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China To Say Goodbye To ‘Illegal’ Bitcoin Miners by September

An autonomous region in China is set to hunt and close down all “illegal” mining operations before the end of August according to a report by a local news source. A senior official from Xinjiang’s Economic and Information Commission (EIC) confirmed that the agency has issued a notice to local utility companies in Xinjiang Uyghur […] The post China To Say Goodbye To ‘Illegal’ Bitcoin Miners by September appeared first on ZyCrypto. дальше »

2018-7-24 07:37


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EU Study: International Nature of Cryptocurrency Markets Is a Challenge for Regulators

An EU study claims that the international nature of the cryptocurrency markets is a challenge for European regulators because many players, especially miners, are outside their reach. The researchers also expect that bank-issued coins could reshape the balance of power among cryptos, with commercial banks using underhanded tactics to stifle the competition. дальше »

2018-7-24 23:40


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By Semptember Chinese Region Will Close “Illegal” Bitcoin Miners

China’s Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region is set to eliminate “illegal” bitcoin mining operations by the end of August, a government agency has confirmed to CoinDesk. “Local utility agencies and companies will be held accountable if they failed to shut down ‘illegal’ bitcoin mining operations,” the EIC writes. He said: “I have two partners (in the region): дальше »

2018-7-23 18:21


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Governance, Part 2: Plutocracy Is Still Bad

Coin holder voting, both for governance of technical features, and for more extensive use cases like deciding who runs validator nodes and who receives money from development bounty funds, is unfortunately continuing to be popular, and so it seems worthwhile for me to write another post explaining why I (and Vlad Zamfir and others) do not consider it wise for Ethereum (or really, any base-layer blockchain) to start adopting these kinds of mechanisms in a tightly coupled form in any significant way. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Notes on Blockchain Governance

In which I argue that “tightly coupled” on-chain voting is overrated, the status quo of “informal governance” as practiced by Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Zcash and similar systems is much less bad than commonly thought, that people who think that the purpose of blockchains is to completely expunge soft mushy human intuitions and feelings in favor of completely algorithmic governance (emphasis on “completely”) are absolutely crazy, and loosely coupled voting as done by Carbonvotes and similar systems is underrated, as well as describe what framework should be used when thinking about blockchain governance in the first place. дальше »

2018-7-21 23:03


Cryptocurrency Miners Face the Heat as Vietnam Bans Imports and Taiwanese Chipmaker Lowers Revenue Figures

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the East Asian country’s central bank, announced on July 19, 2018, the import of cryptocurrency miners to the nation is indefinitely suspended. The post Cryptocurrency Miners Face the Heat as Vietnam Bans Imports and Taiwanese Chipmaker Lowers Revenue Figures appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2018-7-21 14:00


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DSMC Crypto Mining Demand says that the Q3 will fall

Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC said Thursday that it expects demand for cryptocurrency mining-related products to cool off during the third quarter of this year. In statements, an official from the company quarter cited “strong” demand from cryptocurrency miners, but suggested that TSMC sees this state of affairs changing in the months ahead. She added: “Moving дальше »

2018-7-20 21:37


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Amidst Bear Market, Crypto Miners Repurpose Mining Equipment

A growing number of cryptocurrency miners are finding other ways to put their equipment to use as depressed digital asset prices make it increasingly difficult to stay afloat in the market. This is the theme of a special report in the Los Angeles Times July 17, 2018, which outlines amongst other things, how a surplus in computing power is making crypto. дальше »

2018-7-20 13:00


Russian Crypto Owners and Bitcoin Miners Will Not Create Diffferent Tax Laws

Russia Will Not Create Separate Laws For Bitcoin Owners And Cryptocurrency Miners While speaking with the local media, Anatoly Aksakov, the head of the Financial Markets Committee in Russia’s state Duma, stated that the government does not have plans to create any separate tax frameworks for crypto. According to him, people who get money from […] дальше »

2018-7-19 09:55


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Russia: Crypto Miners and Holders Regulated

Cryptocurrency miners and holders in Russia will be regulated under the Internal Revenue Code, local news outlet Izvestiya reported July 18. The Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Financial Markets, Anatoly Aksakov, told Izvestiya that lawmakers are looking to pass the bill on digital financial assets, or cryptocurrencies, during the autumn session of дальше »

2018-7-19 07:34


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Russia: Bitcoin Owners and Miners Will Not Face ‘Separate’ Tax Laws

Russia will subject owners and miners of cryptocurrency to all existing tax obligations from Autumn, authorities hinted July 18. Aksakov: No ‘Separate’ Treatment For Crypto Speaking to local news outlet Izvestia, Anatoly Aksakov, head of the financial markets committee at Russia’s state Duma, said there were currently no plans to draw up “separate” tax frameworks solely for cryptocurrency. дальше »

2018-7-19 01:00


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Op Ed: Addressing the Threat of Cryptomining Malware

One major class of attacks to hit the hacking landscape recently is cryptomining. While cryptomining on its own supports a good cause when being done consciously, it also allows nefarious actors to make a lot of money fast, and, with the sheer number of cryptocurrencies available to mine, it is becoming a popular choice for attackers. дальше »

2018-7-18 23:18