Two Estonians induced victims to enter into “fraudulent equipment rental contracts" and to invest in a fake digital currency bank.
November 29, 2022The European Commission said EU member states must be ready to stop crypto-asset mining activities if there is a need for load shedding in electricity systems.
October 20, 2022The bill may be rejected by Russia's parliament, because it does not specify tax procedures or requirements for data centres and mining operators.
October 7, 2022Research report finds that the Lightning network enables a single Bitcoin transaction to become 194 million times more energy-efficient than a classical payment.
June 26, 2022Crypto mining has continued in China despite a government ban on such activities since May 2021.
June 17, 2022MCC International Corp and its founders were charged for selling fraudulent investment plans that promised daily returns from crypto mining and robotic trading.
May 11, 2022Shanghai's High Court said property rights protections apply to Bitcoin because it has a certain economic value and has the attributes of property.
May 10, 2022The February version of the bill proposed to only allow crypto to be used as an investment vehicle. A digital ruble will be ready next year.
April 23, 2022OFAC designated Russian crypto miners and a bank offering sanctions evasion services. The UK sanctioned Russian generals and others supporting the military.
April 22, 2022A proposed ban against investing in cryptocurrencies would also apply to institutional investors and mutual funds, the central bank says.
January 25, 2022