News with the tag "association"

Already losing its legal fight with the crypto industry over a rule that would have expanded the definition of regulated securities dealers to include a wide array of digital assets operations, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given up its appeal . The SEC has been in reset mode on it...

Hold onto your hats, crypto enthusiasts! A major showdown is brewing in the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) and US regulations. The Blockchain Association, a powerful voice in the crypto industry, is stepping up to challenge a controversial new rule from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Thi...

In a major shift in trends over the last four years, the US Securities and Exchange Commission dismissed the appeal of the infamous “dealer rule,” cementing a complete victory for the Blockchain Association (BA), the Crypto Freedom Alliance of Texas (CFAT), and the crypto industry at large. The deal...

The Blockchain Association and 75 members have petitioned Congressional leaders to repeal a recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulation that threatens to drive the U.S. decentralized finance (DeFi) offshore. The Blockchain Association also pointed out in a letter to the leaders of both houses a...

Nearly every big name in the crypto industry has signed onto a letter calling for Congress to eliminate a U.S. tax policy they say could jeopardize decentralized finance (DeFi) technology by shoehorning much of that space into the field of brokers subject to data collecting and reporting. The Intern...

Ripple, a global leader in blockchain-based payments and digital asset solutions, was officially listed as one of the sponsors of the Digital Euro Conference 2024 (DEC24). This sponsorship, shared by a popular crypto analyst Dark Defender, aligned with Ripple’s broader strategy to contribute to digi...

The United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching a probe into allegations that US banks were de-banking prominent members of the crypto industry. In a letter addressed to Uniswap Labs CEO Hayden Adams, Andreessen Horowitz partner Marc Andreessen, Coinbase CEO Brian A...

An investigation in the U.S. House of Representatives and a hearing in the Senate will examine whether financial regulators during the administration of former President Joe Biden deliberately cut off crypto industry leaders and others from the banking system in an inappropriate use of authority. “D...

The Hashgraph Association (THA), a Swiss digital innovation leader and Taurus, a digital asset infrastructure provider, have partnered to drive the global adoption of Hedera’s distributed ledger technology (DLT). Both firms expressed an interest to focus on fast-growing regions such as the Middle Ea...

The Hashgraph Association has partnered with Taurus to advance secure custody, staking and tokenizing Hedera’s HBAR cryptocurrency globally.