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A group of protesters took to the streets of San Salvador this week to demand the "Ley Bitcoin" (Bitcoin law) passed in June be repealed. Videos of the protest show a small group of people carrying banners that read, "we don't want Bitcoin" and
The EU Commission has released an extensive set of proposals to tighten its anti-money laundering legislation. The package includes a number of measures, all of which are looking to further increase monetary surveillance in the EU. Aside from an EU-wide ban on cash payments exceeding €10,000, what may interest
A transaction on the Lightning Network produces less carbon emissions than posting on social media or even breathing for a few hours, according to Bitcoin exchange CoinCorner’s latest research. Citing public data from the U.K. Parliament, U.S. Energy Information Administration and Our World In Data, the article
News • Politics • Jul 25, 2021A transaction on the Lightning Network produces less carbon emissions than posting on social media or even breathing for a few hours, according to Bitcoin exchange CoinCorner’s latest research. Citing public data from the U.K. Parliament, U.S. Energy Information Administration and Our World In Data, the article
News • Politics • Jul 25, 2021The EU Commission has released an extensive set of proposals to tighten its anti-money laundering legislation. The package includes a number of measures, all of which are looking to further increase monetary surveillance in the EU. Aside from an EU-wide ban on cash payments exceeding €10,000, what may interest
News • Politics • Jul 19, 2021Turkey's Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance Sakir Ercan Gül is set to present a draft bill to parliament providing a regulatory framework for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies later this year. Besides setting clear licensing requirements for local exchanges and introducing minimum capital requirements for cryptocurrency companies, the
News • Politics • Jul 18, 2021Bitcoin mining has one of the highest sustainable energy mix of all global industries, according to the first report by the Bitcoin Mining Council. The executive summary of the report provides a strong rebuttal to detractors of the industry, stating that “Bitcoin mining uses negligible amounts of energy, is rapidly
News • Bitcoin • Jul 01, 2021Last weekend saw a wave of new restrictions come crashing down on cryptocurrency exchanges throughout the world. The primary crackdown targets were leveraged trading and other risky derivative products, although major exchanges were also barred from operating in certain jurisdictions altogether. Binance and Huobi, two of the largest exchanges in
News • Bitcoin • Jun 28, 2021The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed its decision on yet another Bitcoin exchange traded fund, according to a filing released on Tuesday. The filing was in response to a proposed rule change that would allow Valkyrie Digital Assets to create a Bitcoin ETF for customers within
News • Bitcoin • Jun 22, 2021