US lawmakers are split over how to tax and regulate cryptocurrency transactions, in a dispute that threatens to slow the passage of Joe Biden’s $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill. The White House has ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto community slams ‘disastrous’ new amendment to Biden’s big infrastructure bill
Biden’s major bipartisan infrastructure plan struck a rare chord of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats, but changes it proposes to cryptocurrency regulation are tripping up the bill. The ... ( read original story ...)
There are 2 competing crypto tax amendments to the Senate’s infrastructure bill—here’s what each would mean for the industry
Two competing crypto tax amendments to the Senate's infrastructure bill has provoked concern within the crypto community. ( read original story ...)
White House Chooses Sides In Showdown Over Competing Infrastructure Bill Crypto Amendments
The White House has stated its preference for a crypto amendment to the Infrastructure Bill that many industry insiders say is shortsighted and could hamstring the industry in the U.S for years to ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Largest-Ever IPO Began With a Bruising Overhaul
This week, in a remarkable turnaround, Bukalapak went public in the country’s largest-ever initial public offering. The company, an Indonesian hybrid of Amazon.com Inc. and Shopify Inc., raised $1.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Society 5.0: An Upcoming Age of Renaissance
Japan introduces Society 5.0, the vision for an advanced human-centered society that will use technology to fulfill human needs at its best. ( read original story ...)
SEC Charges Crypto Execs For Allegedly Fraudulent $30 Million Offerings In First Case Against This Booming $100 Billion Space
If a lending platform is offering securities, it falls into SEC jurisdiction," the agency's new chair warned Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Dueling Crypto Plans Pit White House Against Key Democrat
The cryptocurrency industry was braced for a big win in the infrastructure bill Thursday evening -- a bipartisan amendment that would scale back proposed surveillance over digital asset transactions - ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020’s Olympic Venues Combine Tradition With the Future
Tradition and modernity are never far apart in Tokyo, the Japanese capital, where ryokas, teahouses and ancient shrines sit beside glass skyscrapers, capsule hotels and robot cafés. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase now lets crypto buyers use Apple Pay – and they can cash out up to $100,000 at a time
US customers who have a Visa or Mastercard linked to their Apple wallet will be able to make payments for cryptocurrencies on Coinbase. ( read original story ...)
Column: Crypto trading just got safer, and that’s too bad
So it is time to pay attention — even if you still think crypto is mostly for teenagers with ballpoint tattoos. The first consequence of the London hard fork is that it will make it easier to buy and ... ( read original story ...)
White House backs senators in debate over the need for tougher crypto regulations with a surprise statement
The White House's surprise statement came as senators debated crypto regulation as part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Binance Halts New Hong Kong Futures Accounts
Binance Holdings Ltd. will no longer allow users from Hong Kong to open new futures accounts.The largest crypto exchange by reported turnover said in a Twitter post that the move is effective ... ( read original story ...)
The Daily Biotech Pulse: Dicerna Slips On Data, Novavax Tightlipped On US Vaccine Approval, Adagio IPO
Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours. Scaling The Peaks (Biotech Stocks Hitting 52-week Highs Aug. 5) Alkermes plc (NASDAQ: ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: From almost quitting to wrestling’s next big hope — the Ravi Dahiya story
Arun, who has been Dahiya’s roommate for over seven years, said he did not expect too much from his roommate initially. ( read original story ...)
White House backs senators pushing for stricter crypto reporting rules
There is a crypto amendment battle underway between two camps of senators. The fight is over a provision in the bipartisan bill, which raises money through stricter tax rules on cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)