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U.S. Republican Representative Patrick McHenry called for clarification on a “poorly” written digital asset tax provision in a letter to the Treasury. 549 Total views 6 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTThe incoming United States House Financial Services Committee chair Patrick McHenry wants the Treasury to delay the…

A new DeFi yield farming platform in Thailand has rattled regulators. 1684 Total views 3 Total shares In their latest effort to regulate the cryptocurrency industry, Thailand’s financial regulators have turned their sights towards decentralized finance, or DeFi.According to a June 1 report from Bangkok Post, Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that…

KuCoin has resumed full services for 176 out of the total 230 tradable assets to date. 3127 Total views 19 Total shares KuCoin cryptocurrency exchange has recovered the majority of funds lost in a $280 million hacking incident in September, a senior executive has said.Johnny Lyu, co-founder and CEO of KuCoin, announced on Nov. 11…

We are at the "knee of an exponential curve, said the executive. 2468 Total views 20 Total shares In an interview with Cointelegraph, Hedera Hashgraph CTO Leemon Baird said that while interest in blockchain greatly increased in 2020, he expects much bigger things to come in 2021.Baird, who holds a doctorate in computer science from Carnegie…

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) will not hold much interest for the general public unless they provide full anonymity, the deputy governor of Mexico's central bank has argued. The executive’s remarks were published by the Bank for International Settlements on July 11.Javier Calafell, deputy governor of the Bank of Mexico (Banxico), delivered a speech on…

A fast riser in the decentralized finance (DeFi) world has announced a $4.9 million raise today led by major industry venture capital groups — as well as some unusual, upstart players. Alchemix, a DeFi lending protocol whose loans automatically repay themselves via deposits into other yield-bearing protocols, announced on Discord today a $4.9 million raise led…

Cointelegraph Analytics team released a summary of the most anticipated upcoming events for major coins including EOS, Tron (TRX) and Neo (NEO).EOS to have its first hard fork on Sept. 23EOS, the 7th biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, is expected to have its first consensus upgrade on Sept. 23, as EOS block producers (BPs) agreed…

Major Asia’s blockchain-focused venture capital firm CMCC Global has launched a new institutional tracker fund for Bitcoin (BTC).Custody by Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed firmCalled the Liberty Bitcoin Fund, the Bitcoin index fund deploys Anxone, a custodial solution developed by BC Group, tech and digital asset company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, according to…

"I look forward to the friendly competition in making our respective cities a crypto capital," said recently re-elected Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. 689 Total views 9 Total shares Newly elected New York City Mayor Eric Adams has reiterated his pledge to make the city a crypto hub by accepting his first three paychecks entirely in…