2025-3-21 22:54 |
Proof-of-work mining does not implicate the U.S. securities laws, according to the SEC's new statement origin »
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporate Finance has released new guidance on Proof-of-Work mining, clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto mining activities.
2025-3-21 22:55 | |
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Kristoffer Krohn claims the SEC got its application of securities laws wrong, which a federal court agreed with — now he’s asking for an appeals court to decide who is right.
2024-10-28 09:05 | |
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Two years after nearly banning Bitcoin and BTC mining, Russia has embraced the leading cryptocurrency to some degree. On Aug. 8, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially legalized Bitcoin (BTC) and digital asset mining by signing new laws. Henceforth, a national…
2024-8-9 21:02 | |
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Russia's lower house of the Federal Assembly, known as the State Duma, has passed two crypto-related laws on Tuesday, a Russia based policy expert told CoinDesk and Ria Novosti, Russia's state-owned domestic news agency reported.
2024-7-31 21:36 | |
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Russia crypto mining bill is now set for parliament. The laws will require crypto miners to register and disclose amount they mine. After delays from the State Duma, the Russian crypto mininThe post Russia advances new crypto mining bill - Here's everything to know! appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2024-7-15 16:00 | |
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After the July 19 circular, it is illegal to engage in any cryptocurrency activities in Kuwait. Kuwait has joined Thailand, Indonesia, and Turkey to ban crypto activities. Violators are to face penalties as stipulated in Kuwait’s AML and terrorist financing laws.
2023-7-20 18:05 | |
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The 88th session of the Texas Legislature has passed a series of bills set to influence the state's bitcoin mining industry.
2023-6-10 19:33 | |
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Major bitcoin (BTC) mining company Marathon Digital Holdings received a fresh subpoena from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concerning the company’s data center in Montana, which the regulator is investigating for possible securities laws violation. Marathon Digital revealed…
2023-5-11 15:14 | |
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The legislation includes revisions to laws aimed at prohibiting discriminatory electrical rates for mining firms and not allowing taxation for crypto used as a method of payment.
2023-5-5 00:40 | |
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A bill published for comment includes restrictions on stablecoins, proof-of-work mining and crypto staking.
2023-4-26 13:55 | |
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Bitmain has reportedly failed to pay personal income taxes in accordance with China’s laws on the administration of tax collection.
2023-4-11 12:54 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against Utah-based firm Green United, accusing the company of violating federal securities laws.
2023-3-7 17:18 | |
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The SEC has accused a Utah-based crypto firm of violating federal securities laws by selling bogus mining equipment worth $18M As expected, crypto-community has reacted to agency's 'regulation The post SEC's latest 'GREEN' lawsuit fuels mixed opinions and FUD appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-3-7 14:30 | |
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against Green United, alleging that the Utah-based company violated federal securities laws by selling $18 million worth of phony crypto mining equipment.
2023-3-7 00:13 | |
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Some U.S. states implemented soft laws for crypto mining regulation. Miner reserves highlight a lack of incentive for miners to HODL. Regulators in the U.S. are ramping up their efforts in aThe post Analyzing Bitcoin miners' condition in the wake of increased regulatory purview appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2023-2-12 12:30 | |
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Mississippi and Missouri lawmakers have introduced bills to protect and encourage bitcoin (BTC) mining operations and node operators in their states.
2023-1-21 00:00 | |
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Cryptocurrency and BTC mining have been one of challenging issues to handle in regulations by different jurisdictions. Many have enacted various laws to control some of the environmental aftermaths of the process.
2022-6-30 03:35 | |
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Kyrgyzstan has regulated the crypto exchanges and the mining industry, however, there are no laws governing the circulation of cryptocurrencies in the country.
2022-3-31 13:06 | |
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With the world’s second-largest Bitcoin mining hub at the cusp of shutting down operations following deadly power outage protests, Spain on the other hand seeks to seize this opportunity, with lawmakers pushing for laws to attract miners from Kazakh.
2022-1-9 21:42 | |
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Many of the world’s biggest governments are beginning to regulate the sale, ownership, trading, and mining of cryptocurrency. Of course, there are all levels of regulation, ranging from outright bans to tax laws and similar regulation of the new form of money.
2021-10-26 18:20 | |
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Chinese giant e-retailer Alibaba has announced it will halt selling cryptocurrency mining equipment come October 8, 2021. This is according to two notices sent out on Monday referring to laws and regulations and particularly a circular by the People’s Bank of China and other government organizations published last week that banned the transaction, mining, and […]
2021-9-29 23:05 | |
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Microblogging platform Weibo has reportedly banned cryptocurrency accounts on its platform. The ban is coming as China is stepping up its crackdown on Bitcoin trading and mining in the country. There could be more actions expected, which will include linking cryptocurrency activities directly with China’s criminal law.
2021-6-8 14:28 | |
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Kentucky is working on two proposed laws that aim to incentivize cryptocurrency mining. According to public records, there are two bills going through the state’s legislature, one of which is focused on tax incentives, and the other centers around extending the state’s clean-energy incentives to crypto miners if they pass the investment threshold of $1 […] The post Kentucky to Pass Bill to Incentivize Cryptocurrency Mining first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.
