Lena Strauss

Lena Strauss is a Reporter covering Regulation and Policy at The Chain Journal, monitoring the regulatory landscape across Europe and North America. She tracks legislation, enforcement actions, and the political debates shaping the legal future of digital assets, translating complex policy developments into clear analysis for readers following the space.

Joined: April 16, 2026
Articles: 545

Regulation

Taxing Bitcoin Like Property Misses the Point

US should scrap crypto capital gains tax to fuel currency competition: Cato

A Tax Code Built for Holding, Not Spending The U.S. tax treatment of cryptocurrency was designed for an asset, not for a medium of exchange. That distinction matters. Every time a user spends crypto that has risen in value, the…

Lena Strauss
April 16, 2026

Regulation

Suspicion in oil markets meets geopolitics

CFTC probes oil futures trades tied to Trump's moves in Iran: Report

The Market Knows the Story Before It’s Told The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is now looking at trading patterns in oil futures that appeared just before major shifts in Donald Trump’s Iran policy. That matters because crude is not just…

Lena Strauss
April 16, 2026

Taxing Bitcoin Like Property Misses the Point

Suspicion in oil markets meets geopolitics

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