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Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
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Government News
Led by people in various positions of power, governments create and enforce different laws and guidelines. Governments worldwide vary significantly in approach, procedures, laws, etc. With the advent of the internet and social media, government news is now readily accessible to the public online.
Government cryptocurrency overwatch has increased in the years since Bitcoin’s launch in 2009. The European Union has taken a ground-breaking step by enacting regulations requiring crypto service providers to spot and suppress illegal cryptocurrency activity. Similarly, the Canadian government has established itself as a proactive regulator by authorizing the nation’s first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
In contrast to Singapore’s policy of not taxing long-term capital gains, Japan has taken a progressive stance by recognizing cryptocurrencies as legal property under the Payment Services Act. However, China is a leader in developing its government-backed digital currency, the digital yuan (e-CNY), with numerous pilot projects underway. China has outlawed cryptocurrency exchanges, citing unlawful public financing.
Additionally, government news also throws some light on major economies like the EU, the United Kingdom and the United States that are actively developing and exploring their own central bank digital currency (CBDC) initiatives, while nations like the Bahamas and Nigeria have already implemented CBDCs.
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Lawyers for the crypto platform tied to the president's family said a call for an investigation and oversight was "fundamentally flawed."
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Christy Goldsmith Romero reportedly said she only planned to leave the financial regulator once Brian Quintenz had been confirmed as CFTC chair.
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Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the Senate could reconsider a vote on the GENIUS Act "hopefully tomorrow" after it initially failed on May 8.
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Jason Titman, CEO of Swyftx, told Cointelegraph that Andrew Charlton has a deep understanding of blockchain, coupled with a genuine belief in its potential to support the Australian economy.
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Dubai said the partnership will go a long way to achieve its goal of getting 90% of financial transactions fueled by cashless technology by 2026.
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With increasing government oversight, some crypto users may be forced to look for censorship-resistant stablecoins in the future.
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The vice president disclosed holding up to $500,001 in Bitcoin in August 2024, but seems to have taken a back seat to Donald Trump in pushing crypto policies at the White House.
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After quashing a vote over a stablecoin bill in the Senate, a group of Democratic lawmakers reportedly asked Trump allies to consider his ties to the crypto industry.
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The $38 million crypto seizure from Bybit hack-linked eXch was the third-largest crypto confiscation in the history of Germany’s federal criminal police.
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Scott Bessent suggested support for the stablecoin and market structure bills being considered in Congress in response to a question about China.
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More than half of the top 25 TRUMP tokenholders — those eligible to apply for a "VIP tour" with the president — reportedly used foreign exchanges that exclude US-based users.
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Bitcoin, as decentralized and censorship-resistant money, protects financial sovereignty from monetary subjugation by CBDCs and stablecoins and defends against the failures of financial institutions.
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Arizona’s plan to invest in Bitcoin has ended in a veto, with Governor Katie Hobbs citing concerns over using public funds for "untested assets."
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Bitcoin is set to reach gold’s market capitalization by 2029, thanks to “structural” ETF inflows and growing governmental adoption, as tariff concerns ease.
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