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Russia May Take Up 18% of Bitcoin Hashrate in Next Big Migration of Crypto Miners, Experts Say
8.5.2023
Increasing regulatory pressures, tax burden and energy costs in countries like the U.S. and Kazakhstan are likely to result in a new great migration of crypto miners, Russian analysts believe. Under such a scenario, Russia has what it takes to occupy up to 18% of the global bitcoin hashrate, they...
FDIC Creates Bridge Banks for Failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank Clients to Access Funds
13.3.2023
The U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has announced that clients of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank (SBNY) can access their funds during normal banking hours on Monday, March 13, 2023. The FDIC stated that both banks’ deposits were made whole under...
SushiSwap passes 100% fee relocation, 10.9M SUSHI clawback proposals
24.1.2023
100% of trading fees on the platform will soon be redirected to the SushiSwap treasury for maintenance and expenses
Huobi Global reportedly plans relocation to the Caribbean
2.11.2022
The company may relocate up to 200 employees from Seychelles to one of the Caribbean jurisdictions
China Mining Ban Worsened Bitcoin’s Carbon Footprint, Study Claims
26.2.2022
Contrary to some expectations, Beijing’s crackdown on the crypto mining industry has increased Bitcoin’s carbon emissions, researchers have alleged. Leaving China, miners also left behind its eco-friendly hydropower and are increasingly relying on energy generated by fossil fuels...
Bitcoin Miner Relocation Within China and Worst Case Scenario
15.6.2021
The relocation of Bitcoin (BTC) miners within China is already underway – and should the situation worsen, they might also be moving out of the country in droves, according to Jiang Zhuoer, CEO of mining pool BTC.TOP. This, however, would lead to hashrate decentralization.
The majority of miners...
While China’s Bitcoin Miners Flock to Central Asia Canaan Sets up ASIC Mining Rig Service in Kazakhstan
7.6.2021
On Monday, the application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) manufacturer Canaan Inc. announced the company has established an overseas after-sales center in Kazakhstan. According to Canaan, the service center will provide local customers with after-sales services like machine testing, warranty...
US Regulations Key To Ripple’s Relocation Decision As Customers Worried About XRP
3.12.2020
Brad Garlinghouse. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, Ripple
As the California-based major blockchain company continues to mull an initial public offering (IPO), Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the US regulatory framework is out of step with a number of markets such as the UK, Singapore...
Ripple Could Leave US If Regulatory Environment Doesn’t Change, Chairman Tells Fortune
6.10.2020
Larsen told Fortune that nearly every country in the world has more favorable crypto regulation than the US
Bitcoin Miner Braves Pandemic Amid Partial Relocation to New York
17.4.2020
Riot Blockchain has entered into a "co-location mining services contract" to share Coinmint’s data center amid low crypto prices