The Biden administration wants to apply the wash sale rule to digital assets. U.S. President Joe Biden’s upcoming budget proposal has a few surprises for crypto traders and investors, including a proposed doubling of capital gains for certain investors and a crackdown on crypto wash sales. The Biden administration is set to release its fiscal…
Arbitrum is making moves to become the hub of decentralized derivatives trading and DeFi activity within the layer-2 space. The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance applications on Arbitrum, the layer-2 Ethereum network blockchain, has doubled since the start of 2023. While investors’ hope of an ARBI token airdrop is a major factor attracting…
The SEC claims the transactions involved with redistributing the funds to impacted Voyager account holders will trigger U.S. securities laws. The United States Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) won’t be allowed to fine executives involved in Voyager Digital should it end up issuing bankruptcy tokens to help repay impacted customers, bankruptcy judge Michael Wiles has said….
Should the International Monetary Fund leave the door open for developing countries struggling with inflation? “Bitcoin was made for the Global South.” There’s been little sunlight this crypto winter, so it may seem odd to present the “Bitcoin as legal tender” argument again. That is, will or should any country — other than El Salvador…
Internal documents from the Australian Treasury Department have revealed crypto legislation in the country could be a year away at the very least. Crypto legislation in Australia could be dragged out past 2024 and beyond, with the government seemingly wanting to take its time in order to get a full picture of the industry, internal…
“NFTfi,” on-chain derivative platforms, decentralized stablecoins and Ethereum L2s are four investment opportunities being looked at closely by one crypto investment firm. Digital asset investment firms poured $2.7 billion into decentralized finance projects in 2022, up 190% from 2021, while investments into centralized finance projects went the other way — falling 73% to $4.3 billion…