A latest draft law has replaced an earlier bill initiating a new 1 year tax customs amnesty for Russian crypto miners. The initial proposal was withdrawn on the basis that the tax break would gave out...
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No Tax Amnesty for Russian Crypto Miners as Lawmakers Withdraw Proposal – Coinotizia
A new draft law has replaced an earlier bill introducing a one-year tax and customs amnesty for cryptocurrency miners in Russia. The initial proposal has been withdrawn on the grounds that the tax bre...
Russian lawmakers submit an NFT draft bill
Lawmakers have filed a bill with the State Duma aimed toward introducing the term NFTs to Russian legislation. The authors of the draft say the rights of those who own non-fungible tokens got to be pr...
Ginni Thomas Reportedly Urged Arizona Lawmakers To Ignore Biden’s Victory And Adopt ‘Clean Slate Of Electors’
Topline Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, pressured two Arizona lawmakers in emails to overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the state in the 2020 presidential election by ask...
Oklahoma Passes Third Abortion Ban—Will Outlaw Procedure Even If Roe V. Wade Isn’t Overturned
Topline The Oklahoma legislature passed its third major abortion ban in a little over a month Thursday, as House lawmakers gave final approval to a bill banning abortion starting at conception that’s ...
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Free Brittney Griner From Russia
Topline Three members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution to push for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February on drug charges. Brit...
‘A dereliction of duty:’ U.S. lawmakers grill FDA commissioner over baby formula shortage
Robert Califf testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on the nomination to be commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. Bi...
Anti-Abortion Groups Warn Lawmakers Against Criminalizing Having An Abortion
Topline More than 70 anti-abortion rights groups called on state lawmakers Thursday to reject abortion bans that would make getting the procedure a felony, saying in an open letter such measures are “...
US Lawmakers Push for Urgent Stablecoin Regulation — Fed Warns of Stablecoin Runs, Janet Yellen Cites UST Fiasco – Regulation Bitcoin News
As U.S. lawmakers push for the urgent regulation of stablecoins, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) and the Federal Reserve Board warn about the risks of stablecoin runs that threaten th...
Colorado lawmakers advance bill to study use of security tokens for raising state capital
Legislation filed earlier this year in Colorado would, if passed, approve a study into the potential use of security tokens to raise state capital. Colorado Senate Bill 25 was first introduced in Febr...
Louisiana Lawmakers Advance Bill Making Abortion Homicide—Even If Roe V. Wade Isn’t Overturned
Topline Louisiana lawmakers advanced a bill out of committee Wednesday that could make having an abortion grounds to be charged with homicide, going far beyond other state-level punishments for aborti...
Lawmakers, SEC Commissioner Slam Chair Gensler for Focusing on Crypto Enforcement – Coinotizia
Several U.S. lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have voiced concerns about the securities regulator expanding its crypto enforcement unit. “The SEC is ...
Lawmakers, SEC Commissioner Slam Chair Gensler for Focusing on Crypto Enforcement – Regulation Bitcoin News
Several U.S. lawmakers and a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have voiced concerns about the securities regulator expanding its crypto enforcement unit. “The SEC is ...
Louisiana Lawmakers Kill ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill Banning Teachers From Discussing Gender Identity
Topline A Louisiana bill considered perhaps the most extreme “Don’t Say Gay” proposal in the country was shot down by a state House committee Tuesday, as more Republican-controlled s...
EPA Vs. Bitcoin: Dorsey, Saylor, Others Oppose Lawmakers’ Call For Action Vs. Crypto Mining
Bitcoin titans Jack Dorsey, Michael Saylor, and Tom Lee collaborated on a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in defense of Bitcoin mining’s alleged impact on the environment. Together...
Panama Lawmakers Pass Bill That Will Regulate Bitcoin (BTC) and Eight Other Cryptos
Legislators in Panama are passing a new bill that regulates the use of leading digital asset Bitcoin (BTC) and eight other crypto assets. According to Panamanian Congressman Gabriel Silva, the Central...
Oklahoma lawmakers advance bitcoin mining legislation
The lower chamber of Oklahoma’s state legislature approved a bitcoin mining-focused bill this week. As previously reported by The Block, the Commercial Digital Asset Mining Act of 2022 is among ...
Most Americans—Even Republicans—Oppose Florida GOP’s Attacks On Disney, Poll Suggests
Topline A bipartisan majority of U.S. adults oppose laws that go after companies for their political positions and the politicians who support them, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found, indicating efforts ...
Oklahoma Set To Outlaw Abortion After Lawmakers Pass Two Texas-Style Bans In One Day
Topline Oklahoma is poised to ban nearly all abortions, as the state legislature passed two bills Thursday copying Texas’ controversial law against the procedure, which will likely cut off abortion ac...
Europe’s Lawmakers Set to Advance Discussion of Controversial Crypto AML Rules
Lawmakers could be swayed by the risk of a legal challenge, Schrepel believes – but in practice it may be difficult to get them to retreat from a position they share with the Council. In other areas t...
Biden May Cancel Student Debt Soon, Lawmakers Say After Meeting
Topline President Joe Biden appears poised to likely cancel at least some federal student debt for millions of Americans, he signaled to lawmakers this week according to multiple reports, after White ...
New York Lawmakers to Make Rug Pulls in Crypto a Crime
The State of New York may soon make a move to christen “Rug Pulls” in the digital currency ecosystem as an offence, which could come as a bill, dubbed Senate Bill S8839 when it is passed into law. The...
State lawmakers want to make fraudulent rug pulls a crime in New York
New legislation filed this week in the US state of New York takes aim at so-called rug pulls and other crypto-specific forms of fraud. Senate Bill S8839, according to public records, “[e]stablis...
Why are US Democratic Lawmakers calling the Environmental Protection Agency for probing crypto operations?
Undoubtedly crypto operations like mining consume a lot of energy while residual produce enormous heat; both possess threats to the environment that many officials take into consideration On Wednesda...
US Lawmakers Call for More Oversight of Cryptocurrency’s Environmental Impacts – Bitcoin News
Twenty-three U.S. lawmakers have called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase oversight of cryptocurrency’s environmental impacts. “We request that the EPA evaluate ‘Proof-of-W...
US Democratic Lawmakers Call on Environmental Protection Agency To Probe Crypto Operations
More than 20 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to probe crypto mining facilities within the United States. On Wednesday, the lawma...
Florida Lawmakers Punish Walt Disney World By Passing Bill Dissolving Special District
Topline The Florida legislature passed a bill Thursday that abolishes special districts in the state including the Reedy Creek Improvement District that governs Walt Disney World—potentially totally o...
Republican Lawmakers Pen Open Letter to SEC Criticizing Two New Proposals
Two high-ranking US lawmakers are attacking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for proposing new rules that could “stifle innovation” in the crypto ecosystem. Republicans Patrick McHenr...
Florida Lawmakers Will Try To Punish Disney For ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Opposition As Part Of Special Session
Topline The Florida legislature will use its special session this week in part to go after laws that have given Disney special privileges—and let Walt Disney World operate as its own local government—...
Rhode Island lawmakers introduce ‘green coin’ in housing bill
Lawmakers in Rhode Island are looking at crypto tokens as part of a comprehensive green housing bill that would tackle both the climate crisis and housing shortage in the state. Introduced last week,...