Two American countries could ban Bitcoin. Costa Rica will propose a bill that restricts the use of cryptocurrency in daily transactions and Paraguay is in favor of eliminating the mining of this digital currency, since the high consumption of electrical energy affects the service to the population.…
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Dropbox will fight cryptocurrency mining on its platform
Dropbox announced the end of its 'as much space as you need' policy, removing unlimited storage from its Dropbox Advanced plan to curb illegitimate activities by users using this service to mine cryptocurrency or resell storage.
The…
Volcano Energy will invest in cryptocurrency miners for El Salvador
Volcano Energy, a leading renewable energy company, has announced an impressive $1 billion investment to carry out an ambitious Bitcoin mining industry project in El Salvador.
In a statement posted on Twitter by President Nayib Bukele, it…
BlockFi will sell its mining equipment
Cryptocurrency-based financial services company BlockFi, which has filed for bankruptcy before US authorities, has been cleared by the bankruptcy court to sell its crypto mining equipment and other physical assets in order to raise around…
BlockFi starts selling mining assets
BlockFi, the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, has begun receiving offers for its mining business assets and expects more before its February 20 deadline.
According to BlockFi's lawyer, Francis Petrie, the company wants to get offers as soon…
Paraguay raises electricity rates for mining
The National Electricity Administration (ANDE) of Paraguay announced an increase in the rates of the "special intensive consumption group", where cryptocurrency mining stands out.
Decree 7,824, with resolution 46,984, establishes that…
Germany tops list of world’s most pro-crypto countries in Q3 2022
Cryptocurrencies are present in most of the world's economies. Germany is not out of the adoption trend and, according to a study by Coincub, the European country is in the top of the most favorable to crypto adoption for the third quarter…
Bitmain donates $1 million to research bitcoin mining
The world's leading company in the manufacture of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining equipment, Bitmain, donated 1 million dollars to the Hong Kong Polytechnic University with the purpose of financing the execution of projects that allow…
New York mayor challenges state mining ban
Eric Adams, mayor of the city of New York, indicated his disagreement with the bill, sanctioned by the state Congress, that prohibits crypto mining based on Proof of Work (PoW) considering that the “measure is not the way to follow to…
They propose to suspend cryptocurrency mining in New York
New York lawmakers are preparing to amend the state's Environmental Conservation Law and are proposing to suspend cryptocurrency mining operations that use the proof-of-work (PoW) authentication protocol to validate business activities of…
Kazakhstan to propose new tax regime for cryptocurrencies
Kazakhstan's Minister of Economy, Alibek Kuantyrov, explained that the government is working on a new tax regime that aims to increase taxes on activities related to cryptocurrency mining. As well as "its intention to link the new rate to…
Three thousand companies participate in the 2022 Bitcoin conference
The 2022 Bitcoin conference will be held from today until April 9 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, in the United States, the participation of more than 3 thousand companies related to the cryptographic system and approximately 450…