RABIT Weekly news (W2 Feb 2022)

All three candidates for Republican Governor of Texas pledge to foster cryptocurrency
- Greg Abbott, “will support additional mining power and make Texas a crypto paradise”
- Huffines “I’m dedicated to making Texas the Bitcoin capital. Bitcoin will be made legal tender”
- Richardson “Texas should lead the U.S. in Bitcoin and blockchain”
Republican Senator Wendy Rogers of Arizona, USA
- Proposes bill that recognizes Bitcoin as legal tender, under which debt, taxes, and utility bills can be paid with Bitcoin
- Proposes bill that excludes Bitcoin from property tax
- Submits bill protecting operation of Bitcoin nodes
- Submits bill adding ownership of cryptocurrency to state constitution
Republican Senator Josh Harkins of Mississippi, presents to the state legislature on digital asset assistance
- Bills supporting the digital asset industry by exempting requirements for virtual currencies, such as the obligation to report securities or to obtain a financial license
U.S. SEC delays decision on Grayscale’s spot bitcoin ETF, final decision to come in July
US treasury department warns of NFT risk in art-related money laundering
Russian individuals mining crypto to pay at least 15% tax, companies no less than 6%
Thailand axes planned 15% cryptocurrency tax