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Post-Flood Reflections Reveal Insights Into Lives of Sichuan Miners

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With Chinese media estimating that Sichuan’s mining sector comprises 70% of the computing power of both the bitcoin network and the total processing power situated within China’s borders, reflections following the devastating Sichuan floods’ have many insights into the realities of life of a crypto miner in Sichuan. Also Read: Change.org Petition Attempts to Fight for … Read more

Russia Now Has a Registry of Whitelisted Crypto Companies

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The Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain has created a registry of whitelisted companies that offer crypto-related products or services. Meanwhile, the bill to regulate cryptocurrencies in Russia has been delayed. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Whitelist of Crypto Firms The Russian Association of Cryptocurrencies and Blockchain (RACIB) has created a … Read more

Texas Regulator Issues Cease and Desist Order to a Network of Crypto Companies

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The Texas State Securities Board has taken an emergency action to stop a network of crypto-related companies from illegally offering investments in the state. A token offering and a mining firm are among those targeted by the securities board as selling fraudulent “cryptocurrency-related investments.” Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Emergency Action … Read more

Mainstream Media Claims Bitcoin Burns More Energy Than Ireland – Does It?

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A mainstream media assertion made recently implies that cryptocurrency is quite costly in terms of energy consumption. “Bitcoin has been alarming people for years,” the report notes, pointing to the amount of electricity used for its mining – almost as much as a small nation needs. But is that really so? Also read: Japanese Internet … Read more