2021-3-15 16:57 | |
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After introducing an amendment that could see cryptocurrency miners lose all their mining rewards, Russia is once again tightening cryptocurrency regulation. According to a local news release, the Ministry of Finance proposes stricter regulations related to crypto accounts by preparing a package of amendments to the country’s digital asset laws.
2020-9-25 18:08 | |
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Cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin, are a frequent target for cybercriminals. Virtual currency is prone to attacks and illegal mining from hackers or hacktivists worldwide. That happens because federal laws do not yet protect digital currencies.
2020-8-27 20:13 | |
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Cryptocurrency regulations are quite tricky and up until now, only a few countries can boast of finding the right mix of existing new laws to regulate digital assets fairly. Russia is definitely not among the few of those countries as it always had a passive stance towards privately issued or decentralized cryptocurrencies. After months of […]
2020-6-3 20:52 | |
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Bitcoin mining rig manufacturer Canaan Inc. is being sued for allegedly breaking U. S. securities laws before its initial public offering (IPO). Phillippe Lemieux, a Canaan investor, filed a class-action lawsuit that claims the company violated the Securities Act of 1933.
2020-3-8 03:05 | |
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A U. S. Judge has shown some sympathies to Robert B. Ladd, the CEO of Bitcoin mining firm MGT Capital Investments, over an alleged $27mn pump-and-dump scheme. District Judge Edgardo Ramos said that the SEC had failed to provide sufficient evidence that Ladd had violated securities laws.
2020-2-27 17:00 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Vincent He. Although China has shut down bitcoin trading platforms and deemed them illegal, its attitude toward bitcoin mining is still ambiguous.
2019-5-31 20:14 | |
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Bitcoin prices stable above $5,000 NDRC of China propose Bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the opinion cryptocurrency and Bitcoin (BTC) rigs don’t adhere to relevant laws and regulators, pollute the environment and unsafe and therefore propose a ban.
2019-4-9 21:00 | |
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While much of the attention of regulatory measures for cryptocurrency around the world has to do with exchanges and the classification of coins, crypto mining has been working to find its place as well.
2019-4-5 04:09 | |
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Switzerland's finance regulator has found that crypto mining firm Envion's $90 million ICO took deposits from investors unlawfully.
2019-3-28 17:30 | |
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Financial regulators in Switzerland have disclosed the illegal acts committed by Envion AG, a cryptocurrency “mining operation” that illegitimately collected over $90 million with an initial coin offering (ICO) last year.
2019-3-27 18:38 | |
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Since it came to life in early 2009, Bitcoin has begun disrupting the world of finance. Over the years, this decentralized digital currency came to mean different things for different people.
2019-2-18 18:30 | |
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Whenever I claim that bitcoin is the only decentralized cryptocurrency, I get one of two arguments:My X coin is also decentralized. Bitcoin isn’t decentralized because of Core and/or miners.
2019-1-21 21:52 | |
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Having banned the exchanges where cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin are traded, the Chinese government is now cracking down on the plants where such currencies are mined. The Yingjiang Administration Bureau for Industry and Commerce, which enforces enterprises and consumer protection laws, issued a notification to the Bitcoin mining facilities operating in China’s Yunnan province.
2018-11-13 13:00 | |
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The Economic Development and Trade Ministry of Ukraine is making serious plans to put in place a state policy aimed at legalizing all things cryptocurrency, including initial coin offerings (ICOs), bitcoin mining, among other activities, according to a local news source Ukrinform on October 26, 2018.
2018-10-30 00:00 | |
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Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it.
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers.
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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In continuation of President Trump’s protectionist laws, Chinese goods are taxed steeply when imported into the US. The latest victim of this economic policy has been crypto mining gear manufactured in China, by the world’s number one mining hardware manufacturer Bitmain.
2018-10-17 21:56 | |
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Nouriel Roubini, an economist best known for his predictions of the 2008 housing bubble, and Peter Van Valkenburgh, Coin Center’s director of research, testified before the U.
2018-10-12 18:06 | |
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The noise that surrounds economic relations between the United States and China is amping up exponentially. You can thank the latest trade wars for that, as fresh tensions boil over between the two nations who are currently trading new tariffs on imports, with no shortage of ill will underpinning the moves.
2018-10-10 23:38 | |
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The regulators have awoken. SEC Director William Hinman introduced novel concepts to the securities law analysis such that sellers of digital assets may have an escape valve.
2018-8-10 22:24 | |
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The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has today announced enforcement proceedings against crypto mining firm Envion. The regulators believe that the German-Swiss start-up has been operating in breach of national banking laws.
2018-7-27 23:00 | |
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In Russia, no separate taxation rates will be applied to the mining and circulation of cryptocurrencies
2018-7-19 05:39 | |
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While governments and regulators in some countries are passing laws to regulate the trading of cryptocurrencies and, even their mining, other nations advocate a more crypto-friendly approach towards the sector.
2018-6-29 14:59 | |
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