As France braces for the April 24 presidential election in a runoff, political pundits around the globe are making their bets. The choice is between the centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron and right-wing populist Marine Le Pen. Much of the political debate this time revolves around economics, but there is one indispensable part of it that…
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Mere days before the second round of the fateful presidential election in France, the incumbent President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, sat down with local media to share his thoughts on the digital economy — a subject he didn’t speak on much before. While emphasizing the importance of the sector, Macron once again reiterated his…
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Forty crypto companies cosigned an open letter to the European Parliament, European Commission and other principal E.U. institutions with a call to ensure common-sense regulation, standardized compliance procedures, and an innovation-friendly business environment. An open letter on behalf of the international Web3 community and “businesses across Europe,” shared with Cointelegraph by one of the signatories,…
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Russia’s Federal Tax Service (FTS) has joined the debate around crypto regulation in Russia with an unexpectedly blunt proposition — to let Russian companies use digital currencies as a payment method when transacting internationally. On April 20, local newspaper Izvestia reported that the FTS left its official feedback on the draft of the crypto bill prepared…
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In the last few months, the standoff between the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) and the country’s Ministry of Finance over crypto regulation has become the key regulatory plot for the Russian crypto community to follow. Simultaneously, however, another important legislative development has been unfolding somewhat under the radar: negotiations around tax code amendments that…
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In less than two weeks that passed since the European Commission opened its “Digital euro for the EU” initiative up to public consultation, more than 11,000 individuals and organizations left their feedback on the website. The feedback section will be open until June 14. Besides the open-ended comments section on the website, there is a…
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The Iranian government will increase penalties for the use of subsidized energy in crypto mining. The move marks another step in the tightening of mining regulation in the country that had faced energy shortages in recent years. On April 16, the Tehran Times reported, citing the country’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission company, that the government…
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A virtual, Cyprus-registered casino Sand Vegas Casino Club faced an emergency cease and desist order from Texas and Alabama state securities regulators. The company is ordered to “stop a fraudulent investment scheme tied to metaverses”. On April 13, the Texas State Securities Board reported issuing the order, accusing Sand Vegas Casino Club, Martin Schwarzberger and…
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The ongoing conflict in Ukraine has become a stress test for crypto in many tangible ways. Digital assets have emerged as an effective means of directly supporting humanitarian efforts, and the crypto industry, despite enormous pressure, has largely proved itself a mature community — one ready to comply with international policies without compromising the core…
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In an important precedent, a New York State Supreme Court judge in Yates County ruled in favor of cryptocurrency mining firm Greenidge Generation, dismissing a petition filed by a coalition of environmental activists. According to an April 7 press release by Greenidge, Judge Daniel Doyle dismissed a petition against the Greenidge Generation Holdings brought by…
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