
Russia
Russia’s Crypto Factory fund: A low-cost energy play in mining
Leveraging its natural gas resources, Russia has set up a Crypto Factory fund for BTC mining, which aims to drive...
US miners’ share grows as Chinese ASIC makers put down US roots
JPMorgan declared this week that the combined share of the 13 U.S. mining operators accounts for 31.5% of the overall...
How US-China-Russia rivalry is driving blockchain innovation
The U.S., China, and Russia are competing for dominance, and while their use of blockchain differs, its shared outcome is...
Michigan’s new bills ban CBDC, permit state to invest in ‘crypto’
One of the four proposed bills also wants the state to permit BTC mining in abandoned oil and gas sites,...
South Korea to permit corporations to sell digital assets
The FSC will lift a 2017 ban on institutions and exchanges selling digital assets, but it will enforce stringent AML...
BRICS eyes cross-border payment system, but there’s no need
BRICS seeks to break free from dollarization, but instead of devising a currency, the organization sees the widespread use of...