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Ayre Ventures looking for companies ready to ride the wave of BSV blockchain adoption

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5 July, 2023

Ayre Ventures looking for companies ready to ride the wave of BSV blockchain adoption

The third day of the London Blockchain Conference 2023 saw a presentation by Ayre Venture's Paul Rajchgod on "The Wave...

Papers associated with Bitcoin and related topics in law: Part XV

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Dr. Craig Wright

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13 June, 2023

Papers associated with Bitcoin and related topics in law: Part XV

Examining the literature surrounding the perception of blockchain as businesses understand it, Dr. Wright can see that multiple problems in...

Brunei’s national police shuts down 2 illegal block reward mining operations

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Wahid Pessarlay

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12 January, 2023

Brunei’s national police shuts down 2 illegal block reward mining operations

Law enforcement confirmed that block reward mining rigs and machines were discovered at the two locations, and both used illegal...

Understanding Bitcoin energy consumption

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Bryan Daugherty

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29 December, 2022

Understanding Bitcoin energy consumption

Proof of Work gives a trustless model for resilience and security, including identifying assets and preventing fraud and risk, protecting...

Kazakhstan’s miners face stiffer regulations following new bill

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Wahid Pessarlay

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26 December, 2022

Kazakhstan’s miners face stiffer regulations following new bill

The incoming legislation will require miners to buy electricity from the state-owned KOREM, which miners believe could impose unnecessary bureaucracies.

Kazakhstan parliament to introduce block reward mining regulations

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Wahid Pessarlay

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13 December, 2022

Kazakhstan parliament to introduce block reward mining regulations

The bill has been touted to offer several changes to the mining industry that has operated without any concrete legal...

Russia’s central bank to prohibit miners from selling digital assets to Russians

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Wahid Pessarlay

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13 December, 2022

Russia’s central bank to prohibit miners from selling digital assets to Russians

The Bank of Russia adopted a negative stance towards the sale of virtual currencies to Russian citizens under the draft...

Kentucky probes electricity discounts to block reward miners

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Steve Kaaru

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10 December, 2022

Kentucky probes electricity discounts to block reward miners

A local environmental group criticized the discounts and urged the state to reconsider, saying Kentuckians will be left stuck with...

Paraguay’s plan to encourage digital asset mining falls apart after president’s veto

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Wahid Pessarlay

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10 December, 2022

Paraguay’s plan to encourage digital asset mining falls apart after president’s veto

Only 38 out of 80 lawmakers voted to proceed with the bill, and out of the number, nine lawmakers voted...

US: Department of Energy taps blockchain for electricity grid cybersecurity amid rising vulnerabilities

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Wahid Pessarlay

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2 December, 2022

US: Department of Energy taps blockchain for electricity grid cybersecurity amid rising vulnerabilities

ORNL notes that DLT could solve the existential threats plaguing the US' energy grid, as blockchain creates multiple hash copies,...

Quebec blockchain miners may face electricity cuts from grid operators

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Wahid Pessarlay

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8 November, 2022

Quebec blockchain miners may face electricity cuts from grid operators

Hydro-Quebec’s Electricity Supply Plan 2023-2032 report warns that the city’s electricity consumption could spike by an additional 25 TWh in...

Argentina’s state-owned energy firm enters block reward mining by using waste gas

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Wahid Pessarlay

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9 October, 2022

Argentina’s state-owned energy firm enters block reward mining by using waste gas

YPF Luz said that its role would be to supply energy to the unnamed mining giant, and had begun building...

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