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As China Cracks Down on Miners, Bitcoiners Expect a Hash Rate Shift
As China Cracks Down on Miners, Bitcoiners Expect a Hash Rate Shift
News  •  Economy  •  Jun 18, 2021 by Thomas M

China's crackdown on Bitcoin mining is beginning to materialize as restrictions expand to the Sichuan province, one of the main regions used for Bitcoin mining in the country. On Friday, the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued a joint notice with the Sichuan Energy Bureau demanding the

World Bank Refuses to Support El Salvador's Bitcoin Integration Over Climate Concerns
World Bank Refuses to Support El Salvador's Bitcoin Integration Over Climate Concerns
News  •  Economy  •  Jun 16, 2021 by Thomas M

The World Bank will not help El Salvador with its implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender. "We are committed to helping El Salvador in numerous ways including for currency transparency and regulatory processes," a spokesperson from the World Bank is quoted saying, according to a Reuters report. The

Mining Heads West: BIT Mining Moves Machines From Sichuan to Kazakhstan
Mining Heads West: BIT Mining Moves Machines From Sichuan to Kazakhstan

BIT Mining Limited, the fifth-largest mining pool by hash rate in the world, announced Tuesday that it had successfully transported the first of three mining machine shipments from Sichuan, China to the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.   The initial shipment contained over three hundred mining machines with a potential hash

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Jun 21, 2021
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Mining Heads West: BIT Mining Moves Machines From Sichuan to Kazakhstan
Mining Heads West: BIT Mining Moves Machines From Sichuan to Kazakhstan

BIT Mining Limited, the fifth-largest mining pool by hash rate in the world, announced Tuesday that it had successfully transported the first of three mining machine shipments from Sichuan, China to the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan.   The initial shipment contained over three hundred mining machines with a potential hash

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Jun 21, 2021
As China Cracks Down on Miners, Bitcoiners Expect a Hash Rate Shift
As China Cracks Down on Miners, Bitcoiners Expect a Hash Rate Shift

China's crackdown on Bitcoin mining is beginning to materialize as restrictions expand to the Sichuan province, one of the main regions used for Bitcoin mining in the country. On Friday, the Sichuan Provincial Development and Reform Commission issued a joint notice with the Sichuan Energy Bureau demanding the

News  •  Economy  •  Jun 18, 2021
World Bank Refuses to Support El Salvador's Bitcoin Integration Over Climate Concerns
World Bank Refuses to Support El Salvador's Bitcoin Integration Over Climate Concerns

The World Bank will not help El Salvador with its implementation of Bitcoin as legal tender. "We are committed to helping El Salvador in numerous ways including for currency transparency and regulatory processes," a spokesperson from the World Bank is quoted saying, according to a Reuters report. The

News  •  Economy  •  Jun 16, 2021
I See Fire
I See Fire

Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most

Opinion  •  Economy  •  Jun 14, 2021
Laser Eyes Are Spreading Across Central and South America
Laser Eyes Are Spreading Across Central and South America

In August of last year, MicroStrategy set off what resembles a movement of institutions to get skin into the Bitcoin game. After Michael Saylor's firm bought its first $250 million worth of bitcoin, it took mere months for various public companies to follow suit; soon, even banks began

News  •  Economy  •  Jun 07, 2021
El Salvador May Become the First Country Adopt Bitcoin As Legal Tender
El Salvador May Become the First Country Adopt Bitcoin As Legal Tender

El Salvador has big plans for Bitcoin: the Central American country seeks to become the first to declare Bitcoin legal tender and pave the way for wider adoption of Bitcoin among its population of 6.5 million. The efforts are led by Nayib Bukele, a Salvadorian businessman and the country&

News  •  Economy  •  Jun 04, 2021
Hungary May Cut Cryptocurrency Tax By 50%
Hungary May Cut Cryptocurrency Tax By 50%

Hungary may cut cryptocurrency taxes in half — from 30.5% to 15%. In a Facebook video published today, Hungary's Minister of Finance Mihály Varga addressed plans for the country's economic recovery, which included the consideration of updated taxation around cryptocurrencies. At the moment, income from cryptocurrency

News  •  Economy  •  May 10, 2021
Bitcoin Holders Should Be Prepared to Lose All Their Money: Bank of England Governor
Bitcoin Holders Should Be Prepared to Lose All Their Money: Bank of England Governor

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey reiterated his views that cryptocurrencies "have no intrinsic value" and their holders should "be prepared to lose all [their] money." At a press conference on Thursday, Bailey was quoted saying, “they have no intrinsic value. That doesn’t mean to

News  •  Economy  •  May 07, 2021
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