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Citizens School, an educational institution in the UAE, will accept Bitcoin and Ethereum as a form of payment for tuition starting in September 2022. The school decided to adopt Bitcoin and Ethereum payment rails to aid parents by providing flexible payment options. The payment processor the school will use automatically
On March 23, the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Le Minh Khai, sent the Ministry of Finance a request asking to create a legal framework for digital assets and to begin to make amendments to current laws, as necessary. Vietnam Net Global reports the request was made in support of
In March of 2021, Kentucky was able to pass House Bill 230 which incentivizes commercial miners with a number of tax breaks for their operations. Commercial miners are allowed to be tax exempt for the energy and equipment they use. In order to receive these exemptions, Senate Bill 255 requires
News • Bitcoin • Mar 30, 2022
In March of 2021, Kentucky was able to pass House Bill 230 which incentivizes commercial miners with a number of tax breaks for their operations. Commercial miners are allowed to be tax exempt for the energy and equipment they use. In order to receive these exemptions, Senate Bill 255 requires
News • Bitcoin • Mar 30, 2022
Citizens School, an educational institution in the UAE, will accept Bitcoin and Ethereum as a form of payment for tuition starting in September 2022. The school decided to adopt Bitcoin and Ethereum payment rails to aid parents by providing flexible payment options. The payment processor the school will use automatically
News • Bitcoin • Mar 30, 2022
On March 23, the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Le Minh Khai, sent the Ministry of Finance a request asking to create a legal framework for digital assets and to begin to make amendments to current laws, as necessary. Vietnam Net Global reports the request was made in support of
News • Bitcoin • Mar 30, 2022
On March 29th, 2022 MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announced that MacroStrategy, a subsidiary of MicroStrategy, will use all proceeds from a Silvergate Bank loan to acquire more Bitcoin. At a current Bitcoin price of $47,500, MacroStrategy would be able to acquire around 4,315 BTC for their company balance
News • Bitcoin • Mar 29, 2022
GAO released a study on the benefits of blockchain technology to provide Congress with an overview of what, how, where, and why blockchains are needed within today’s economy. The report discusses the non-financial, financial, and policy options that enhance solutions as well as mitigate certain challenges that blockchain technology
News • Bitcoin • Mar 28, 2022
After some turbulent back-and-forth, the EU is moving forward with its Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill. The landmark legislation will go ahead without the inclusion of a controversial provision that would have restricted proof-of-work cryptocurrencies. Proof-of-work (PoW) is a decentralized consensus mechanism used by cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum,
News • Bitcoin • Mar 26, 2022
This last week, El Salvador has hosted a handful of well-known, influential Bitcoiners. Their presence was made publicly known through a series of tweets including pictures and videos regarding El Salvador's bonds, volcano Bitcoin mining site, and more. CZ from Binance even met with President Bukele over the
News • Bitcoin • Mar 26, 2022
In a historical first for the Lightning network, Synonym, a Bitcoin-powered service provider, demonstrated the first Tether (USDT) transaction in a Lightning channel. This was the first time a mainnet stablecoin was bridged to Lightning. The transaction was performed using Omni, a platform for creating custom digital assets on the
News • Bitcoin • Mar 25, 2022