Kollen Post

Kollen Post is Cointelegraph's policy editor. He specializes in mapping the intersections of regulation, law and blockchain, especially as they cross national borders. Outside of crypto, he likes languages, rock climbing and bad horror movies.

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Several of the more crypto-forward members of Congress have asked the IRS to sharpen up its guidance on taxing staking rewards.

Congresspeople Call on IRS to Take It Easy on Taxing Staking Rewards

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2020-08-04T20:13:00+01:00

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A panel of compliance experts from the crypto industry agreed that law enforcement and institutional finance have been hearing more positive narratives about cr...

Twitter Hack Shows That Crypto Is Easier to Investigate Than Fiat, Say Industry Law Experts

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2020-08-04T18:01:00+01:00

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A number of crypto businesses and non-profits have written to the main banking regulator in the U.S. asking for banks to have more authorization to deal with cr...

Industry Calls on US Regulator to Open Floodgates on Banks’ Crypto Capabilities

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2020-08-03T16:58:00+01:00

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Newsletter

The leaders in this week’s policy news focus on some case studies in power accumulation that more than anything show why decentralization tech matters.

Law Decoded: Big Tech, Central Banks and the Hunt for Monopolies, July 24-31

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2020-07-31T20:54:00+01:00

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Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks points to existing stablecoin projects as an example for U.S. payments infrastructure.

US Bank Regulator: Dollars on Blockchain ‘Better Than Central Bank Monopoly on the Payments System’

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2020-07-29T19:54:00+01:00

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Tech giants face hearing before Congress that will ask whether they violate antitrust and monopoly laws in the U.S.

WATCH LIVE: CEOs of Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Alphabet Square Off With Congress

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2020-07-29T17:09:00+01:00

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The leaders of two tech giants are using nationalism to win back the governments of their respective home countries after stumbling over crypto launches.

Facebook’s Zuckerberg and Telegram’s Durov Posture as Defenders Against Foreign Tech Invasions

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2020-07-28T22:43:00+01:00

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Analysis

Despite a number of choke points, development continues for both security tokens themselves and the market infrastructure to support them.

Who’s Afraid of Security Tokens? STO Ecosystem Starts to Deliver on 2018 Hype

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2020-07-25T14:00:00+01:00

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