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New York Town Bemoans Roadside ‘Littered’ With Bitcoin Miners — Officials Plan to Impose 90-Day Moratorium
24.7.2021
A St. Lawrence county town located in New York near the Canadian border, Massena, is another region in the state that is having issues with bitcoin miners. According to recent reports from the local WWNY-TV news desk and Reuters, the Massena town supervisor is drafting new regulations for bitcoin...
Blizzard Harasser From Lawsuit Is Still All Over World of Warcraft, Fans Dismay
22.7.2021
Yesterday, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard over the company’s allegedly pervasive culture of sexual harasment and discrimination.Read more
Turkish Draft Law Regulating Cryptocurrencies Enters Parliament in October
21.7.2021
The Turkish government has prepared a bill designed to implement new regulations for the country’s crypto space. The legislation, which will be filed in the parliament this fall, will introduce taxation for crypto holdings and specific capital requirements for companies operating with digital...
Turkey’s crypto bill ready for parliament, says Deputy Minister of Finance
19.7.2021
The legal draft places a minimum capital requirement for crypto businesses operating in Turkey
Paraguayan Lawmakers Present a Very Different ‘Bitcoin Bill’ Than Expected
19.7.2021
A group of Paraguayan lawmakers presented a ‘Bitcoin bill’ in the National Congress last week, but it turned out to be a very different proposal than what crypto followers expected. The bill seeks to control and regulate cryptocurrency transactions and establish taxes. There is...
Last Of Us TV Show Casts Tommy’s Actor As Not-Tommy
16.7.2021
HBO’s The Last of Us show is continuing to fill out its cast, and its latest pick-up is Jeffrey Pierce, an actor who appeared in the original PlayStation 3 game as Joel’s brother Tommy. But according to a new report at Deadline, he won’t be playing that character in the upcoming show.Read more
Rep Tom Emmer introduces bill to provide certainty for digital assets
15.7.2021
The Security Clarity Act seeks to lessen regulatory burdens for blockchain-based technology
Pundits Label Paraguayan MP’s Crypto Bill a ‘Huge Nothing Burger’
15.7.2021
Twitter-based crypto fans say they are underwhelmed by the details of a crypto-themed private member’s bill unveiled yesterday by the Paraguayan MP Carlos Rejala.
Rejala had first started tweeting about the draft legislation in the wake of the launch of a Salvadorian bill that will in a few weeks’...
Paraguayan MP’s ‘Leaked’ Crypto Bill Makes No Mention of Bitcoin
14.7.2021
Carlos “Carlitos” Rejala at a crypto mining farm. Details of a Paraguayan private member’s bill that its author promised would bring bitcoin (BTC) and crypto into the national economy have allegedly been leaked to the media hours before they were due to be unveiled.
The alleged bill is...
Indian Bank Blocks Use of RBI’s Remittance System for Crypto While Government Delays Bill
13.7.2021
Major Indian bank ICICI has asked customers not to use the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s liberalised remittance scheme (LRS) for any crypto-related investments. ICICI, a leading private sector bank in India, has updated its retail outward remittance application to include cryptocurrency. With...
Paraguayan MP To Test BTC Bill This Week, JPMorgan Questions Bukele's Move
12.7.2021
Palacio de López is a palace in Asunción, Paraguay, that serves as workplace for the President of Paraguay, and is also the seat of the government of Paraguay. Traditional financial analysts are pouring uninformed scorn on El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele’s bitcoin (BTC) adoption plans – while...
Bill Gates podpořil startup, který chce vyrábět maso bez masa a sýry bez mléka
11.7.2021
Za jeden z důvodů globální klimatické změny je často označován masný průmysl. Opakovaně to ve svých přednáškách kritizuje i zakladatel Microsoftu Bill Gates. Není proto překvapením, že právě on finančně podpořil chicagský startup Nature's Fynd, který připravuje bezmasé snídaňové placky a smetanový
Paraguayan lawmakers to present Bitcoin bill on July 14
10.7.2021
El Salvador’s decision to accept Bitcoin as legal tender in June appears to be influencing lawmakers across the region to begin exploring their own cryptocurrency strategy. Paraguay is next in line to introduce new crypto-focused legislation
Argentine Lawmaker Presents Bill Enabling Workers to Receive Salary in Cryptocurrency
8.7.2021
A bill has been introduced in Argentina to allow workers to receive their salaries in cryptocurrency. He explained the idea is that workers “can strengthen their autonomy and conserve the purchasing power of their remuneration.” Argentina’s national deputy for the Mendoza...
Argentine lawmaker introduces bill for workers to be paid in crypto
7.7.2021
The proposal may help Argentinians in the export business avoid heavy taxes from foreign currency payments
India’s Finance Minister Says Crypto Bill Ready for Cabinet
6.7.2021
India’s finance minister has provided a status update on the country’s cryptocurrency bill that the government has been working on. “We have done a lot of work on it. We have taken stakeholders’ inputs,” she was quoted as saying. Status of Indian Crypto Bill Indian...
New Bill to Ban Crypto Payments in Iran, Support Mining and Regulate Exchange
3.7.2021
Urged by the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, Iranian lawmakers have prepared new legislation to introduce comprehensive rules for the expanding industry. While the bill effectively bans crypto payments in the country, it aims to support cryptocurrency mining and regulate the exchange...
Proposed bill in Iran could ban all foreign-mined cryptocurrencies
2.7.2021
Lawmakers seem to be attempting to establish a legal framework behind a Central Bank of Iran decision for people to only use crypto from state-licensed mining operations for payments
Kazakhstan Introduces Surcharge for Electricity Used by Crypto Miners
1.7.2021
Cryptocurrency miners in Kazakhstan will pay more than other consumers for the electricity they use to mint digital coins. The country’s president has signed a law that imposes an additional fee for the power utilized by the energy intensive industry. Coin Miners in Kazakhstan to Pay Extra...
US Congressman Calls for Law Allowing Government to Reverse Cryptocurrency Transactions
1.7.2021
A U.S. congressman has called for a law that allows the government to identify cryptocurrency users and reverse crypto transactions. “There’s a significant sentiment, increasing sentiment, in Congress that if you’re participating in an anonymous crypto transaction that...