United States

Proof of work mining faces 2-year moratorium in New York
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28 April, 2022

Proof of work mining faces 2-year moratorium in New York

A majority of the New York State Assembly voted in favor of the bill, thinking that suspending carbon-based PoW mining...
US charges 2 Europeans who allegedly assisted Virgil Griffith in North Korea’s digital currency program
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28 April, 2022

US charges 2 Europeans who allegedly assisted Virgil Griffith in North Korea’s digital currency program

If found guilty of the charges, Alejandro Cao de Benos and Christopher Emms faces up to 20 years in prison....
New York state lawmakers propose bill to criminalize rug pulls
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27 April, 2022

New York state lawmakers propose bill to criminalize rug pulls

Senate Bill S8839 and Assembly Bill A8820 both call for the defining, criminalizing, and penalizing digital currency projects designed to...
The socially modest but technologically ambitious Bitcoin
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27 April, 2022

The socially modest but technologically ambitious Bitcoin

The real Bitcoin (BSV) has a socially modest but technologically ambitious goal: to provide a more efficient tool to a...
BTC seized from Silk Road hacker will be used to clear Ross Ulbricht’s $183M debt
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26 April, 2022

BTC seized from Silk Road hacker will be used to clear Ross Ulbricht’s $183M debt

A recently uncovered court filing shows that Ulbricht agreed to clear his $183 million debt by forfeiting all claims to...
New Yorker faces charges over $1.8M block reward mining scam
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26 April, 2022

New Yorker faces charges over $1.8M block reward mining scam

The man solicited funds from several victims, promising to deliver S9 and L3 miners and offer miner-hosting services but channeled...
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