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Swedish call to ban crypto mining ‘completely misinformed,’ says fund manager
22.11.2021
“The claim that Bitcoin miners jeopardize the electricity network is completely misinformed,” says EU-based fund manager Melanion Capital
Foundry USA becomes second-largest Bitcoin mining pool amid China ban
20.11.2021
New York-based Foundry USA contributed to a 15.42% share of the network hash rate and is just 4,000 PH/s behind AntPool
Wasabi Lightning Wallet Grant, Binance's New Integration & Funding, Norway Crypto Mining Ban Talk + More News
19.11.2021
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Norway Mulls Backing Sweden’s Call for Euro Ban on Crypto Mining
19.11.2021
The government in Norway is considering ways to limit the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining and may support Swedish proposals to that end, including a European ban on proof-of-work mining. The European Commission has revealed it is already working to promote a transition to “more...
China Targets Crypto Mining at State-Owned Enterprises, Threatens Punitive Measures
17.11.2021
Authorities in China are continuing to crack down on activities linked to cryptocurrencies which they consider illegal. The country’s top economic planning body has clearly indicated it intends to go after large-scale cryptocurrency mining taking place at government-operated industrial...
Nearly 500,000 Nigerian CBDC Wallets Downloaded Since Launch
17.11.2021
Nearly half a million e-naira wallets have been downloaded a few weeks after the central bank digital currency (CBDC) was officially launched by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, the central bank has said. E-Naira’s Initial Trade Volumes In addition to the 488,000 wallets that have been...
India To Define Crypto As Asset, Ban Payments, and Ads - Report
17.11.2021
Amid a rising number of signs indicating that India’s government could adopt a more nuanced approach to cryptoassets, another report claims that the authorities are finalizing work on legislation that could pave the way for regulation of cryptoasset trading - while banning crypto’s use in payments...
London assembly member calls for ban on crypto ads in trains and buses
15.11.2021
The lawmaker said that she wasn’t specifically targeting memecoin Floki Inu in the push for this crackdown, but rather as one of three current crypto advertising campaigns on London's public transport
Chinese provincial official expelled for violating crypto mining ban
13.11.2021
A former CCP official from Jiangxi province allegedly abused his administrative powers to undermine the political principle of “two maintenance,” which relates to the notion of firmly maintaining the authority of the party
Swedish Regulators Call for EU Ban on Crypto Mining, Power Company Defends Industry
10.11.2021
Alarmed by the rising energy needs of cryptocurrency mining, Sweden’s financial and environmental regulators have recently proposed an EU-wide ban on proof-of-work coin minting. The Swedish officials believe this would encourage a move towards a more energy-efficient extraction of bitcoin...
UK Government Survey Shows 45% of Britons Would Ban Cryptocurrencies for Environmental Reasons
10.11.2021
Just before the 26th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP-26), the UK government polled 3,071 adults from Britain to ask them their opinions on cryptocurrencies and the crypto industry’s effects on climate change. According to the survey, 45% of Britons would support banning...
India Plans to ‘Fast Track’ New Cryptocurrency Bill, Seeks to Take ‘Middle Path’ to Regulate Crypto: Report
9.11.2021
The Indian government is reportedly trying to “fast track” a modified cryptocurrency bill to be introduced in the winter session of parliament. India’s crypto legislation is expected to take a “middle path” approach to balance all stakeholders’ concerns....
Major Swedish Power Company Defends Bitcoin Mining as Regulators Propose Ban
8.11.2021
A joint statement from the directors-general of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has called for a total ban on proof-of-work mining of cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), within the EU. Meanwhile, Sweden’s state-owned power company...
Taiwanese MPs Call for Crypto Ban, but Regulator Prefers Progressive Approach
3.11.2021
Taiwanese regulators are coming under pressure from MPs who want them to ready crypto regulation. Regulators admitted that there is currently no official body in the country that has policing power over firms offering the sale and purchase of cryptoassets. But those fearing a Mainland China-type...
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Warns Governments Will Never Allow Crypto to Be Out of Their Control
31.10.2021
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sees bitcoin as mathematical purity, praising its fixed supply. However, he said that governments will never allow it to be out of their control. “If it got to the point where everything is being done in crypto and didn’t pass through governments...
26 NFT Developers Send Very Sad Letter To Valve After Steam Ban
29.10.2021
Earlier this month Valve instituted a ban on all cryptocurrency and NFT sales on Steam, which not only laid down rules governing the future sales (or lack thereof) of titles on its platform, but also booted a few games off that had already launched and were based on the technology.Read more
New Bitcoin hash rate highs remove any trace of China mining ban
28.10.2021
China's exit from Bitcoin mining is now all but unnoticeable as network fundamentals take care of their own recovery
Nigerian Judge Rules in Favor of Accused Crypto Startup, Accounts to Be Reopened
27.10.2021
A Nigerian Federal Court judge recently ruled that the two frozen bank accounts belonging to Rise Vest Technologies, which is accused of trading cryptocurrencies, must be reopened. CBN’s Bank Account Freeze Order Dismissed In a ruling that overturns the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s...
Alternatives Emerge as Blockchain Gaming Industry Tries to Avert Steam Ban
27.10.2021
The Enjin (ENJ) platform, advocacy groups the Blockchain Game Alliance and Fight for the Future, along with a group of 26 blockchain game businesses have called on US game developer Valve Corporation to scrap their ban on Web 3.0 technologies such as blockchain games and non-fungible tokens (NFTs)...
26 companies and advocacy groups call on Valve to reverse its blockchain games ban
26.10.2021
“The potential blockchain gaming ecosystem will grow to be orders of magnitude larger than it is now, by the end of this decade," said Enjin CTO Witek Radomski