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Crypto’s Interest in Rates

U.S. interest rates are back on the rise, but digital assets appear to be unaffected.

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Policy

Australia Senate Committee Rejects Crypto Bill From Opposition Senator Andrew Bragg

Bragg said the Labor government had put regulating crypto in the slow lane.

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)

Policy

Sweeping U.S. Tax Proposal Met With Boos From Crypto World

Minutes after the U.S.’s long-awaited proposal for taxing crypto gains went public, objections erupted from those tied to decentralized operations counted as “brokers.”

The U.S. Treasury Department's financial crimes arm reported on the use of bitcoin in human trafficking and other global crimes. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

Australia Acts on De-Banking of Crypto Entities, Supports Policy Recommendations to Tackle Issue

The government's choice to make its position clearer on de-banking comes hours after Blockchain Australia, the nation's industry body made a fresh commitment to minimize scams.

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Policy

3% Tax on Crypto Transfers Part of Kenya's Proposed Budget: Bloomberg

The nation's budget will be presented on June 8.

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Videos

Rep. McHenry Questions Regulators on SVB Collapse

U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) questions U.S. Treasury Undersecretary For Domestic Finance Nellie Liang, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chairman Martin Gruenberg on Silicon Valley Bank's collapse during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday.

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Australia's Treasury and Reserve Bank Held Consultations With Coinbase, Others

Private meetings have been held this week around the Treasury's token mapping consultation paper.

Tom Duff Gordon, vice president of international policy at Coinbase, discusses future of crypto, live from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Crypto Observers Look to Treasury Yields for Cues as Bitcoin Remains Comatose

BTC may struggle to maintain current valuations if the U.S. government bond yields extend the February rally, one trading firm said, although the yields have started to pull back.

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Markets

Explaining the Disconnect Between Bitcoin and Treasury Yields Post-US Inflation Data

Bitcoin and technology stocks rose Tuesday even as a hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI figure revived Fed angst and lifted Treasury yields.

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Policy

Australia Releases Token Mapping Consultation Paper, Plans to Reveal Crypto Rule Framework in 2023

The move was announced in August by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's new government .

Parliament house, Canberra, Australia. (Unsplash)