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The leader of the Iran Blockchain Association (IBA) – Abbas Ashtiani – opined that the country’s central bank (CBA) is not capable of implementing a comprehensive regulatory framework on digital assets. As such, the authorities need to develop an “independent counsel” to resolve the issues. How Will Iran Regulate Crypto? Imposing regulations on the digital asset industry is a policy that each government takes quite individually. While China completely banned crypto mining and...

Blockchain and e-commerce firm Future FinTech Group Inc. is looking to build a new crypto mining farm in the South American nation of Paraguay. Future FinTech Brings Crypto Mining to South America The country’s minister of social development and the mayor of the city of Coronel Oviedo announced that they’ve had discussions with many of the firm’s executives regarding the development of its plans and the proposed site. In addition, the former deputy minister of national...

Digital payments and financial technology firm Mogo Inc. has created what it’s calling the world’s first official “green” version of bitcoin. The item in question is not necessarily a product, but rather an initiative. For every bitcoin unit purchased through its system, the company will plant trees and work to offset the carbon emissions allegedly caused by bitcoin and crypto mining. Mogo Is Trying to Make the Crypto World Greener The argument surrounding bitcoin’s growing carbon levels has...

The Nasdaq-listed company Mawson Infrastructure Group reportedly inked a partnership with Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners to set up one of Australia’s largest bitcoin mining operations. It will be located in the beachside town – Byron Bay – and will use 100% renewable energy. Australia Aims at Green BTC Mining Apart from being one of the leading touristic hotspots in Australia, Byron Bay could also become the center of the country’s bitcoin mining. A recent report reads...

A recent survey revealed that the majority of the UK residents would not support their government if it imposed a crackdown on bitcoin due to environmental reasons. Somewhat expectedly, the elderly were bigger proponents of the move. Not The Best Idea The first ten months of 2021 have been another turbulent period for bitcoin. The primary cryptocurrency hit an all-time high price of nearly $65,000 in April but then plunged in the next several months to as low as $29K in July....

Jack Dorsey – the CEO of both social media giant Twitter and payments company Square – says that his latter company is looking into potentially creating a simplified mining rig that he believes will help the industry get stronger. Dorsey and Square Tackle Crypto Mining In a tweet last week, Dorsey explained: Square is considering building a bitcoin mining system based on custom silicon and open source for individuals and businesses worldwide. If we do this, we’d follow...

Up to this point in time, China has always been the dominant country when it comes to mining bitcoin. Sadly, the region has done all it can to eliminate its standing in the industry, and now it looks like another nation – the United States – has opened itself up to become the world’s primary leader in the world of bitcoin mining. China Has Been Outdone By the U.S. China was – at one point – home to about 65 to 75 percent of the world’s crypto mining projects. It also is...

North Vancouver, part of the Canadian district of British Columbia, is on a path to become the first city that employs bitcoin mining for heating residential and commercial buildings. The initiative should be available from 2022 after a partnership between the cryptocurrency miner – MintGreen – and the Lonsdale Energy Corporation (LEC). BTC Mining as an Alternative Heating Option Bitcoin mining’s impact on the environment has been causing significant controversy recently,...

Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter and Square, has more plans in the works for building out the Bitcoin network. Dorsey just announced that Square – the financial services company – is considering creating a Bitcoin mining system to decentralize mining worldwide. Decentralizing Mining for People and Business The Twitter CEO confirmed his plans in a thread on Twitter earlier today, explaining how his system will work and why it’s necessary. His ideal system would use “custom...

Tierspital dank Bitcoin: El Salvador investiert Bitcoin-Gewinn in Tierheim Nachdem der mittelamerikanische Staat El Salvador den Bitcoin als gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel installiert hatte, verkündete der salvadorianische Präsident Nayib Bukele nun positive Nachrichten. Aus den Investitionen, welche der Staat in den Bitcoin tätigte, konnten insgesamt 4 Millionen US-Dollar Profit geschlagen werden. Der Präsident kündigte an, dass ein Teil des Erlöses...