The UK will introduce a "no gain, no loss" tax treatment for qualifying crypto lending and DeFi liquidity pool transactions from April 6, 2027, deferring Capital Gains Tax until users make an economic disposal of their cryptocurrency.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt will begin military leave later this month as the Senate enters a critical final stretch to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess.
Russia's largest private lender, Alfa-Bank, plans to launch Bitcoin and crypto trading, custody, and a digital depository once new regulations take effect, joining a broader push by major Russian banks to enter the country's emerging crypto market by late 2026 or 2027.
More than 60 leading crypto executives urged Senate leaders to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act with its blockchain developer protections intact.
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are urging the U.S. Department of Labor under Donald Trump to withdraw a proposed rule allowing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in retirement accounts.
The Senate has confirmed Bitcoin-friendly former Fed governor Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair, setting the stage for a potential shift in U.S. monetary policy just one day before lawmakers vote on the crypto market structure Clarity Act.