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'Don't Regulate - Ban Crypto Before It Triggers Financial Crisis', Indian Central Bank Head Says
22.12.2022
The governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Shaktikanta Das, suggested that cryptocurrencies should not be regulated - they should be banned altogether, lest they lead to the next financial crisis.
Speaking at the Business Standard BFSI Insight Summit on Wednesday, and asked about the war...
US Lawmaker Suggests ‘Maybe’ Crypto Should Be Banned Citing Bigger Issues Than FTX
21.12.2022
A U.S. senator has suggested that cryptocurrency should “maybe” be banned following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX. However, he acknowledged that banning crypto “is very difficult because it will go offshore and who knows how that will work.” Senator Sherrod Brown...
US Senate banking chair floats possibility of banning crypto
19.12.2022
Despite suggesting a possible ban, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown stated it would be “very difficult” to implement because activity “would go offshore.”
Russia Cracking Down on Crypto Miners Minting in Residential Areas
14.12.2022
Russian authorities are now prosecuting miners extracting cryptocurrency using subsidized electricity for the population, according to a top official from the energy ministry. Power utilities are detecting their increased consumption and trying to make them pay at commercial rates. Amateur Crypto...
Balaji Srinivasan Says FTX Is a Preview of State Failure, USD Bank Accounts Could Be Frozen or Inflated to Worthlessness
12.12.2022
Angel investor Balaji Srinivasan says the collapse of crypto exchange FTX should be treated as “a preview of state failure.” He warned that one day U.S. dollar bank accounts “may be frozen or inflated to worthlessness,” emphasizing that the authorities “will show...
Full Ban on Crypto in Russia Would Be Counterproductive, Rosfinmonitoring Says
11.12.2022
Russian citizens and businesses already own cryptocurrencies, which is why a complete crypto ban would be counterproductive, according to a top executive of Rosfinmonitoring, Russia’s financial intelligence agency. At the same time, the regulator supports prohibiting payments with digital coins...
ECB official proposes ban on tokens with an 'excessive ecological footprint'
7.12.2022
EU officials previously rejected an outright ban on crypto mining, but the Markets in Crypto Assets bill could require firms to report any potential environmental impact
ECB Official Says Energy-Intensive Crypto Should Be Banned
7.12.2022
Fabio Panetta likened the ecosystem to gambling and a Ponzi scheme
Bank of Russia wants to ban miners from selling crypto to Russians
7.12.2022
The Russian central bank supports the idea of legalizing the crypto mining business, but only if miners sell their coins to non-residents of Russia
ChatGPT dostal ban v největší poradně pro kodéry StackOverflow. Psal vývojářské nesmysly
6.12.2022
Moderátoři největší webové dotazovny pro vývojáře StackOverflow zakázali používat pro odpovědi ChatGPT a jiné slovní automaty. Ukázalo se totiž, že píšou nesmysly, anebo nemají jejich odpovědi dostatečnou expertízu.
Správci obří databáze komunitních otázek a odpovědí své rozhodnutí odůvodňují
Loot Boxes Would Be For Adults Only If Australian Bill Passes
29.11.2022
Following the example set by governments in places like Belgium and the Netherlands, an Australian politician has put forward a bill that would, if passed into law, massively restrict the use of loot boxes in video games aimed at children.Read more
New York Mayor Supportive of Mining Restrictions but Maintains Crypto Hub Objective
28.11.2022
Mayor of New York City Eric Adams took a supportive, if somewhat veiled, stance on the partial crypto mining ban imposed in the state. A law signed by fellow Democrat and New York Governor Kathy Hochul temporarily limits the minting of digital currencies using fossil fuels. New York Mayor...
StarkNet makes Cairo 1.0 open source in first step toward community control
25.11.2022
StarkNet has prioritized scalability over composability and transparency. But it’s now working on making its tech open source
NY Attorney General Urges Congress to Ban Crypto in Retirement Accounts
25.11.2022
New York Attorney General Letitia James has urged Congress to pass a law prohibiting crypto investments in retirement accounts. “Hardworking Americans should not have to worry about their retirement savings being wiped out due to risky bets on unstable assets like cryptocurrencies,”...
New York Attorney General Urges Congress to Prohibit Retirement Investments in Crypto Assets
24.11.2022
New York Attorney General Letitia Games has urged lawmakers to ban the use of crypto assets as an investment option for retirement accounts.
In a November 22 letter penned to members of Congress, James claimed that US lawmakers need to protect workers’ retirement funds from high-risk crypto...
New York Governor Signs Law Partially Banning Bitcoin Mining on Fossil Fuels
23.11.2022
A moratorium on some crypto mining operations relying on carbon-based energy has been signed into law in New York. Businesses engaged in proof-of-work mining in the state will not be able to expand or renew their permits for the next two years as a result of the ban, which is likely to have...
Twitch Streamer Hasanabi Gets Official Pass To Say 'Cracker' From Wheat Thins
21.11.2022
Last year, Hasan “Hasanabi” Piker was temporarily banned from the Amazon-owned streaming platform, Twitch, for having the audacity to say “cracker” full-throated while broadcasting to an audience of 2.3 million followers. Last week, everyone’s favorite tiny-headed socialist streamer finally...
Amendments to Russia’s Digital Asset Law Aim to Allow Mining, Ban Crypto Exchange and Ads
19.11.2022
Russian lawmakers have proposed changes to the current law “On Digital Financial Assets” in order to regulate crypto mining while banning the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country. The legislation also prohibits the non-targeted advertising of crypto-related products and services....
Anime Convention Bans All AI-Generated Art
16.11.2022
AI-generated artwork, an ethical and copyright nightmare that is pissing artists off the world over, is finding resistance everywhere from Newgrounds to Fur Affinity to, in this latest case, an anime convention that has described AI art as “counterfeit merchandise”.Read more
Crypto Exchanges Must Comply With Russia Sanctions, Singapore Central Bank Says
3.11.2022
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reiterated that cryptocurrency exchanges need to conform to restrictions on Russian users imposed over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The reminder comes after researchers established that pro-Russia activists have raised millions of dollars in digital...