Author: American Coins & Gold

The Crypto Industry Responded to the IRS Proposed Broker Rule
The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS are poised to bring fresh crypto tax reporting rules into effect. The crypto industry largely seems opposed – the majority of comments I read urged caution or raised concerns about the proposal as written while only a relative few seemed to support it.

Ether Could Hit ,000 as Soaring Network Activity Turns Token Deflationary
The Ethereum blockchain settled $250 billion of transactions last week, the highest since mid-March, underpinning ether’s bullish outlook.

The Handover Begins: TradFi Takes Center Stage in Crypto’s Next Phase
Not only are institutions here, but they’re starting to eat the crypto-natives’ lunches. This is a catalyst for further development and innovation in the digital assets space, say Mark Arasaratnam and Ilan Solot at Marex.

The Graph, Known as 'Google of Web3,' Plans AI-Assisted Querying
The blockchain indexing protocol released a new roadmap to add features, in one of the project’s biggest upgrades since a $50 million fundraising in 2022.

U.S. Banking Watchdog Hsu Says Tokenization Promising, But Crypto Full of Fraud
Tokenization of assets could be the answer to the risky complexities of settling the movement of funds and securities, said Michael Hsu, the acting head of the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

A CBDC Alternative to SWIFT?

Avail, Data Availability Solution to Rival Celestia, Unveils 'Incentivized Testnet'
The announcement comes as Celestia’s recent launch and airdrop has kindled interest in “modular” blockchain projects that can relieve the burden on primary networks like Ethereum.

Crypto VC Funding Slowed Last Week as M Raised in 9 Deals Including Uniswap DAO
Summary of blockchain project fundraising for the week of Oct. 30 to Nov. 3. Highlights included a $12M raise for Ekubo Protocol and $6.3M for the AI-based blockchain project Modulus.

U.S. Federal Reserve's Barr Holds Line on Central Bank Needing Stablecoin Powers
Vice Chairman Michael Barr argued that the Fed needs regulatory and enforcement authority over stablecoin issuers – a point of contention in the debate over legislation.

Why Institutional Allocation to Crypto Is on the Rise
Financial insitutions have been slow to get into digital asset markets. But, as regulatory clarity improves, that’s about to change, says Erik Anderson, Global X’s Senior Digital Assets Research Analyst.