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Bitcoin’s total hashrate tapped a low of 170 exahash per second (EH/s) on Dec. 25, as reports noted that bitcoin miners in Texas curtailed their hashpower during a massive winter freeze. Statistics show that close to 100 exahash dropped off the network but rebounded from the 170 EH/s low to
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Environmental regulators should seek “a comprehensive analysis as it relates to understanding the potential environmental effects of digital asset mining,” according to the letter, which was signed by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), one of the authors of new legislation to regulate crypto, and Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), the ranking Republican
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In her address to the International Monetary Fund, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called for a global cryptocurrency framework to keep a check on the use of cryptocurrencies for illicit activities. LIVE NOW: A panel discussion on the policy challenges and opportunities of #DigitalMoney to the international monetary system. #CBDC
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In a July 2021 interview, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren likened crypto regulation to the drug regulation initiatives of a century ago, which she claimed put an end to the sale of “snake oil” and laid the basis for the creation of the modern drug industry. This reflected her earlier statements
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The Gamestop short squeeze – in Bitcoin parlance, “the squeezening” – is only the latest example of online memes crossing into the real world and having real world consequences.Those of us who have been on the internet for a little while will recall the glory days of 4Chan and the
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