Bitcoin Mining Ban Bill Makes It Out of New York State Assembly Committee
The bill aims to put in place a two-year moratorium on the kind of crypto mining used to secure the Bitcoin network. Source
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After Short-Lived Ban, City in Upstate NY Is Still Reckoning With Crypto Miners
Cities across the U.S. are grappling with what it means to have cryptocurrency mining operations in their communities. Plattsburgh offers a sobering case study. Original Source
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Ron Paul Cautions Government Could Still Ban Bitcoin — Says He’s Influenced ‘a Whole Lot’ by History – Featured Bitcoin News
Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul says he still believes that the government could outlaw bitcoin mainly because he is “influenced a whole lot by history and the gold history.” Despite his warning, Paul stressed that crypto “should be obviously permitted.” Ron Paul Discusses Bitcoin as Interest in Crypto Rises Former presidential candidate
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PoW avoids EU ban, two DeFi protocols suffer a combined $11M hack and BAYC does an ApeCoin airdrop: Hodler’s Digest, March 13-19
Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cryptox in one link.Top Stories This WeekUkraine’s president signs law establishing regulatory framework
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RBI seemingly wants to ban cryptocurrencies, but not for the reasons you might think
It appears the root cause of concern is the potential
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EU’s ‘Bitcoin Ban’ Fell Short but Experts Still Have Ideas for Fixing Crypto’s Carbon Costs
As well as driving a lot of demand for clean energy, crypto’s blockchain technology, which was designed to share a catalog of transactions so coins can’t be spent twice, can digitize and streamline clean energy markets. This involves assigning digital identities to clean energy facilities, for example, and creating digital
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EU Committee Rejects Proposal to Ban PoW Networks Such as Bitcoin
Quick take: The EU’s ECON committee has voted against a proposal to ban proof-of-work crypto networks in the region 32 members of the committee voted against the proposal with 24 in favor The proposal was meant to target proof-of-work networks such as Bitcoin’s that did not meet environmental sustainability standards Crypto mining will most
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European Parliament votes against PoW ban, providing huge relief to the crypto industry
Earlier on Monday, members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs voted against a version of the Markets in Crypto Assets, or MiCA, bill that could have effectively banned proof-of-work-based cryptocurrencies within the EU. This comes as a huge relief for the crypto industry, whose representatives had
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EU Proposes Ban on Proof of Work Cryptos Like Bitcoin – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs
By Marcus Sotiriou, Analyst at the UK based digital asset broker GlobalBlock Bitcoin climbed overnight to $39,000, as the crypto market remains in a state of indecision. There are
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MiCA Amendments Proposed Last Minute Revive Threat of EU Ban on Bitcoin, Report Reveals – Regulation Bitcoin News
Changes to the EU’s MiCA proposal to regulate crypto markets, suggested shortly before a vote on the package, indicate a bitcoin ban is still a possibility. Despite recently removing wording that would have prohibited coins with energy-intensive mining, some members of the European Parliament are now targeting “unsustainable” cryptocurrencies. New MiCA
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