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Iran Shuts Down Over 8,000 Illegal Crypto Mining Farms in 3 Años

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Authorities in Iran have closed down more than 8,000 underground facilities for cryptocurrency mining in the past three years, local media reported. Despite the government’s crackdown, illegal crypto mining continues to account for a serious amount of energy consumption, official figures…

El gobierno de EE. UU. sigue siendo uno de los principales tenedores de Bitcoin con un alijo incautado valorado en $5.6 mil millones

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a partir de marzo 25, 2023, los Estados Unidos. government held 205,515 bitcoins worth $5.6 mil millones, which is approximately 1.06% del suministro circulante, according to current statistics. The cache of bitcoins is a result of three forfeitures that began in 2020. Glassnode’s…

Ex empleado de la escuela secundaria Cohasset acusado de robar miles de dólares en electricidad para extraer Bitcoin en el espacio de acceso del campus escolar

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A former school assistant facilities director in Cohasset, Massachusetts, has been accused of operating a cryptocurrency mining operation inside a crawlspace at Cohasset High School. The Cohasset Police Department alleges that Nadeam Nahas stole nearly $18,000 in electricity to power the…

Varios sitios web de intercambio de criptomonedas eliminados en Kazajstán

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Financial authorities in Kazakhstan have targeted at least five online platforms exchanging cryptocurrencies outside the law. Documents, computer equipment, and cryptocurrency wallets have been seized during searches in the northern part of the country. Kazakhstan’s Financial Watchdog Goes After Unlicensed Crypto…

Iran Returns Seized Crypto Mining Equipment to Miners

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A government body responsible for state property in Iran has released some of the hardware seized from illegal crypto mining farms. Its top executive explained the agency was obliged to do that by courts in the Islamic Republic, where unlicensed miners…

Iran Amends Regulations to Ease Crypto Miners’ Access to Renewable Energy

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Authorities in Iran have revised some rules for the crypto mining industry in order to facilitate its access to green power. Licensed miners will now be able to purchase electricity produced from renewable sources from across the country at lower rates….

Bielorrusia ha incautado millones de dólares en criptomonedas, Reclamaciones del investigador jefe

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Authorities in Belarus have mastered the seizure of cryptocurrencies, the head of the country’s Investigative Committee revealed in a recent interview. The high-ranking law enforcement official claims the state has already confiscated crypto assets worth millions of dollars. Companies Allegedly Help…

Central Bank of Argentina Prepares New Regulations for Digital Wallets

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The Central Bank of Argentina is reportedly working on a new group of regulations seeking to control the totality of the digital wallets in the country. This new legal framework is directed at stopping fraud said to be facilitated by these…

Kosovo Seizes Hundreds of Crypto Mining Machines in Crackdown

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Police in Kosovo seized another batch of over 200 mining devices as part of raids that started on Thursday. The offensive against underground crypto farms was launched after authorities in Pristina banned the power-hungry minting of digital currencies amid an energy…