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Pennsylvania crypto mining permit halt cut from bill after union pressure

A Pennsylvania House Representative has cut a two-year crypto mining ban from their bill to regulate the sector’s energy consumption claiming trade labor unions pressured the change.On Oct. 16, the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee passed the Cryptocurrency Energy Conservation Act by a slim margin — 13 for

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Digital Dollar Project completes CBDC retail remittance pilot with Western Union

The Digital Dollar Project (DDP) announced the completion of a pilot study of remittance payments to the Philippines using a simulated retail central bank digital currency (rCBDC). Western Union and BDO Unibank were partners in the project.The project used a version of the DDP’s Champion Model. In it, a simulated

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European Union Stablecoin Issuers With Bank Assets Will Get Extra Regulation, Banking Authority Says

“Financial distress at one ART [asset-referenced token] or EMT [e-money token] issuer can materially increase the likelihood of distress at other issuers of crypto-assets or at other financial institutions given the network of contractual obligations in which issuers operate,” said the document, seen by CryptoX, referring to the two categories

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Union Finance unveils permissionless credit protocol at ETHBarcelona

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Jacob Shiach, CEO of Union Finance, introduced Union Finance’s permissionless credit protocol, which aims to facilitate decentralized lending by leveraging trust and coordination among individuals, DAOs, and contracts. Shiach presented a speech on uncollateralized lending and leveraging

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European Union Signs Crypto Licensing, Money Laundering, MiCA and Transfer of Funds Rules Into Law

MiCA will enter into force in a few weeks after being published in the EU’s official journal, which is likely in June. Its provisions – offering crypto exchanges and wallet providers a license to operate across the 27-nation bloc, and requiring stablecoin issuers to hold appropriate reserves – will take

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European Union discusses using zero-knowledge proofs for digital IDs

The European Union is famous for its ambivalent relationship with privacy — on the one hand, it was the first place in the world to apply strict data protection regulations. On the other, its central bank digital currency (CBDC) project lacks the anonymity standards of private cryptocurrencies. Nevertheless, last week the

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