over unstable stablecoins GYEN, USTC

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2022-06-17T22:25:05+01:00

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