State Senator Wendy Rogers has introduced a bill to make bitcoin legal tender in the state of Arizona. The bill proposes adding bitcoin to the existing list of legal tender definitions. The bill defines bitcoin as a “decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency in which a record of transactions is maintained on

Don Huffines, a former U.S. Senator and current candidate for state governor of Texas, released a Bitcoin policy plan on his campaign website that outlines the approach he would take to make Texas a safe haven for Bitcoiners. In a statement following the release, Huffines said: I have owned

Dozens of officially registered bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining farms were given notice on Monday January 24th, 2022 that they will not be provided power from January 24th to January 31st. In the Asymptomatically News Telegram post, a copy of the notice was sent out by the journalist Serikzhan Mauletbay.  Following

In a joint press release by the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the Bank of Thailand (BOT), the three entities stated that it is necessary to regulate Bitcoin and digital assets in order to “avert potential impacts on the country's financial

On January 26, 2022 the U.S. Federal Reserve provided several updates regarding their stance on monetary policy. In a press release, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that the Board of Governors voted unanimously to keep interest rates paid on reserve balances at 0 - 0.25%. The

On January 24, 2022  The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded their consultation with El Salvador. According to the IMF's press release regarding the consultation, the Executive Board’s assessment concluded that there are “large risks associated with the use of Bitcoin on financial stability,

In a conference call this week, Russian president Valdimir Putin asked government officials and members of the Russian Central Bank to continue assessing cryptocurrencies. His comments came less than a week after the central bank released a proposal to completely ban the use and mining of cryptocurrencies on Russian territory.

Following Russia’s proposal to ban all mining and exchanges involved with cryptocurrency, some technology and political executives have voiced opposition against the proposal. The proposal from January 20th, 2022 suggests the halt of cryptocurrency issuance, operations, banks buying or investing in cryptocurrencies, and exchanging cryptocurrencies for fiat. Also proposed