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$167,911,000,000-added-to-us-national-debt-in-20-days-as-citadel-ceo-warns-government-spending-at-‘borderline-insanity’
Posted by | March 22, 2024
$167,911,000,000 Added To US National Debt in 20 Days As Citadel CEO Warns Government Spending at ‘Borderline Insanity’

The CEO of a $60 billion hedge fund says Americans should be alarmed about the country’s rapidly expanding debt. New numbers from the Treasury Department show the national debt climbed...

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Posted by | March 22, 2024
U.S. SEC Asking for More Millions, Dozens of Lawyers to Beef Up Crypto Oversight

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Treasury Department are all asking for additional resources for the 2025 fiscal year, saying they will go toward crypto...

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Posted by | February 5, 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Crypto Risks

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is set to tell Congress that the crypto industry poses several potential hazards to the financial system, including the dangers of stablecoins, runs on crypto...

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Posted by | December 14, 2023
Financial Regulators Reiterate Call for Legislation to Address Crypto Risks

Congress still needs to pass legislation to address concerns the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has about crypto, a new report by the intragovernmental group said Thursday. FSOC, a financial...

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Posted by | November 30, 2023
U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo Warns Crypto Industry To Take Action Against Illicit Finance

U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo is issuing a warning to the crypto industry, saying it must crack down on illicit finance. Speaking at the 2023 Blockchain Association Policy Summit,...

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Posted by | November 30, 2023
Bloomberg Analyst Says SEC Lining Up To Potentially Approve All Spot Bitcoin ETF Applications in January

A Bloomberg analyst says that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is gearing up to approve all bids for a spot market Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF). In a...

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Posted by | November 29, 2023
U.S. Government Enacts Sanctions on Crypto Mixer Sinbad Under Allegations of Aiding North Korean Money Laundering

The U.S. government is sanctioning another crypto mixing protocol, accusing it of aiding North Korea in laundering hundreds of millions of dollars worth of stolen digital assets. In a new...

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‘we’re-not-asking-for-special-treatment’:-coin-center-on-the-proposed-irs-broker-rules
Posted by | November 14, 2023
‘We’re Not Asking for Special Treatment’: Coin Center on the Proposed IRS Broker Rules

This interview is part of CoinDesk’s Tax Week, presented by TaxBit. It was excerpted from The Node newsletter . The so-called broker rule, laid out by the IRS in a...

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Posted by | November 13, 2023
IRS ‘Raided’ by Crypto Investors as Industry Puts Up Fight Against U.S. Tax Proposal

The Internal Revenue Service's audio-only hearing today will draw views from the crypto industry on what threats the digital assets advocates see embedded in the proposed new tax approach being...

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Posted by | March 20, 2023
US exploring ways to guarantee the country’s 18T of bank deposits: Report

The current deposit insurance cap under the FDIC is $250,000, but recent banking collapses have seen calls to increase that amount. 811 Total views 19 Total shares Own this piece...

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