Crypto Industry Is ‘Absolutely’ at War Against Gensler, Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says
The war won’t last forever, but probably will continue for the next 18-20 months, Kristin Smith said.Source
Crypto Industry Is ‘Absolutely’ at War Against Gensler and Warren, Blockchain Association CEO Smith Says
The war won’t last forever, but probably will continue for the next 18-20 months, Kristin Smith said.Source
‘Opportunism and Demagoguery’ Fuel the U.S. Regulatory Crackdown, Steptoe Partner Says
Steptoe Partner Jason Weinstein, on the stage at Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, said this latest wave of crackdowns on the crypto industry is the worst he has ever seen.Source
Crypto Tax Guidance Could Come ‘in 12-ish Months,’ Says IRS Official
The IRS’ point person for taxation of cryptocurrencies stresses need for community engagement at Consensus 2023Source
Web3 News From Consensus
A special edition of The Airdrop on the ground in Austin at CoinDesk’s festival.Source
Bermuda Premier David Burt: ‘Nobody Is Coming to Bermuda to Flee Regulation’
Five years after the island jurisdiction passed its digital assets regulation, a steady stream of companies is coming to Bermuda to be regulated.Source
Bitcoin Use Cases Are Seeing ‘Explosive Growth,’ Trust Machines Says
“Bitcoin is fun again because there’s a place to build again,” said Muneeb Ali, CEO of Trust Machines and co-founder of Stacks, on StageX at Consensus 2023.Source
Mastercard Launches Crypto Credential Service for Cross-Border Transfers
The set of verification standards uses technology from the CipherTrace, the well-known blockchain analytics platform Mastercard agreed to acquired in late 2021.Source
Yuga Labs CEO: ‘The Metaverse Is Not New’
The company behind the Bored Apes Yacht Club has a new CEO from Web2, and he knows that you can’t build Web3 with a Web2 mindset.Source
Global Crypto Regulation Needs Coordination, Not Duplication, Legal Experts Say
“It’s not good to put crypto all in the same basket and look at it in a vacuum,” said Marianne Bechara, senior counsel at the IMF.Source