EU’s landmark digital asset legislation passes committee vote in European Parliament

The highly-anticipated Markets in Crypto-Assets legislation passed the European Parliament on Monday, after a two-year long debate and drafting process. The final vote tallied up to 28 in favor and 1 ...

European Crypto Initiative announces a successful end to crypto legislation discussions

Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage European Union has been trying to come up with a foundation that would be used to build cryptocurrency laws and regulations, and ...

EU Council Endorses Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Legislation – Coinotizia

Council of the EU, one of the European Union’s legislative bodies, has approved the proposed regulatory framework for the European crypto space. It’s now up to European lawmakers to approve the Market...

EU Council Endorses Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) Legislation – Regulation Bitcoin News

Council of the EU, one of the European Union’s legislative bodies, has approved the proposed regulatory framework for the European crypto space. It’s now up to European lawmakers to approve the Market...

Top US Regulators Urge Congress to Pass Legislation on Crypto Assets – Regulation Bitcoin News

The U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), a group of the country’s top financial regulators, has urged Congress to pass legislation for the regulation of crypto assets. Treasury Secretary...

State & Federal Officials Increasingly Seek Policy Change Through Litigation Instead Of Legislation

President Joe Biden & North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Someone at the IRS criminally leaked confiden...

Proposed U.K. Legislation Would Enable Harsher Crackdowns on Crypto Crime

Key Takeaways The U.K. government has introduced new legislation called the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency bill. The bill will give the government greater power to “seize, freeze and ...

Draft stablecoin bill in Congress to require Fed, state regulator approval

Draft legislation to create a U.S. federal framework around stablecoins would temporarily ban the types of payment coins that are not backed by outside assets — similar to TerraUSD, an algorithmic sta...

U.S. House Legislation Looks To Place Two-Year Ban On UST-Like Stablecoins

Are stablecoins in the sights of U.S. regulators? The decline of Terra Luna and it’s UST (and correlating LUNA) token earlier this year brought along plenty of fanfare. It’s full damage and implicatio...

Here’s why the $39 trillion U.S. retirement system gets a C+ grade

Siriporn Wongmanee / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images The U.S. retirement system may seem flush — yet it ranks poorly in relation to those in other developed nations. Collectively, Americans had more than...

Lindsey Graham abortion ban bill splits GOP on midterm message

Republicans are distancing themselves from Sen. Lindsey Graham’s new proposal to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, as Democrats hold up the bill as proof the GOP seeks to restrict ...

These Countries Have The Best Crypto Tax Legislation

Germany, Italy, and Switzerland are the top three crypto tax heavens  India applies a 30% tax on income generated from Crypto Singapore and Slovenia round up the top five The computerized resource tra...

These Countries Have the Best Crypto Tax Legislation: Research

The digital asset exchange aggregator – Coincub – conducted a study to find out which countries offer the friendliest cryptocurrency tax policies to their citizens. Germany ranked as the world’s crypt...

Blockchain Association Director Confirms There Is No Active Legislation in US Congress to Ban Bitcoin Mining

– Advertisement – The Director of the Blockchain Association brings an important notice to crypto stakeholders. Ron Hammond, the Director of Government Relations at the Blockchain Associat...

Crypto Legislation, Enforcement Highlight a Busy Fall for Financial Regulators; Bitcoin Holds Steady Over $19K

Crypto prices followed a recent trend in tracking stocks, which closed higher on Thursday. The tech-heavy Nasdaq, S&P 500, which has a big tech component, and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) a...

House Republicans press Fed on digital dollar

Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee want more information from the Federal Reserve System on a potential US Central Bank Digital Currency, ahead of a deadline set by President Joe Bi...

‘We need legislation’ on stablecoins

Stablecoins should be “appropriately regulated” to play a role in the financial system, Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday. “We need legislation on this,” Powell said. “There i...

When to claim climate tax breaks, rebates

Sebastian Rothe / Eyeem | Eyeem | Getty Images Households may soon be able to claim thousands of dollars in tax breaks and rebates if they take steps to reduce their carbon footprint. But eco-friendly...

New York’s Updated Gun Legislation Can Take Effect, Court Rules—Replacing Policy Supreme Court Struck Down

Topline New York’s updated concealed carry policy will take effect Thursday as scheduled after a federal judge threw out a lawsuit challenging it on Wednesday, suggesting states could still have a leg...

Central banks playing catch-up in bid to influence stablecoin legislation

The European Central Bank has urged legislators to speed up crypto regulation in the wake of the TerraUSD stablecoin collapse.  A proposed legal bill to regulate crypto markets in the European Union (...

Inflation Reduction Act to cap costs for Medicare patients on insulin

The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images A new legislative package signed into law by President Joe Biden on Tuesday is a big win for Medicare patients who struggle to cover the cost of insulin...

Meet Stefan Berger, the Man Behind the EU’s New Crypto Legislation

Not long ago, Live Bitcoin News published an article discussing the new crypto regulations that the European Union (EU) was implementing. Now, we get a chance to meet the man responsible for bringing ...

South Korea’s Top Financial Regulator to Expedite Crypto Legislation – crypto.news

South Korea’s Financial Service Commissioner (FSC) chairman, Kim Joo-Hyun, has announced plans to accelerate the formation of cryptocurrency regulations. Kim declared at the National Assembly that a t...

South Korea’s financial watchdog wants to ‘quickly’ review crypto legislation: Report

The chair of South Korea’s Financial Services Commission said the regulator plans to expedite its review of 13 bills pending in the country’s National Assembly related to digital assets. According to ...

The New Corporate Minimum Tax In Congress’ Climate Legislation Is A Bad Idea

WASHINGTON, DC – Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) leaves the Senate Chamber with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) … [+] following a vote in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2...

Inflation Reduction Act limits pass-through tax break for 2 more years

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., discusses the Inflation Reduction Act on Aug. 7, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Senate Democrats curtailed a t...

With 87,000 new agents, here’s who the IRS may target for audits

Jeffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty Images As the Democrats’ spending plan moves closer to a House vote, one of the more controversial provisions — nearly $80 billion in IRS funding, with $45.6...

US ethics advisory on federal employee’s crypto has basis in legislation

When the United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) released its Legal Advisory 22-04 on July 5, most attention was given to its conclusion that federal employees who own any amount of cryptocurr...

Legislation to Regulate the Crypto Market Has Arrived as the Market Is Crashing

The latest wave of the financial crisis has brought cryptocurrencies to the forefront of everyone’s attention. Legislation to regulate the crypto market has become essential during such crises. Congre...

Singapore Reviewing Legislation on Crypto, Following Devastating Effects of Terra Crash ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Singaporean authorities are currently reviewing stablecoin legislation in the country in an attempt to better safeguard investors’ funds. This comes ...

Does the Inflation Reduction Act violate Biden’s $400,000 tax pledge?

Jim Watson | Afp | Getty Images Senate Democrats’ package of climate change, health-care, drug pricing and tax measures unveiled last week has proponents and opponents debating whether the legis...

What possible credit-card legislation could mean for Visa, Mastercard — and you

Credit-card companies look to be under a political microscope once again as senators announced a new bill that would target Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc. Sen. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, and Se...