As labor struggle takes center stage, can DAOs democratize work?

As labor struggle takes center stage, can DAOs democratize work?

Web3 has given rise to a number of innovative business models. In particular, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) have started gaining traction as Web3 as the creator economy comes to fruition.  Natalie Salemink, CEO and founder of Prismatic — a tooling and treasury management platform for DAOs — told Cointelegraph that DAOs are internet-native organizations that …

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Russian tax authority proposes using crypto as a foreign trade payment tool

Russian tax authority proposes using crypto as a foreign trade payment tool

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 Wednesday, local newspaper Izvestia reported that the FTS left its official feedback on the draft of the crypto bill prepared by …

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BitLicensed Crypto Firms Ordered to Pay Annual Assessment Fees in New York

BitLicensed Crypto Firms Ordered to Pay Annual Assessment Fees in New York

  The cost of running a crypto business in New York is about to rise with the state government gearing up to require companies holding a BitLicense to pay assessment fees to ensure they’re complying with regulations. The rule was included in New York State’s FY2023 budget signed into law on April 9th by Governor …

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Github suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firms

Github suspends accounts of Russian developers linked to sanctioned firms

Major developer platform Github has reportedly blocked more than a dozen accounts of Russian developer’s associated with organizations sanctioned by the United States government. The sanctioned accounts include some of the largest banks in Russia: Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, as well as individual developers with links to the sanctioned firms. However, many individual accounts with no links …

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Crypto Twitter reacts as Russian gov’t reviews finalized crypto bill

Crypto Twitter reacts as Russian gov’t reviews finalized crypto bill

The Ministry of Finance (MinFin) of Russia finalized a draft bill named “On Digital Currency” and has sent it to the Russian government for approval to be passed as law. The draft of the federal law clarifies regulations related to the trading and mining of cryptocurrencies. On Apr. 8, Russia’s finance ministry announced the amendment …

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Regulations set the table for more talent, capital and building in crypto industry

Regulations set the table for more talent, capital and building in crypto industry

The feeling in the crypto and decentralized finance space has been shifting and evolving. The industry is also becoming more scrutinized and, inevitably, more organized. Some weeks ago, United States President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order to expedite and focus regulatory oversight of the $3-trillion industry. The order will spur the government to examine …

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DAO regulation in Australia: Issues and solutions, Part 3

DAO regulation in Australia: Issues and solutions, Part 3

Lawmakers in Australia want to regulate decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs). In this three-part series, Oleksii Konashevych discusses the risks of stifling the emerging phenomenon of DAOs and possible solutions. Crypto anarchy is unlikely to be the future that the majority of people support. Company regulation, in its essence, has a lot of positive aspects or …

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Montenegro makes Vitalik a citizen, part of plans to promote it as a blockchain hub

Montenegro makes Vitalik a citizen, part of plans to promote it as a blockchain hub

The Montenegrin government has begun fulfilling its pledge to become a hub for blockchain innovation by reportedly making Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin its newest citizen. Montenegrin news outlet RTCB reported that Prime Minister Zdravko Krivokapić recommended Buterin receive the privilege to help the southeastern European nation promote its efforts to become a blockchain innovation hub. …

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Portuguese regulator grants first crypto license to a bank

Portuguese regulator grants first crypto license to a bank

Portuguese based bank Bison Bank has received permission from Portugal’s Central Bank (Banco de Portugal) to operate as a “virtual asset service provider ”(VASP), making the first bank in the country to be given the green light by the regulator. On Thursday, Banco de Portugal updated its list of virtual asset service providers adding “Bison …

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Coin Center takes aim at ‘unconstitutional’ SEC redefinition of an ‘exchange’

Coin Center takes aim at ‘unconstitutional’ SEC redefinition of an 'exchange'

Nonprofit blockchain advocacy group Coin Center has called the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed redefinition of an “exchange” an “unconstitutional overreach.” The lobby group made the comments in a written response to the SEC’s March 18 Amendments Regarding the Definition of “Exchange”, which details changing the meaning of “exchange” from a “system that brings …

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