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US Senators Flooded With 2,200 Letters Advocating Bitcoin as Strategic Reserve

U.S. senators received over 2,200 letters within 48 hours advocating for Senator Cynthia Lummis’ bill to make bitcoin a strategic reserve. The bill proposes the U.S. government acquire a significant…

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US Government Delays Tax Reporting Rules for Cryptocurrency Brokers

The enforcement of a requirement for brokers to report gains made by crypto investors has been postponed by the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS. The new tax rules, incorporated…

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Yellen Points to “Significant Opportunities” as Treasury Shares Crypto Tips

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said that while there are risks to digital assets, there could be significant opportunities. Treasury Shares Crypto Reports Six months after President Biden signed an executive...

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OFAC Sanctions 7 New Bitcoin Addresses Allegedly Associated With Iran-Related Ransomware Activities

The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has published a specially designated nationals list update (OFAC’s SDN List) that lists a number of individuals accused of being involved with…

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They Lost Money When Tornado Cash Got Banned. Now Coinbase Is Helping Them Sue the Government

Six people who used Tornado Cash for legitimate reasons had their funds frozen after the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the protocol. Theyre now filing a lawsuit, and Coinbase is funding them....

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Congress Questions Coinbase, FTX, Binance, Kraken in Crypto Fraud Crackdown

A House committee has sent letters to four U.S. federal agencies and five cryptocurrency exchanges asking for information about what they are doing to combat cryptocurrency fraud and scams. Congress…

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Dutch Law Enforcement Arrests Suspected Tornado Cash Developer in Amsterdam

According to a statement from the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD), law enforcement officials in Amsterdam arrested an unnamed 29-year-old suspected of developing the ethereum mixing application Tornado…

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