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A Regulated Stablecoin Means Having a Regulator

A Regulated Stablecoin Means Having a Regulator

Paxos | Dan Burstein | Jul 21, 2021 Dan Burstein is the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Paxos I have been reading with a combination of disbelief and exasperation the recent claims by Circle that “USDC has become the world’s most trusted and well-regulated dollar digital currency,” as well as claims by Tether


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How Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget plan may boost retirement savings

How Democrats' $3.5 trillion budget plan may boost retirement savings

In their plans for their $3.5 trillion federal budget proposal, House Democrats are including measures to help people save for the long-term.

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Democrats may change the rules for ‘mega’ IRAs over $5 million

Democrats may change the rules for ‘mega’ IRAs over $5 million

Democrats are considering a new type of required distribution based on the value of individual retirement accounts.

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Bitcoin Falls to Lowest in Month as El Salvador Rollout Falters

Bitcoin Falls to Lowest in Month as El Salvador Rollout Falters

Bloomberg | Vildana Hajric | Sep 7, 2021 Bitcoin plunged as much as 17% to its lowest level in a month as El Salvador’s crypto rollout appeared to be faltering. The largest cryptocurrency fell as low as $43,050 in New York Tuesday, tumbling more than 10% in the course of an hour, before recouping about


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Alibaba Donates a Third of Its Cash to Chinese Initiatives. The Stock Is Falling.

Alibaba Donates a Third of Its Cash to Chinese Initiatives. The Stock Is Falling.

Barrons | Jack Denton | Sep 3, 2021 Alibaba stock tumbled in Hong Kong trading, with the company’s U.S.-listed shares set for similar declines, as the Chinese internet giant confirmed Friday a large donation to social and economic programs in its home country. The stock fell 3.5% in Hong Kong and Alibaba’s American Depositary Receipts


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Is Staking Crypto The Same As Interest?

Is Staking Crypto The Same As Interest?

Coinwut | Casper | May 22, 2021 According to the website Staking Rewards, the staking market capitalization reached more than $600 billion in April 2021. Is Staking the Same As Interest? In general, staking and interest aren’t the same thing. You earn interest on your money by lending it to others. However, staking is a


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SEC Inks Deal With Blockchain Analytics Firm AnChain.AI to Monitor DeFi Transactions

SEC Inks Deal With Blockchain Analytics Firm AnChain.AI to Monitor DeFi Transactions

The Daily Hodl | Staff | Aug 28, 2021 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has inked a new deal with a blockchain analytics firm to help monitor and regulate the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry. The San Jose-based analytics firm AnChain.AI announced the partnership on Twitter on Friday. AnChain.AI CEO and co-founder Victor Fang


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Democrats float a tax on investments to help pay for $3.5 trillion budget plan

Democrats float a tax on investments to help pay for $3.5 trillion budget plan

Democrats are weighing proposals to fund their $3.5 trillion budget plan, including mark-to-market levies on certain investments, taxing growth every year.

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How to save for retirement if you don't have a 401(k) at work

How to save for retirement if you don't have a 401(k) at work

About one-third of Americans aren't offered an employer-sponsored retirement plan at work. Here's how they can still save for the future.

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The Carbon Footprint of Cryptocurrency

The Carbon Footprint of Cryptocurrency

Smart Prosperity Institute | Podcast | Aug 18, 2021 IN THIS EPISODE: The carbon footprint of cryptocurrency What do Sweden, Argentina, Norway, Belgium, Ukraine and Chile have in common? They all consume less electricity in one year than Bitcoin does. Yes, Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency that is shaking up the financial world, is a massive energy


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Grayscale CEO calls SEC 'shortsighted' after regulator's comments on approval of a bitcoin ETF

Grayscale CEO calls SEC 'shortsighted' after regulator's comments on approval of a bitcoin ETF

The approval of the first bitcoin ETF in the U.S. is viewed as a crypto milestone because it would aid in the adoption of the nascent asset class.

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Why one group is calling for fourth stimulus checks to help retirees stave off rising costs

Why one group is calling for fourth stimulus checks to help retirees stave off rising costs

As older Americans find their money is not going as far amid high inflation and the Covid-19 pandemic, one group plans to ask Congress to step in and help.

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IRS had a backlog of nearly 8 million paper business tax returns in 2020 due to pandemic

IRS had a backlog of nearly 8 million paper business tax returns in 2020 due to pandemic

The backlog was a 3,230% increase relative to the end of 2019, according to a report issued Tuesday by a Treasury Department watchdog.

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Everything you need to know about using a commercial insurance broker

Everything you need to know about using a commercial insurance broker

Guest Post | Sep 7, 2021 Navigating the world of business insurance is tough. You want to find the right policy that covers everything you need it to, but a policy that won’t break the bank either. There are thousands of questions that you might have and a plethora of mixed information online to confuse


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Democrats eye reforms to Trump tax break for businesses as part of $3.5 trillion spending plan

Democrats eye reforms to Trump tax break for businesses as part of $3.5 trillion spending plan

Democrats are weighing changes to the 20% pass-through tax deduction that would make wealthy business owners ineligible.

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