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Ukraine Considers Up to 23% Personal Income Tax on Crypto in Newly Proposed Tax Scheme
Under a proposal, certain crypto transactions would be taxed at the country’s standard 18% rate, as well as an extra 5% levy to support the country’s war costs.

Bitcoin-Backed Loans Are Going to Get Way Cheaper Around the Globe: Ledn Co-Founder
The bitcoin lending market will get much more competitive in coming years, and that's good for consumers.

Former Ethereum Developer Virgil Griffith Leaves Prison, Seeks Pardon
Griffith pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to violate international sanctions after giving a talk at a crypto conference in Pyongyang in 2019.

DOJ Axes Crypto Unit as Trump’s Regulatory Pullback Continues
“The Department of Justice is not a digital assets regulator,” U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in the Monday night memo.

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Says Further 20% Market Drop Is Possible
Fink, who spoke at the The Economic Club of New York on Monday, said that he still sees the current drawdown as a “buying opportunity.”

Circle’s IPO Filing Tests Crypto Market Confidence After Trump’s Tariff Shock
Circle’s long-awaited IPO filing reignites hopes for crypto listings, but shaky markets and weak financials raise doubts.

Illinois to Drop Staking Lawsuit Against Coinbase
Three other states — Kentucky, Vermont and South Carolina — have already dropped their suits.

SEC, Gemini Request Two-Month Pause in Lawsuit as 'Potential Resolution' in the Works
The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Gemini in 2023 over its now-defunct Earn product.

U.S CFTC Withdraws 2 Crypto Staff Advisories Citing ‘Market Growth and Maturity,’ Need for Fair Treatment
The agency is determined to treat crypto derivatives the same way it treats everything else.

President Trump Pardons Arthur Hayes, BitMEX and 3 Other Co-Founders and Employee
Arthur Hayes, the former CEO of BitMEX, pleaded guilty to one count of violating the Bank Secrecy Act and was sentenced to two years probation.

