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Data from website traffic metric provider Similarweb shows that Deribit and OKX continue to attract significant traffic sources from China despite a blanket ban on crypto transactions and foreign exchanges last year.China has banned the use of cryptocurrencies more than a dozen times in the last decade. However, the one
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Summary: CoinShares’ Chief Strategy Officer has warned that governments are going to try to ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies Evidence of such attempts can be seen in the EU’s sentiment against Proof-of-work networks The same applies to the US State of New York, which has a pending bill focusing on the energy consumption
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The New York State Assembly passed a bill late on Tuesday April 26 that would place a two-year ban on all new proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrency mining facilities in the state that use a carbon based fuel to power their operations.The bill sponsored by Anna Kelles would not only impose a
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Quick take: The New York State Assembly is scheduled to vote on a proposed ban on crypto mining activities in the state The vote will be carried out on Monday, April 25th If successful, the Bill proposed under number A7389C will make New York the first state to ban proof-of-work networks such as
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Swedish financial regulators and the European Commission have discussed the possibility of banning the proof-of-work method that underpins bitcoin because of its impact on the environment, according to documents published by netzpolitik.org, a German website. Source
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European Union (EU) officials discussed banning Bitcoin trading during a debate on a proposal to ban Proof of Work mining according to documents obtained through a freedom of information request. According to a report, published by German digital culture organization Netzpolitik, officials from the EU went as far as suggesting that
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A high-ranking representative of the Ministry of Finance in Moscow sees no point in banning crypto mining in Russian households as it would be hard to restrict the activity. The top official also revealed that the department is currently finalizing regulations for the mining sector as part of efforts to
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It’s no secret that China has a clear disdain for all things crypto, as was highlighted last year when the country decided to ban its digital asset industry in its entirety. That said, one niche related to the crypto industry that has continued to thrive in the region despite the
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The Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulatory package passed another potential hurdle this week and is moving to the next stage of the EU’s legislative process. Proponents of a controversial text prohibiting proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies, which was recently dropped from the draft, did not take an opportunity to block the
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The much-dreaded prospect of a ban on cryptocurrencies that use proof-of-work (PoW) consensus is making its way into a key European digital asset directive appears to have blown over.Thursday marked the last day when the European Parliament could stop the current draft of the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) from
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