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European Union on Track to Ban Proof-of-Work Consensus
European Union on Track to Ban Proof-of-Work Consensus
News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 24, 2022 by Daniel Kuhman

On Wednesday, German media outlet BTC-ECHO reported that the European Parliament (a legislative branch of the European Union) finalized a new draft of their Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) framework. According to the report, the new draft proposes a ban on “environmentally unsustainable consensus mechanisms” like the Proof-of-Work (PoW) protocol used

Brazil to Regulate Crypto and Bitcoin
Brazil to Regulate Crypto and Bitcoin
News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 23, 2022 by Brandon Keys

The Brazilian Senate is set to vote on a bill that would allow the largest Latin American country to regulate cryptocurrency. The bill was unanimously approved by the CAE, which gives a positive outlook for the the Senate vote. After the bill is passed by the Senate and the lower

Tourism Booms in El Salvador as Bitcoin is Adopted
Tourism Booms in El Salvador as Bitcoin is Adopted

El Salvador’s tourism sector represents one of the largest sectors of economic growth for the Latin American country. Since the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, one of the most positively impacted sectors of the country has been tourism. According to the Minister of Tourism (MITUR)

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 25, 2022
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Tourism Booms in El Salvador as Bitcoin is Adopted
Tourism Booms in El Salvador as Bitcoin is Adopted

El Salvador’s tourism sector represents one of the largest sectors of economic growth for the Latin American country. Since the adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador, one of the most positively impacted sectors of the country has been tourism. According to the Minister of Tourism (MITUR)

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 25, 2022
European Union on Track to Ban Proof-of-Work Consensus
European Union on Track to Ban Proof-of-Work Consensus

On Wednesday, German media outlet BTC-ECHO reported that the European Parliament (a legislative branch of the European Union) finalized a new draft of their Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA) framework. According to the report, the new draft proposes a ban on “environmentally unsustainable consensus mechanisms” like the Proof-of-Work (PoW) protocol used

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 24, 2022
Brazil to Regulate Crypto and Bitcoin
Brazil to Regulate Crypto and Bitcoin

The Brazilian Senate is set to vote on a bill that would allow the largest Latin American country to regulate cryptocurrency. The bill was unanimously approved by the CAE, which gives a positive outlook for the the Senate vote. After the bill is passed by the Senate and the lower

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 23, 2022
Canada Warns Crypto Exchanges Not to Promote Self-Custodial Wallets
Canada Warns Crypto Exchanges Not to Promote Self-Custodial Wallets

The CEOs of two of the most prominent cryptocurrency-trading platforms, Coinbase and Kraken, sent tweets that appeared to offer advice on how crypto users could evade restrictions on funding by taking crypto off exchanges into self-custody. The OSC’s manager of public affairs Kristen Rose said that the regulators are

News  -  Politics  -  Feb 23, 2022
Not Taking the Time to Learn About BTC Could Be ‘Europe’s Biggest Risk’, Per Belgian MP
Not Taking the Time to Learn About BTC Could Be ‘Europe’s Biggest Risk’, Per Belgian MP

De Beukelaer was the first European politician to convert his entire salary in 2022 while he puts his entire 5,500 monthly salary into Bitcoin on the first of every month. This move was in hope to raise awareness about Bitcoin and alternative monetary models, financial education and to get

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 18, 2022
Portugal Becoming a “Haven” for Bitcoiners
Portugal Becoming a “Haven” for Bitcoiners

In 2016, a law was passed by the Portuguese tax authorities which ruled that cryptocurrencies are not to be considered as currencies as they aren’t legal tender in Portugal. Therefore, the virtual assets cannot be subject to capital gains taxes. Since the law has been ruled, many Bitcoiners have

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 17, 2022
The Hyperbitcoinized World
The Hyperbitcoinized World

Hyperbitcoinization is a voluntary transition from an inferior currency to a superior one…    …Hyperbitcoinization should be accompanied by a rapid improvement in productivity and wealth…    …Hyperbitcoinization will probably be a confusing time for everyone, like a second adolescence. However, once it is over, no one will be able to imagine

Opinion  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 17, 2022
Colorado Citizens May Be Able to Pay Their Taxes in Bitcoin and Crypto This Summer
Colorado Citizens May Be Able to Pay Their Taxes in Bitcoin and Crypto This Summer

Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced on February 15th, 2022 that Colorado residents will soon be able to pay their taxes in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as early as this summer. Polis and other government officials in Colorado have been at the forefront of making their state more Bitcoin and cryptocurrency

News  -  Bitcoin  -  Feb 17, 2022
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