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Policy

Crypto Friendly SEC and Senate Banking Committee Expected Under Trump: Bernstein

Stablecoin and market structure bills may now both see faster progress, the report said.

Donald Trump's remarks at BTC 2024 have inspired Forida's chief financial official to put pension money into bitcoin. (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Policy

Kemi Badenoch Is New Leader of U.K. Conservative Party

The leadership election was set-off by former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's decision to resign as party leader.

UK Conservative Party Leadership Contest Result, Kemi Badenoch Wins (Dan Kitwood/ GettyImages)

Markets

Crypto Reverses Early Gains, Bitcoin Dives Back to $69K

Prices had move higher early in U.S. trading on Friday alongside a soft economic data and a rebound in stocks.

Quick slide in crypto prices on Friday (Karsten Winegeart/Unsplash)

Policy

Florida CFO Jimmy Patronis 'Would Not Be Shocked' to See State’s $800M Crypto Portfolio Grow Under a Trump Presidency: CNBC

He has recommended that the state retirement system direct a portion of its funds into crypto.

Florida (Gettyimages)

Policy

From Smuggling Gold Out of Africa to Bridging Bitcoin and Cardano

A longtime regular on the crypto scene, Sovryn and BitcoinOS founder Edan Yago learned the importance of financial sovereignty at an early age.

Photo of Edan Yago standing in front of  a sponsor board. (Courtesy: BitcoinOS)

Policy

Netherlands Starts Consulting on Crypto Tax Reporting Bill

The bill would require crypto services to share their users data with tax authorities.

The Netherlands' flag (Unsplash / Chris Robert)

Policy

Why Partisia’s Blockchain May Be Uniquely Placed to Solve the Data Privacy Issue

Partisia blockchain has a proven track record of over 16 years, including with the Danish health authorities, global leaders like Bosch and humanitarian institutions like the Red Cross.

16:9 Adrienne Youngman, CEO of Partisia Blockchain Foundation. Courtesy: Partisia Blockchain

Policy

Sui Launches ‘Incubator’ Hub in Dubai for ‘On the Spot’ Solution Engineering

The hub is in collaboration with Ghaf Group, a blockchain firm in the region.

Kostas Chalkias, co-Founder and chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs, at Future Blockchain Summit in Dubai. (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

Policy

Italy to Raise Capital Gains Tax on Crypto to 42% From 26%: Reports

The price of bitcoin (BTC) remained unaffected by the development, rising above $68,000 for the first time since late July.

ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 16 : Deputy Minister Maurizio Leo illustrates in a press conference the measures approved by the Government on the economic maneuver, ,on October 16  , 2024 in Rome, Italy.  Photo by Simona Granati - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Maurizio Leo

Policy

Dubai's VARA Has Struck Correct Balance in Licensing Time Frame, Says Senior Official

Senior official Sean McHugh disputed any perception of VARA being a friendlier-than-usual crypto regulator.

Skyscrapers in Dubai (Kent Tupas/Unsplash)