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Stablecoins Could Still Dominate Post-Terra, S&P Says

Not all stablecoins are alike, analysts note, but regulations may be needed to precipitate audits and investor fairness.

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Brussels’ Fledgling Crypto Industry Flexes Its Muscles

The city that hosts the EU also wants to influence it, with key decisions upcoming on the regulation of NFTs and DeFi.

Participants at Brussels Blockchain Week included, left to right, Laurent Godts, Deloitte; Florian Ernotte; Christophe de Beukelaer; Marc Toledo, Bit4You (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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Singapore Will Crack Down on Bad Crypto Behavior: Report

The Monetary Authority of Singapore will be "brutal and unrelentingly hard," the central bank's chief fintech officer said.

An official at Singapore's central bank said it won't tolerate bad behavior in the crypto industry. (Peter Nguyen/Unsplash)

Policy

India Clarifies Rules for Controversial Tax Provision Ahead of Start Date

The 1% tax deducted at source for virtual digital assets kicks in on July 1.

India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the budget earlier this week. (T. Narayan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Digital Dollar Would Secure Greenback as Global Reserve Currency, Lawmaker Argues

Rep. Jim Himes published a 15-page white paper arguing in favor of a digital dollar.

U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (Joshua Roberts - Pool/Getty Images)

Policy

BoE's Cunliffe Cautions Against 2008 Repeat With FTX's Derivatives Rule Change Proposal

The Bank of England official is skeptical whether decentralized finance will ever be a thing.

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO de FTX. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Qatar at 'Foundation Stage' of CBDC Exploration, Central Bank Governor Says

The Gulf state central banker praised the "innovation" of crypto assets.

Ciudad de Lusail, Doha, en Qatar. (Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)

Policy

Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining

The word of caution comes after Democrats warned a top environmental official in April about harms of digital assets mining.

U.S. lawmakers are debating what the government should do about crypto mining. (Getty Images)

Policy

Les républicains cherchent à contrer les efforts visant à restreindre le minage de Crypto

La mise en garde intervient après que les démocrates ont mis en garde un haut responsable environnemental en avril contre les méfaits de l’exploitation d’actifs numériques.

U.S. lawmakers are debating what the government should do about crypto mining. (Getty Images)

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Los republicanos buscan contrarrestar los esfuerzos para restringir la Cripto

La advertencia se produce después de que los demócratas advirtieran a un alto funcionario ambiental en abril sobre los daños de la minería de activos digitales.

U.S. lawmakers are debating what the government should do about crypto mining. (Getty Images)

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