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ForkLog 8 12.09.2021

US Treasury names development of cryptocurrency tax guidance a priority

The US Department of the Treasury confirmed its plans to publish guidance on cryptocurrency taxation.

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ForkLog 19 10.09.2021

Poll: one in four Americans would back Bitcoin legalization

27% of Americans expressed a positive view of the hypothetical scenario of recognizing Bitcoin as a payment method. The results came from the research organization YouGov.

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ForkLog 9 10.09.2021

Not Regulated and Not Prohibited: Ukraine Explains Mining Status

The Law on Virtual Assets does not affect the mining sector. Accounting issues, including the mining of cryptocurrencies, will be laid out in a specialized bill amending the Tax Code. This was conveyed to ForkLog by Konstantin Yarmolenko, head of the advisory group of the inter-factional association of MPs Blockchain4Ukraine.

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ForkLog 9 10.09.2021

Former CFTC chair calls for clear regulation of the crypto industry

The clash between Coinbase's bitcoin exchange and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) underscores the need for clearer rules for the cryptocurrency industry. This was stated by former CFTC chair Christopher Giancarlo, according to CoinDesk.

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ForkLog 13 10.09.2021

SEC again extends review of VanEck’s Bitcoin ETF filing

The Securities and Exchange Commission will decide VanEck's Bitcoin ETF filing on November 14 — 60 days earlier than the previously stated deadline.

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ForkLog 18 09.09.2021

Ukraine Recognises Cryptocurrencies: A Detailed Analysis of the Law on Virtual Assets

The Ukrainian Parliament has passed the Law on Virtual Assets, regulating cryptocurrency operations. ForkLog spoke with the bill’s authors, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, and independent lawyers.

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ForkLog 15 08.09.2021

Charles Hoskinson Predicts Bitcoin Will Be Recognised by Other Countries Following El Salvador

Other countries will follow El Salvador's example and legalise Bitcoin. This view was expressed by Charles Hoskinson, founder and CEO of IOHK, the company behind Cardano.

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ForkLog 12 08.09.2021

El Salvador’s Bitcoin legalization triggers sell-off in its government bonds

El Salvador's sovereign debt market came under selling pressure as bitcoin traded below $44,000. On the same day, the law recognizing bitcoin as a legal tender came into force, Bloomberg reports. The yields on El Salvador's near-term sovereign bonds rose above those of longer-dated papers. The inverted yield curve signals risks of recession and problems in servicing the country's obligations.

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ForkLog 19 08.09.2021

Ukraine passes law on virtual assets

On 8 September, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted in the second reading and in full the draft law 'On Virtual Assets', regulating cryptocurrency operations in the country.

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ForkLog 10 08.09.2021

SEC threatens Coinbase with lawsuit over planned crypto-savings accounts

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase of potential legal action if it launches crypto-savings accounts based on USD Coin (USDC) yielding 4% annually, over their treatment as “securities.”

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ForkLog 8 07.09.2021

California to regulate labor-productivity algorithms used in Amazon fulfillment centers

The California Senate will consider a bill regulating the algorithms used to calculate worker productivity in Amazon fulfillment centers.

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ForkLog 12 07.09.2021

Avanti CEO criticises New York Times article on the crypto industry and DeFi

The founder and CEO of the cryptocurrency bank Avanti, Caitlin Long, rejected the NYT article's conclusions regarding digital assets and the decentralized finance (DeFi) space.

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