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Founder of $90M digital currency hedge fund faces 20 years after guilty plea
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10 February, 2021

Founder of $90M digital currency hedge fund faces 20 years after guilty plea

Australian national Stefan He Qin, founder of Virgil Sigma Fund LP, has pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud.
US Library of Congress reports on digital currency staking tax
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8 February, 2021

US Library of Congress reports on digital currency staking tax

The law division of the U.S. Library of Congress’s report highlights the discrepancies in the tax treatment of digital currency...
Pro-digital currency Senator Lummis joins Senate Banking Committee
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8 February, 2021

Pro-digital currency Senator Lummis joins Senate Banking Committee

Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis will join the all-powerful committee that’s charged with formulating regulations for the financial services industry, including...
US gives greenlight to second federally chartered digital currency bank
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8 February, 2021

US gives greenlight to second federally chartered digital currency bank

Protego Trust Company has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to become a federally...
California man operating unlicensed $13M BTC exchange faces 25 years in jail
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5 February, 2021

California man operating unlicensed $13M BTC exchange faces 25 years in jail

The U.S. Department of Justice filed charges of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business and money laundering against Hugo Sergio...
US Fed seeking manager with a focus on stablecoins and CBDCs
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3 February, 2021

US Fed seeking manager with a focus on stablecoins and CBDCs

The successful applicant will be in charge of emerging payment, clearing and settlement systems for the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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