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ForkLog 16 11.08.2021

Zelensky signs law creating Diia City

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed the basic law on the creation of the special legal regime Diia City.

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ForkLog 13 10.08.2021

U.S. Senate sends infrastructure bill to House of Representatives without cryptocurrency amendments

The U.S. Senate sent a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill to the House of Representatives in its original form.

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ForkLog 8 09.08.2021

US Senate votes down compromise amendment on cryptocurrency taxation

U.S. Senators Cynthia Lummis and Pat Toomey announced a compromise among Democrats, Republicans and the Treasury Department on provisions of the infrastructure plan aimed at additional taxation of cryptocurrencies.

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ForkLog 10 09.08.2021

U.S. Senate ends debate on crypto-tax amendments

On Sunday, 9 August, the U.S. Senate voted to end debate on amendments to the infrastructure bill, some provisions of which target additional taxation of the crypto industry.

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ForkLog 11 08.08.2021

Jack Dorsey joins criticism of US plan for expanded crypto taxation

Jack Dorsey has criticised the plan for expanded cryptocurrency taxation in the United States and proposed his own approach to solving the problem. According to the Twitter chief, the bill as currently drafted runs counter to the development of innovation in the United States.

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ForkLog 15 07.08.2021

Elon Musk joins criticism of the expanded US cryptocurrency tax plan

Industry representatives opposed the expanded US cryptocurrency tax plan, notably criticising the Portman–Warner–Sinema amendment.

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ForkLog 7 06.08.2021

Media: U.S. Treasury lobbies for crypto-industry unfriendly provisions in the bill

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden opposes proposals to exclude certain types of crypto businesses from the bipartisan infrastructure funding plan. The Washington Post reports, citing its own sources.

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ForkLog 14 06.08.2021

Hester Peirce: DeFi projects need real decentralization

Full decentralization from launch is the only hope for DeFi projects to avoid financial regulation. This is the view of SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce, known as the 'Crypto Mom'.

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ForkLog 7 06.08.2021

Ukraine’s digital ministry signals imminent legalization of crypto payments

Residents of Ukraine will be able to pay with cryptocurrencies quite legally with the adoption of the Law on Virtual Assets. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oleksandr Bornyakov.

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ForkLog 16 06.08.2021

SEC chair calls for dialogue with Bitcoin exchanges

As new technologies advance, the SEC’s role remains unchanged — the agency must protect both retail and institutional investors from fraud and manipulation, including in the markets for digital assets. This was stated by the regulator's head, Gary Gensler.

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ForkLog 10 06.08.2021

Co-author of U.S. plan for expanded cryptocurrency taxation backs amendments to bill

U.S. Senator from Ohio Rob Portman backed the amendments proposed by colleagues that would carve out certain types of cryptocurrency business from the bipartisan infrastructure funding plan.

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ForkLog 8 05.08.2021

Former CFTC chief questions SEC authority to regulate cryptocurrencies

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is the only regulator authorised to oversee Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is the view of its former chairman, Christopher Giancarlo.

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