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In Washington, Nevada Congressman Steven Horsford is pushing the PARITY Act as what he calls a durable floor for crypto taxation. Speaking at Consensus Miami, Horsford told Vanderbilt law professor Yesha Yadav that bipartisan, incremental reform is the realistic path forward, particularly as Senate negotiations on the broader CLARITY Act have stalled.
Staying in the crypto space, rapper Iggy Azalea is now facing a lawsuit over her Solana-based meme coin. Investors allege she misled buyers about the token's real-world utility — the latest reminder that celebrity-backed digital assets carry legal exposure that fame alone cannot shield against.
And on the security front, Microsoft is warning of a sophisticated phishing campaign that has targeted thirty-five thousand users across twenty-six countries. The attackers are after Microsoft credentials and are specifically designed to bypass multi-factor authentication — a sign that even standard best practices are no longer enough on their own.
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