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US Republicans Seek to Counter Effort to Curtail Crypto Mining

21.6.2022
Republican lawmakers in the U.S. are trying to slam the brakes on any hasty decisions the Environmental Protection Agency may consider to address the potential harms from cryptocurrency mining businesses, urging the regulator to study the claims before taking action

Iran to Shut Down Crypto Mining Farms Amid Record High Power Demand

21.6.2022
Authorities in Iran plan to unplug licensed crypto mining facilities as electricity consumption in the country is reaching record highs. The mining farms will be cut off from the grid on Wednesday, the Islamic Republic’s Ministry of Energy announced. Legal Crypto Miners in Iran to Halt...

Iranian government to cut power supply for the country's legal crypto mining rigs

20.6.2022
For years, the country has heavily subsidized its electricity production leading to extremely low prices. It claims that this has now become unsustainable

Bitriver to Mine Crypto Using Excess Gas From Gazprom Neft’s Oil Extraction

18.6.2022
Russian crypto mining operator Bitriver will use electricity generated from associated gas provided by Gazprom Neft to mint digital coins. As part of a new agreement, the mining company will in return develop the digital infrastructure at the oil producer’s wells in Russia. Crypto Mining...

US lawmakers urge EPA to consider the potential benefits of crypto mining

17.6.2022
“Digital assets, and their related mining activities, are essential to the economic future of the United States," said the group of 14 lawmakers

BIS report warns about front-running threat in crypto mining

17.6.2022
A fresh report from the Bank for International Settlements comes to a radical conclusion, claiming that the public identities of intermediaries are necessary to fight “miner extractable value.”

Kazakhstan Allows Registered Crypto Exchanges to Open Accounts at Local Banks

17.6.2022
Government officials in Kazakhstan have approved regulations that will govern interactions between authorized coin trading platforms and traditional financial institutions. The new rules will allow registered cryptocurrency exchanges to have bank accounts in the country. Pilot Project to Develop...

Russia's Gazpromneft and BitRiver Partner to Develop Crypto Mining Operations

16.6.2022
The natural gas giant will provide energy to crypto mines set up by BitRiver

Outgoing French Lawmaker Calls for Fossil-Based Crypto Mining Ban, DAO Legal Status

8.6.2022
Europe needs to stop dithering and capture the crypto opportunity, Pierre Person says

New York Governor yet to commit to signing Bitcoin mining ban into law

8.6.2022
“We’ll be looking at all the bills very, very closely. We have a lot of work to do over the next six months,” said Governor Hochul

New York's push to ban crypto mining triggers response from community

6.6.2022
In a tweet, Lawyer Jake Chervinsky expressed his hopes that the governor will veto the bill “for the sake of New York.”

US energy company opens crypto mining facility in Middle East to use stranded natural gas

2.6.2022
Denver-based Crusoe Energy will help the Middle East nation to cut the gas flaring with the pilot project scheduled for the end of 2022

Kazakhstan Makes $1.5 Million From Crypto Mining Sector in Q1

1.6.2022
The government of Kazakhstan has collected $1.5 million from crypto miners in the first quarter of this year, official data shows. The money comes from a fee charged on the electricity spent to mint digital currencies, which was introduced in January. Crypto Mining Increases Budget Revenues...

Here's how much Kazakh gov't made off crypto mining in Q1 2022

30.5.2022
The Kazakh budget has not received the expected amount of fees from crypto mining as the government has shut down lots of miners to “ensure energy security,” the government said

Crypto Miners Account for Over 2% of Electricity Consumption in Russia, Estimate Suggests

28.5.2022
The share of crypto miners in Russia’s power consumption structure already exceeds 2%, according to a new government estimate. On this backdrop, the country’s industry ministry believes it’s time to bring the sector out of the shadows and regulate it. Crypto Miners Burn More...

No Tax Amnesty for Russian Crypto Miners as Lawmakers Withdraw Proposal

26.5.2022
A new draft law has replaced an earlier bill introducing a one-year tax and customs amnesty for cryptocurrency miners in Russia. The initial proposal has been withdrawn on the grounds that the tax break would have resulted in losses for the state budget. Revised Crypto Mining Legislation Submitted...