Asia’s Bitcoin supply soars amid shifting regulatory landscapes

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US lawmakers introduce bill to prevent digital dollar pilot program

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U.S. agency moves over 9k BTC to Coinbase: Glassnode

Ad According to on-chain data, the US law enforcement agency moved 49,000 Bitcoin (BTC) — over $1 billion — during the early hours of March 8. On-chain data provider Glassnode reported that the US agency was moving around 40,000 BTC, adding that the transactions appear to be internal transfers. However, it noted that the government…

Energy is the master resource but it could be Bitcoin that reigns supreme

Nothing shines a light on the importance of energy as much as a fast-approaching winter. When the temperature drops, the scarcity of energy becomes obvious and global efforts to preserve it begin. This year, the fight for energy is more aggressive than it’s ever been. The fiscal and monetary policies set in place during the…

US Congressman defends decentralization, blames SBF, Gensler, CeFi for FTX collapse

U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer said FTX’s collapse was not a crypto failure; instead, it was a failure of centralized finance (CeFi), Sam Bankman-Fried, and SEC’s Chairman Gary Gensler in a Nov. 22 Fox Business interview. FTX’s collapse is not a crypto failure. It’s a failure with CeFi, @GaryGensler, and Sam Bankman-Fried. Decentralization is the point….

US and EU lead Bitcoin’s price action

After weeks of flatlining, Bitcoin has finally seen some positive price action, breaking through the $20,000 resistance. At press time, BTC stood at $20,745 and showed the potential to inch even closer to $21,000. Graph showing Bitcoin’s price in October 2022 (Source: CryptoSlate Bitcoin) Bitcoin’s rally could have been a result of a significant increase…

US tax watchdog classifies NFT as digital assets for tax purposes

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) could begin to tax non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as it has classified them as digital assets alongside virtual currencies in its updated draft instructions for the 2022 tax year. According to the IRS, digital assets are “digital representations of value that are recorded on a cryptographically secured distributed ledger or…

Fed Vice Chair warns banks about crypto liquidity, urges stablecoin regulation

Federal Reserve Bank Vice Chair Michael Barr said that banks accepting crypto deposits should be aware of their increased liquidity risks in an Oct. 12 speech published on Oct. 17. Barr stated that there are heightened liquidity risks when traditional banks do business with crypto firms, as such banks could be exposed to liability from…