The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded an accounting rule that forced banks to treat bitcoin and other tokens as a liability on their balance sheets. The guidance was a major deterrent to Wall Street banks owning bitcoin.
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MicroStrategy, the business intelligence firm led by Bitcoin advocate Michael Saylor, is grappling with potential federal tax obligations tied to its massive Bitcoin holdings, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Wariness is passé on Wall Street. Cautious uncertainty over lingering inflation and geopolitical turbulence have been replaced by giddiness over the deregulatory bonanza financial firms expect President Donald Trump’s administration to deliver.
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Ethererum was once a serious contender to challenge bitcoin’s status, but it’s struggled to keep up with the Trump-fuelled crypto rally.
But as Bitcoin and many other cryptocurrencies have been soaring in recent months — thanks to President Donald Trump’s embrace — Ethereum has struggled to keep pace, despite hosting the second most valuable digital token, Ether. While Bitcoin has gone up about 160% over the last year, Ether has only risen 40%.