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With New Prime Minister, UK Still Wants to Be Crypto Hub: Treasury Official

Economic Secretary Richard Fuller took part in a parliamentary debate on digital assets two days after Liz Truss was officially named the country's prime minister.

The U.K. still wants to carry on with its crypto plans under a new prime minister. (Paul Mansfield/Getty Images)

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UK’s Truss Picks Kwasi Kwarteng to Be Finance Minister

Since 2021, Kwarteng has overseen the government’s business, energy and industrial strategy department, which has supported blockchain innovation.

Kwasi Kwarteng (Pippa Fowles/Wikimedia)

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Australia Starts Research Program to Explore Digital Asset Opportunities

The Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones officially started the program Monday at the Australian Securities Exchange.

Financial Services Minister and Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones at the launch of DFCRC. (DFCRC/orlandosydney.com)

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US Rep. Josh Gottheimer Proposes $3M Boost to Treasury’s Crypto Crime-Fighting Unit

The amendment would increase funding to the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence for blockchain analysis tools, training and investigative support.

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

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Rishi Sunak Resigns as UK Finance Minister

The now-former minister wanted the country to become a crypto hub and announced a number of plans for the digital sector in April.

Rishi Sunak resigns as U.K. finance minister (Leon Neal /GettyImages)

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US Treasury Official on the Travel Rule and Risks of Unhosted Wallets

Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo shares focuses of the agency’s regulatory efforts in the coming months, including unhosted crypto wallet rules, at Consensus 2022.

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UK Regulator to Consider Terra Coins’ Collapse in New Crypto Rules: Report

Market instability in stablecoins will need to be taken into account, the FCA's executive director for markets said.

The U.K.'s financial regulator will consider Terra when it puts together new crypto regulations. (Ramberg/Getty Images)

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US Agencies Warn of Attempts by North Koreans to Get IT Jobs While Concealing Nationality

In many cases, these workers say they are U.S.-based and not North Korean teleworkers, and they often take on virtual currency projects.

North Korea's flag painted on a wall (Shutterstock)

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Janet Yellen Calls Crypto ‘Transformative,’ Urges More Regulation to Reduce Risk

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen delivered her first speech on digital assets Thursday. She said crypto is a “transformative” technology, and called for more regulation to reduce risks, among other remarks. “The Hash” panel unpacks Yellen’s landmark address and the implications for the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape.

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