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The State of Crypto Mining in China, Europe and Texas
The State of Crypto Mining in China, Europe and Texas
Quantum Economics Bitcoin Analyst Jason Deane discusses the state of cryptocurrency mining in China following Cambridge University’s report about the industry going undergroun...
The State of Crypto Mining in China, Europe and Texas

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US and EU Look to Blockchain to Track Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council’s Climate and Clean Tech working group announced its aims in a joint document published Monday.
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Crypto Industry Reacts to EU Regulatory Control
Crypto Industry Reacts to EU Regulatory Control
Joshua Ellul, director of the Centre for Distributed Ledger Technology, shares insights into the current state of crypto regulation in the European Union as anti-privacy legis...
Crypto Industry Reacts to EU Regulatory Control

Paschal Donohoe, Ireland's finance minister, speaking to members of the media as they arrive for meetings of the Eurogroup and European Union (EU) Economic & Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner makes his debut at the gathering of euro-area finance ministers in Brussels today, along with newly appointed counterparts from the Netherlands, Austria and Luxembourg. Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Digital Euro Will Have Privacy Safeguards, European Finance Ministers Say
Governments are discussing policy options for the central bank digital currency though no formal decision to issue one has been made yet.
Paschal Donohoe, Ireland's finance minister, speaking to members of the media as they arrive for meetings of the Eurogroup and European Union (EU) Economic & Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. Germany's Finance Minister Christian Lindner makes his debut at the gathering of euro-area finance ministers in Brussels today, along with newly appointed counterparts from the Netherlands, Austria and Luxembourg. Photographer: Valeria Mongelli/Bloomberg via Getty Images

SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application
SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application
CoinDesk Managing Editor for Global Policy and Regulation Nikhilesh De discusses the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) continued streak of rejecting bitcoin spot...
SEC Rejects Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Application

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The European Union vs. Self-Hosted Crypto Wallets
A vote in the EU parliament presents a new challenge for crypto on the continent.
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What’s Driving the BTC Price Dip?
What’s Driving the BTC Price Dip?
MarketGauge’s Michele Schneider discusses the possible catalysts for bitcoin market moves, citing a recent vote in the European Union to move forward with restrictive crypto r...
What’s Driving the BTC Price Dip?

EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation
The European Union (EU) has moved forward with controversial measures to ban anonymous cryptocurrency transactions and possibly prohibit crypto exchanges between the EU and ta...
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation

EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation
The European Union (EU) has moved forward with controversial measures to ban anonymous cryptocurrency transactions and possibly prohibit crypto exchanges between the EU and ta...
EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Regulation