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That's 'Sir' Crypto Dad: French order knights former CFTC chair Chris Giancarlo

The first of his name, king of the punks and the first regulators, protector of the seven tokens, the keeper of the great CBDC, the breaker of blockchains and father of crypto.

Russian Duma passes bill to remove VAT, lower income tax rates on digital asset sales

Russia is turning to blockchain technology in an effort to counteract the economic isolation brought on by the sanctions imposed due to its invasion of Ukraine.

Are custodied crypto funds at risk? Industry veterans explain

Investments under custody are usually very safe, until the accountability of the custodian is called into question.

ECB exclusive: Crypto payments 'not currently cost effective,' Amex exec says

The American Express executive said that their firm is bullish on crypto and is actively working to incorporate more crypto-related services in the future.

Not the best week for crypto lending: Law Decoded, June 20-27

The Celsium failure continues to draw attention to the lending issues from regulators and community.

Uzbekistan warms up to Bitcoin mining, but there’s a catch

The executive order spares all the mined assets from taxation and bans mining anonymous currencies.

Celsius denies allegations on Alex Mashinsky trying to flee US

Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky wasn't trying to leave the U.S. last week but has continued to work on recovering liquidity and operations, the company has claimed.

Community reacts after SEC’s Gensler affirms BTC’s commodity status

Gensler said he saw many crypto assets having attributes of a security, adding that Bitcoin is the only crypto he was comfortable publicly labeling as a commodity.

Central African Republic president launches crypto initiative following Bitcoin adoption

The Sango project’s plans include building a "legal crypto hub," expanding the adoption of Bitcoin, and creating a “crypto island” — a special economic zone in the metaverse.

Educating regulators will help mitigate risks, says Figment exec

Robert Ellison noted that a regulatory framework for staking is achievable because the concept is very easy to understand.

Swiss National Bank exec: Regulators may favor centralized stablecoins after Terra crisis

Thomas Moser hinted that regulations might take time as the current regulations would wipe out the decentralized ecosystem like DeFi.

China’s BSN chair calls Bitcoin Ponzi, stablecoins 'fine if regulated'

Stablecoins like USDT and USDC would be doing just fine if properly regulated, while Bitcoin is a "Ponzi scheme" in any case, China's BSN chair told Cointelegraph.

Catalonia is building its own metaverse, says innovation minister

The government is hoping to make Barcelona a digital hub by offering various skills programs to university students and boot camps to cultivate talent.

Crypto conspiracy theories abound, but prop traders are just doing its job

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Alameda Ventures made recent headlines for bailing out a handful of CeFi crypto platforms this week, but what exactly do market makers do?

6 Questions for Daniel Yan of Matrixport

Sam Bankman-Fried provides bailouts, ‘Bitcoin dead’ searches soar, and debate over hidden themes behind BAYC continues: Hodlers Digest, June 19–25

Gensler appeals for ‘one rule book’ in negotiations with CFTC over crypto regulation

In an interview with The Financial Times, SEC chair Gary Gensler said he is working on a memorandum of understanding with the agency’s digital asset market co-regulator.

CBDC may threat stablecoins, not Bitcoin: ARK36 exec

A state-backed digital currency like the U.S. dollar doesn’t necessarily have to be a competitor to a decentralized cryptocurrency, one industry exec believes.

'Brutal and unrelentingly hard': Singapore regulator's clampdown on crypto

The remarks from the regulator's chief fintech officer could see the city-state lose its perception as one of the most crypto-friendly countries in the world.

Hoskinson pitches software-enabled crypto self-regulation to Congress

Hoskinson feels regulations for the crypto industry should be defined better, but that compliance should come from the industry itself, not from regulatory authorities.

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