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French President Macron Supports Blockchain Innovations but Vows for Regulations

The French president has been known for his ambition of making the country a “startup nation” that is friendly to new technologies and appealing to talents and capital. When campaigning…

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23 Congressional Democrats Call for Investigating Proof-of-Work Facilities

Proof-of-work (PoW) protocols have been under fire for years due to their massive energy consumption – particularly hurting the battle against climate change. The latest censure against the mining industry…

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Belarus Adopts Legal Procedure for Seizure of Illicit Cryptocurrency

Implementing a recently signed presidential decree, the government of Belarus has introduced a procedure allowing the state to seize digital currency holdings. The move will grant law enforcement authorities in…

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Russian Bankers Suggest Criminalizing Crypto Storage in Non-Custodial Wallets

Keeping cryptocurrencies in non-custodial wallets may be criminalized in Russia, if authorities accept a proposal from the trade association representing Russian banks. While financial regulators think the idea deserves attention,…

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