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Indian Central Bank Says Cryptos Could Lead to ‘Dollarization’ of Economy: Report

RBI officials said cryptocurrencies could undermine the central bank's capacity to regulate the flow of money.

Parliament House in New Delhi, India (Unsplash)

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Derivatives' Old Guard Fights FTX Chief Over Plan to Cut Out Middlemen

FTX CEO Bankman-Fried testified at a House hearing, defending his CFTC proposal to directly clear customers’ margin-backed derivatives.

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Regulators Should Pay Attention to UST

A stablecoin de-pegged. People lost money. It ain’t great.

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'Failure Should Be an Option,' US Sen. Pat Toomey Says of UST Turmoil

The Banking Committee’s top Republican doesn’t want asset-backed stablecoins tarnished by the UST drama.

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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EU Commission Favors Ban on Large-Scale Stablecoins, Document Shows

The tough approach, originally targeting Facebook’s now-abandoned Libra project, could see rivals to fiat currency outlawed in the bloc after certain thresholds are hit.

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UST Meltdown Hasn't Spurred US Financial Stability Council Meeting: Sources

U.S. federal officials aren’t getting together to follow the game plan that’s typical when mainstream financial firms flounder.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury hasn't yet held any cross-agency meetings to discuss the fallout of UST's struggles. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Germany Publishes First Nationwide Tax Guide for Crypto

The finance ministry's letter deals with the income tax treatment of mining, staking, lending, hard forks and airdrops.

The German finance ministry in Berlin (Karl-Heinz Spremberg/Getty Images)

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Global Financial Stability Watchdog FSB Says It Could Write Crypto Rulebook

The Financial Stability Board joins tax and money-laundering bodies in responding to calls for coordinated international action to regulate the industry.

Klaas Knot (Horacio Villalobos/Corbis/Getty Images)

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EU Ban on Tax-Haven Crypto Firms Could Breach Trade Law, Commission Warns

Lawmaker proposals to blacklist non-compliant firms are getting a rough ride as landmark MiCA legislation reaches its final stages.

The European Commission (Walter Zerla/Getty Images)

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UST Woes Draw Spotlight in Janet Yellen's Senate Hearing on Financial Risks

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlights latest news on UST algorithmic stablecoin losing its dollar peg during Senate Banking Committee hearing.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted the difficulties of UST during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on risks to the financial system. (Elizabeth Frantz-Pool/Getty Images)